Prime Minister Narendra Modi renewed his assault on the Congress over partition of India, and in addition mentioned it was the Indira Gandhi authorities which gave the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974. The prime minister mentioned the DMK authorities in Tamil Nadu retains writing to him urging to convey Katchatheevu again to India.In keeping with the media report, which is predicated on an RTI reply obtained by Tamil Nadu BJP chief Okay Annamalai, the then Indira Gandhi authorities in 1974 had handed over the 1.9 sq. km island positioned at Palk Strait, 20 km from the Indian shore, to Sri Lanka.
