A bone of contention between DMK and AIADMK, Katchatheecvu takes centre stage ahead of LS polls

The uninhabited island was ceded in 1974 when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi accepted Katchatheevu as Sri Lankan area under the Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime agreement with her counterpart Srimavo Bandaranaike, aimed at resolving the maritime boundaries in the Palk Strait.
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