DMK Did Nothing To Safeguard Tamil Nadu's Interests: PM Modi's Jibe

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK and Congress for the Katchatheevu dispute on April 1, Monday.

Taking it to his X handle, Narendra Modi posted "Rhetoric aside, DMK has done NOTHING to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests. New details emerging on #Katchatheevu have UNMASKED the DMK’s double standards totally."

He further took a dig at Congress for alleged dynasty politics and stated "Congress and DMK are family units. They only care that their own sons and daughters rise. They don’t care for anyone else. Their callousness on Katchatheevu has harmed the interests of our poor fishermen and fisherwomen in particular."

Rhetoric aside, DMK has done NOTHING to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests. New details emerging on #Katchatheevu have UNMASKED the DMK’s double standards totally.

Congress and DMK are family units. They only care that their own sons and daughters rise. They don’t care for anyone…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2024

The Katchatheevu is a disputed uninhabited island measuring 285 acres in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. Both countries have kept claiming the island since 1921. However, the issue was highlighted again as PM Modi recalled the island in his rally in Meerut on Sunday and took a dig at the Congress over the ceding of Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974.