T.N. approves Katchatheevu retrieval.

• Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Union government to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka.
• Chief Minister M.K. Stalin emphasized the need for the island’s retrieval to protect traditional fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen.
• The resolution calls for immediate review of the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement of 1974 and steps to retrieve the island.
• The resolution demands talks with the Sri Lankan government to release all imprisoned fishermen and their boats.
• The ongoing attacks on fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy by the BJP despite political changes in Sri Lanka.
• Opposition Leader Edappadi. K. Palaniswami alleged that the DMK has failed to find an amicable solution to the Katchatheevu issue.