Stalin slams PM Modi for skipping Katchatheevu, fishermen talk during Lanka visit

08-Apr-2025

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Apr 7 accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government of neglecting the longstanding demands of the state’s fishermen. 

He stated that despite the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Sri Lanka, there has been no concrete action to address the repeated arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy or to retrieve the Katchatheevu island.

In a statement made in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Stalin said, “This only shows that Tamil Nadu’s demand for retrieving Katchatheevu has been ignored. It does not appear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who went to Sri Lanka, raised the fishermen's release, too. This is regrettable and disappointing.”

He added that the BJP-led Union government has let down the fishermen, but assured that the DMK government will not fail to protect their livelihood.