National flag be hoisted in Katchativu: HMK

RAMANATHAPURAM: The members of Hindu Makkal Katchi-Tamil Nadu have urged the government to hoist the National Flag at Katchativu during Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations.Power Nagendran, state secretary, HMK  stated in a press note that Katchativu belongs to India and was ceded to Sri Lanka when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister and M Karunanidhi was Chief Minister of the state.He said a case was pending in court and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had passed a resolution in the Assembly to retrieve Katchativu. Lanka’s treatment of Indian fishermen was against the Indo-Sri Lankan accord. Nagendran later submitted a petition to the Collector.