Sri Lanka's Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue, refuting India's BJP's claims of 1974 cession.

Sri Lanka's Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue, a government spokesman said, refuting India's BJP's claims that the Congress party ceded the island to Colombo in 1974. The spokesman emphasized that the issue was never raised in Cabinet meetings, and any belligerent statements on Katchatheevu could lead to a confrontation between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil population.