Vijay should strongly oppose Mekedatu dam plan: Seeman
Seeman, the chief co-ordinator of Naam Tamilar Katchi, has urged Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to oppose Karnataka's Mekedatu dam plan. He criticized Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for claiming that Tamil Nadu cannot contest the project. Seeman described Shivakumar's remarks as arrogant and indicative of an attempt to monopolize water rights from the Cauvery river.
- ▪Seeman called for strong opposition from Chief Minister Vijay against the Mekedatu dam plan.
- ▪He condemned Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar's statement regarding Tamil Nadu's rights.
- ▪Seeman accused Karnataka of trying to claim exclusive ownership over the Cauvery river water rights.
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Naam Tamilar Katchi chief co-ordinator Seeman on Sunday said that Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay should condemn the statement made by Karnataka’s deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar that Tamil Nadu doesn’t have the right to oppose the Karnataka government’s plan to construct a dam in Mekedatu across the Cauvery river.In a statement, Mr. Seeman said that Mr. Shivakumar’s statement reeked of “arrogance” and shows that they are trying to “claim an exclusive ownership over the Cauvery river water rights for themselves”.Strongly condemning the remarks, he urged Mr. Vijay to register strong opposition to the Karnataka government’s attempt to build a dam at Mekedatu.
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