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Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam wide caput P.R. Pandian, connected Sunday (May 31, 2026), demanded to record a contempt of tribunal lawsuit against Karnataka Chief Minister-elect D.K. Shivakumar for speaking against the Supreme Court verdict.
On Sunday, farmers led by Mr. Pandian went connected a rally via the Jujuvadi checkpost adjacent Hosur successful the Krishnagiri district and tried to participate Karnataka arsenic a people of protestation against the Karnataka government’s connection to conception Mekedatu Dam. But, the constabulary deployed astatine the borderline stopped the farmers.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Pandian said that Mr. Shivakumar, who mislaid the people’s support, aims for governmental summation successful the upcoming Assembly elections successful Karnataka, claiming that the Mekedatu Dam volition beryllium constructed. He alleged that Mr. Shivakumar instigates hatred betwixt the radical of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Mr. Pandian stressed that the Union Government should not ticker this arsenic a specified spectator.
Tamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam during the protestation successful Krishnagiri territory connected May 31, 2026 | Photo Credit: N. Bashkaran
The Tamil Nadu authorities should record a contempt of tribunal lawsuit instantly erstwhile the Supreme Court re-opens successful June aft summertime vacation. Congress is portion of a conjugation authorities successful Tamil Nadu. But Mr. Shivakumar has belittled Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, which is condemnable. “We impulse Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to telephone for all-party meeting, including representatives from farmers’ associations and velocity up the adjacent steps successful the Mekedatu Dam issue,” Mr. Pandian added.
Stating that farmers’ associations volition intensify their protestation against the Mekedatu Dam issue, Mr. Pandian said that farmers volition picket the Central Water Commission and Parliament to guarantee Tamil Nadu farmers’ rights if needed. Tamil Nadu volition crook into a godforsaken if the Mekedatu dam is constructed. 25 lakh acres of onshore volition beryllium affected and the h2o root of 5 crore radical successful 32 districts volition beryllium affected.
Soon, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka farmers volition sojourn Rasimanal and volition walk a solution to conception a dam astatine Rasimanal and nonstop it to the Union government, the Supreme Court, and the Cauvery Water Management Authority, Mr. Pandian added.
