India, April 14 -- Union home minister Amit Shah was in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha constituency, Kanniyakumari, on Saturday, where he accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in the state of "hurting" the sentiments of people by insulting Sanatana Dharma.

However, as election issues go, residents of this district are more concerned with the Centre's decision to allow the exploration and development of three oil and gas blocks in the biodiversity-rich Wadge Bank by utilising provisions under the Hydro-carbon Exploration and Licencing Policy (HELP) of 2016.

Wadge Bank is an ocean region in the far south that spans 10,000 square kilometres and is known for its wide variety of marine organisms. Minimal movement in terms of cu...