Chennai, Nov. 21 -- Strongly condemning the Karnataka government for floutingSupreme Court norms on the vexatious Mekedatu Dam row across River Cauvery,aimed at meeting the drinking needs of the people of Bengaluru, AIADMK GeneralSecretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) todayurged the ruling DMK to take urgent steps to stall it and protect the interest of theTamil Nadu farmers by holding talks with the Congress government in that state.
DMK is a key ally of the Congress-led INDI alliance.
Talking to reporters at the Salem airport, he sharply condemned the Karnatakagovernment's renewed push to construct the Mekedatu dam, calling it a directviolation of the Supreme Court's ruling protecting Tamil Nadu's rights ov...