Chennai, Nov. 14 -- Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President Manickam Tagore on Saturday appealed to Chief Minister Vijay to stay vigilant and escalate the state's legal defence against the construction of the Mekedatu dam.

In a strongly worded media statement, Tagore condemned Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's push for final central clearance for the Mekedatu dam project.

Tagore said that Shivakumar's claim noting that the had ruled in favour of the project a distortion of judicial verdicts, Tagore noted that the matter remains sub judice with Tamil Nadu actively contesting the project before the apex court.

"Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, while addressing a gathering in Mysuru in the presence of Prime Minister N...