Chennai, Nov. 14 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday urged Chief Minister S Joseph Vijay to convene an all-party meeting over Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu dam project, stressing the need for a united political stand to protect Tamil Nadu's water rights and the livelihood of its farmers.

In a letter addressed to Vijay, Stalin called for unity among political parties in the state in response to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's recent remarks that no one could stop the construction of the proposed Mekedatu dam.

Sharing the letter in a post on X, Stalin said, "The Karnataka Chief Minister has said in the presence of the Prime Minister that no one can stop the construct...