Bengaluru, Aug. 25 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge maintained that the State will not deny "a single drop" of the amount of Cauvery River water which "rightfully" belongs to Tamil Nadu and will follow the Supreme Court's directions.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Kharge stated, "Whatever is the Supreme Court's direction, everybody has to follow, whether it is Karnataka or whether it is Tamil Nadu. We have told very clearly that not a single drop will be denied to our neighbouring states. Whatever is rightfully ours, we keep. Whatever is rightfully theirs, we give."

Amid the dispute over Cauvery water-sharing, the Supreme Court on Monday asked Tamil Nadu to take up its grievance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) t...