India, Nov. 14 -- Internal differences within Congress over the Mekedatu dam across Cauvery river emerged on Saturday as Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) chief Manickam Tagore opposed Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar's approval appeal before Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hours later, Shivakumar dismissed his fellow Congress leader's objection saying he was "least bothered", and said that the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to protect its people's rights and build the dam.

The construction of Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery River has been a point of contention between the two southern states.

In a post on X, Manickam Tagore shared a clip showing Shivakumar saying in the presence of PM Modi that the government m...