No compromise on Cauvery, Mekedatu dam halt: TN CM
Chennai, Aug. 8 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday said there would be no compromise on the Cauvery issue or on fighting against the construction of the Mekedatu dam in Karnataka, adding that the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) had no intention of playing politics over the dam issue.
"On the Cauvery issue, some members have asked for details. Cauvery is our lifeline; it is an emotional issue for us," Vijay said in his first comments on the issue during the Tamil Nadu assembly session on Friday.
Recalling that the assembly passed an unanimous resolution in June and sent it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay said: "On learning that the Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti did not mention full details regarding t...
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