CHENNAI, Aug. 8 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday said he was prepared to face insults and even bear humiliation if necessary while travelling to neighbouring Karnataka to meet his counterpart DK Shivakumar over the Mekedatu dam issue.

Making his first statement on the Cauvery dispute in the Assembly, Vijay said his ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam had no intention of playing politics over the issue.

"On the Cauvery issue, some members have asked for details. Cauvery is our lifeline, it is an emotional issue for us," he said, amid thumping of desks by TVK MLAs.

Vijay recalled that the Tamil Nadu Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution in June and sent it directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that aft...