Chennai, July 28 -- Barring the BJP, political leaders in Tamil Nadu, cutting across party lines, have joined the chorus in condemning the union Government's somersault regarding the contentious Mekedatu dam proposed by Karnataka and demanded the withdrawal of the union MoS for Jal Shakti's statement made in Parliament, holding that the lower riparian State of Tamil Nadu's nod was not required for constructing the balancing reservoir across the inter-state river Cauvery.
While Chief Minister Vijay had dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Modi, demanding his immediate intervention and withdrawal of the statement by Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary, opposition parties-from the DMK and AIADMK to the PMK and the Left Par...