Chennai, July 28 -- Terming as disappointing union Minister of State for Jal Shakthi Raj Bhushan Chouddhry's remarks on Mekedatu that Supreme Court has not explicitly stated Karnataka should obtain the consent of the lower riparian states to construct structures across River Cauvery, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi that such remark without referring to the settled law and legal principles in interstate water issues should be withdrawn.
In a Demi-Official letter to Mr Modi, he said the disappointing reply from the Minister of State for Jal Shakti seems to have been made without taking into consideration the prevailing legal position and settled law with regard to the consent of the lower riparia...