A dam at Mekedatu will turn Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu into a desert: EPS
Campaigning at Orathanadu, he pointed out that for the last four days there were reports that the Karnataka Chief Minister and his colleagues were firm on pursuing their proposal to construct a dam at Mekedatu. They went on record that the project would be implemented once the Centre approves the detailed project report filed by that State in this regard.
On the other hand, there was not even a murmur over this issue from the DMK which rules Tamil Nadu, he added and questioned what the 39 MPs elected from Tamil Nadu and the DMK party, which is a constituent of the I.N.D.I. Alliance, was doing. 'Why not the DMK take up this issue with the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to ensure that the Congress Government in Karnataka drops the proposal,' he questioned.
With regard to the accusation by the DMK on the alliance forged by the AIADMK, he said it was the same DMK and its alliance parties that claimed that an alliance with the BJP would fail, earlier. Stating that the AIADMK-BJP alliance was always a formidable and victorious combination, he said it would win around 210 seats and the AIADMK would form the government with a majority.
Later, he addressed meetings at Pattukottai and Peravurani as part of his Makkalai Kappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom campaign.
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