Karnataka Leader Challenges CM on Mekedatu Dam Project, Tamil Nadu Warns Against Construction

Questioning the possibility of Shivakumar hiding for fear of coalition politics in Tamil Nadu, the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly challenged the Chief Minister to go to Chennai now and stage a hunger strike in front of the Tamil Nadu Congress office if he had the guts. The Congress in Tamil Nadu is part of the TVK-led coalition government. Ad Ashok questioned on X Post why the same DK Shivakumar, who once staged the Mekedatu padayatra drama for political power, is now silent in front of the Tamil Nadu Congress. He asked, "Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, why are you silent now?" Taking a firm stand on the Adi Kaveri water dispute, the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers (TNCC) on Thursday warned that it will not allow a single brick to be laid by Karnataka for the Mekedatu dam project without the explicit consent of Tamil Nadu. The newly appointed Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President B. Tagoram said that he is ready to launch an intense state Congress delta rights movement in Chennai, where he is the party's state Congress president.