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CHENNAI: DMK president MK Stalin on Monday said that the party's agitation will continue until the TVK-led government takes serious action on the Cauvery issue, hitting out at the Vijay regime for not convening an all-party meeting on the issue.
In a statement, Stalin said that instead of celebrating the Aadi Perukku festival with the Cauvery in full flow, farmers from the Delta were protesting in anguish, but no strong condemnation is coming against Karnataka. He questioned whether CM Vijay is silent on Karnataka out of fear of the movie Jana Nayagan in the neighbouring state.
He said the DMK's protest, led by Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi, was being organised in support of the Cauvery Delta farmers. He warned that if the farmers' demands were not met, the agitation would intensify.
"The Cauvery water should have reached Tamil Nadu on June 12, but it has not arrived even at the beginning of August. The Cauvery Delta farmers are in deep distress due to the sluggish approach of the TVK-led government towards the Cauvery river water issue," Stalin said.
Questioning the Chief Minister, Stalin said the State was now witnessing a Chief Minister who was unwilling to speak against his Karnataka counterpart.
"Has the Chief Minister sacrificed the lives of Tamil Nadu's farmers for the sake of running a movie in the neighbouring State?" Stalin asked.
He also questioned whether the Chief Minister had seen the reports on the all-party meeting convened in Karnataka and asked why a similar meeting had not been convened in Tamil Nadu.
Launching a sharp attack on the Chief Minister, Stalin said he had remained silent over the arrest of Tamil Nadu farmers in Nagpur.
Demanding a complete waiver of farm loans and that the Delta districts be declared drought-hit, Stalin said the government should act seriously on the Cauvery river water issue without compromising the State's rights. Until then, the DMK's agitation will continue, he asserted.