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State can’t get Cauvery water, says Subramanian Swamy
At a time when the state government is exploring the possibilities to get Cauvery water from Karnataka, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said, “The state cannot get Cauvery water. Tamil Nadu people must decide whether they need Cauvery water or just water.”
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Speaking to reporters, he added, “If they need water, I can bring the desalination technique from Israel and solve the crisis in just three months.”
Swamy, who was on his way to take part in a function at Tirunelveli addressed the reporters at the Thoothukudi airport. He also said that he will move the appeal against the 2G verdict in another 10 days and he sounded positive of a win in the case.
The BJP MP appreciated sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran for going on a statewide tour. He wished him success and said that Dinakaran has proved his potential by winning the bypoll as an independent candidate. “I will be happy if Dinakaran emerges successful,” he added.
When asked about the comments of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the Union Budget-2018 Swami replied that Chidambaram would soon land in prison for a case pending against him and so there is no need to worry about his comments.
When asked why the Centre is not allotting proper funds for Tamil Nadu, he replied, “It is not the problem of the Union government, but it is the inability of the MPs from Tamil Nadu to get more funds. Only the elected MPs should fight for the rights of people of Tamil Nadu
BJP distances itself from Swamy’s remark
BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan distanced herself from the comments of her party colleague Subramanian Swamy on Cauvery water dispute. Tamilisai cleared the air on Sunday that the views of Swamy are of his own and the state unit of the BJP do not subscribe to the same.
“If he makes a remark, it belongs to him. We do not have to view them as that of the BJP’s,” she explained, when asked to clarify the party’s stand on Cauvery issue, since Swamy had asserted that getting from water from Cauvery as impossible. “He always has his own set of views. His remark on Cauvery is one such. It is pertinent to note that he had even made adverse remarks on BJP itself,” she added.
As regards to the fire in Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai, Tamilisai demanded that a judicial probe must be ordered into the incident.
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