Protest in Tamil Nadu on Cauvery Board issue

The opposition DMK and some other parties staged a protest here on Sunday against the Centre’s failure in setting up the Cauvery Management Board in compliance with the Supreme Court’s February verdict.
DMK working president MK Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi Stalin, and step sister and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi were detained and later released. State farmers’ associations held small demonstrations in various districts. Speaking to reporters at the DMK headquarters, Stalin said: “It has been decided and resolved that there will a massive strike on April 5 in protest against the Centre’s inaction over the Cauvery dispute. Originally planned on Tuesday, it’s has been moved to Thursday on account of certain exams.

We reach out to the farmers, general public, traders and others to support the strike.” Traders under Confederation of Trader Associations (Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangam Peramaippu) will hold protests by shutting shops till 6 pm on Tuesday, according to forum president AM Vikramaraja. The Tamil Nadu Chemists and Druggists Association will also join the agitation by keeping pharmacies shut.


The hospitality industry too has been roped in. On its part, the state government has said all its legislators will undertake district-wise dawn- todusk hunger strike in the state. State government officials told ET on conditions of anonymity that it is hopeful that the Supreme Court will give a favourable order.