Madurai: Hundreds of AIDMK members participated in protests held in five southern districts – Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram and Sivagagai – to condemn the government of Kerala and Tamil Nadu for their actions which resulted in releasing water from a multaperiary dam before storage.
142 feet allowed limits.
“How could AIDMK the government store water up to 142 feet,” said the party coordinator and former Paneererselvam’s main minister while overcoming protesters in the Cumbum in the district.
He accused the government of two countries betraying farmers and people from five districts in Tamil Nadu.
He said that the Kerala government had spread lies about the power of the dam since 2000.
Panneerselvam said the government led by AIDMK from Tamil Nadu was categorically against the lie and overcoming the problems raised by neighboring countries.
The government under J Jayalithaa has made efforts to increase storage to 152 feet through communication with Kerala and also conducts legal battles before the Supreme Court when the party has been in power until 2006.
The government of Jayalalithaa has spent several crores rupees to strengthen some crores.
The dam to realize the full reservoir capacity, he said and alleged that the powerful DMK in 2006 did not show interest in the case before the APEX court and supported the powerful Congress in Kerala.
AIADMK once again took this case strongly after returning to power in 2011 and ensuring that the surface of the water increased to 142 feet.
The AIDMK government has set aside 6.5 crore Rs to improve Baby Dam but permission was rejected by neighboring countries, he said.
Very condemning the Tamil Nadu government to spend water from the reservoir before the level had touched a 142-foot allowed limit, he criticized the Water Resources Minister S Duraimurugan to prove the action.
MP-MP O P Raveendranath Kumar, who spoke to the protesters, said that the Kerala government had misled the people in the country with fake propaganda about the power of the dam.
He said that farmers and people in the region would teach lessons to deceive Tamil Nadu people depending on gloves with Kerala government over the problem of the Mullasiyar Dam.
Former Minister of Dindigul C Srinivasan and Natham R Viswanathan led a separate protest in the Dindigul district.
Former Minister of Selur K Raju and R B Udhayakumar lead protests in the Madurai district.
Former Minister of Anwar King led the protest in Ramanathapuram district.
Sitting and former MLA and parliamentarians take part in protests.