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Kar distorting SC orders claiming nod for Mekedatu dam condemnable : PMK

Chennai, Nov 9 (UNI) At a time when the Supreme Court has clearly established that a new Mekedatu dam cannot be constructed across the river Cauvery without the consent of downstream TN, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K.Shivakumar's claim of having got the Apex Court nod and that it as the right to build the dam was condemnable and aimed at creating unnecessary tension between the two states, PMK President and Rajya Sabha MP Anbumani Ramadoss said on Monday.
He said Karnataka was making such claim with an eye on the ensuing Assembly elections and in a bid to win more seats in 11 Cauvery basin districts in that state.
As elections in Karnataka draw closer, it will continue to unleash a barrage of false claims and distorted arguments concerning the Mekedatu dam. The union Government must not remain a silent spectator when Shivakumar misrepresents even the Supreme Court's verdict, and should condemn it. The Centre should also not grant any permission to construct the Mekedatu dam without the consent of Tamil Nadu, he said.
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