The petition states the actors gave inflammatory speeches at Mandya in Karnataka on September 12, the day a one-day bandh was called across Karnataka to condemn the apex court order regarding the Cauvery river.
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The bandh did not affect functioning of state and central government offices in Tamil Nadu, which remained open. Farmers’ leader PR Pandian also took part in protests with farmers of various organisations.
Many private schools also declared a holiday while majority of auto-rickshaws, taxis and private buses remained off the roads.
Cinema shows and film shootings remained suspended during the bandh period.
Police took into custody leaders and cadres of the DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), MDMK (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and other parties who tried to stage demonstrations on railway tracks and roads. She has sought convening of an all-party meeting over the Cauvery issue.
DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi, staged a road roko on arterial Anna Salai here along with party cadres and they were detained.
She said the Centre can not “keep away” from the Cauvery issue, adding efforts should have been made earlier to protect Tamil people and their properties in Karnataka.
Kanimozhi, Stalin’s half-sister and DMK leader, was also been detained by police while she protested along with her sibling and party workers over the water dispute.
Meanwhile, a man who had set himself on fire on Thursday to protest Karnataka’s attitude to water-sharing succumbed to his injuries yesterday. The activist of Naam Tamizhar Katchi had suffered over 90 percent burns and died this morning at a hospital here. Thirumavalan condemned the large-scale violence, targeting of vehicles and destruction of properties of Tamil people in Karnataka.
A stray incident of stone-pelting on a auto showroom which was open was reported here. Police said tight vigil was being maintained and no attempts to mar public peace or disruption of free movement of transportation-on road or rail-would be allowed.
Several buses and trucks from Tamil Nadu were burnt to ashes by the hooligans in Karnataka over Supreme Court’s order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu couple of days back. Its failure was now costing the people of the state, especially farmers of the Cauvery basin, dear.
“At this juncture, Prime Minister can not intervene.We have to try to get justice through courts”, he told reporters here.
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday said it will not be possible for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the Cauvery dispute as the matter was before the courts.
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Also on Friday, the Madras High Court dismissed a PIL seeking measures to protect Tamils in Karnataka and Kerala, reported ANI. He said that though the BJP had sought this several weeks ago, the government failed to make a submission.
