September 13: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Tuesday said the state of Tamil Nadu has all the right on Cauvery River as it also belongs to them, adding that the Supreme Court has given its first directive on the issue and made it clear that Karnataka Government must oblige to it.
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A suo motu case has been filed against the persons who had assaulted Santosh, Sangam President George Damodaran told reporters here.
Siddaramaiah has called a meeting today to discuss the situation.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan expressed concern over the “attacks on Tamils” in Karnataka and put the onus of ensuring their safety on the ruling Congress.
Karnataka Home Minister KJ George on Tuesday said that his government will find the people responsible for instigating violnce in the name Cauvery water protests and take strict action.
Gowda had reportedly said the situation that prevailed in 1991 should prevail and all Tamil films should be stopped from screening to teach them lesson.
Describing the violence in Karnatakaas “alarming”, Siddaramaiah wrote to his Tamil Naducounterpart J. Jayalalithaa to ensure that the perpetrators of the violence are immediately brought to book.
Hundreds of pro-Kannada activists staged demonstrations in many areas of the city protesting attacks on Kannadigas and Karnataka-registered buses in Chennai and some parts of Tamil Nadu earlier in the day. The incident took place in Hegganahalli, where the crowd allegedly set a police vehicle on fire.
Though schools, colleges, government and private offices and banks have holiday for Eid fest, several IT firms and back offices, which are working, advised their employees to work from homes in view of the simmering tension across the city.
The other two injured, whose names police did not disclose, were rushed to a district hospital at Tumakuru for treatment and recovery from bullet wounds on the leg.
Parameshwara claimed that the police have detained 200 people for indulging in violence; imposed prohibitary orders and the state has sought 10 additional companies of paramilitary forces.
” The police said later they had also imposed an emergency law known as Section 144, which prohibits gatherings in public areas”.
‘I appeal to the people, especially the protesters, not to attack anyone or damage public property, including buses, cars and transport vehicles, ‘ he said.
“There is pain among Kannadigas that Karnataka has been facing repeated injustice over Cauvery river water sharing issue”.
Siddaramaiah said he has requested the Centre for additional security forces. Further, you may also like to advice your authorities to ensure adequate safety and protection for Kannada speaking people in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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Protestors, angry about a Supreme Court decision calling on Karnataka to divert some of the water from the River Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, torched vehicles and pelted stones at people on Monday.
