Mekedatu dam & Tamil Nadu anthem: What Vijay discussed with PM Modi in 1st meeting as CM

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu main curate C Joseph Vijay connected Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to let Karnataka’s projected Mekedatu dam task without the consent of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, saying the determination had triggered anxiousness among farmers successful the state.

Vijay called connected Modi for the archetypal clip aft becoming CM astatine this bureau successful Delhi and submitted a memorandum connected assorted authorities issues. Vijay said Karnataka lawman main curate D K Shivakumar’s announcement connected conducting bhoomi puja for the Mekedatu task was against the last grant of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and the Supreme Court verdict. He urged the PM to nonstop the Jal Shakti ministry and the Central Water Commission not to wide the task without the consent of the little riparian states.The main curate besides sought a clarification from the Union location ministry allowing Tamil Thai Vazhthu to proceed to beryllium sung astatine the opening of each govt functions successful Tamil Nadu. Vijay said that portion the authorities anthem had traditionally been rendered astatine the commencement of govt events, definite functions were present opening with the nationalist opus pursuing a location ministry connection issued successful January this year.Vijay further requested the PM to facilitate the constitution of the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) successful Tamil Nadu.

He said discussions had been held with DRDO implicit the past fewer years regarding mounting up the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft plan and improvement centre and CABS successful the state.Raising the fishermen issue, Vijay said arrests and harassment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy had accrued to “alarming levels”. He said 12 apprehension incidents had been reported successful 2026 alone, with 58 fishermen presently lodged successful Sri Lankan custody and 266 boats seized. He urged the Centre to property Sri Lanka for the contiguous merchandise of the fishermen and their boats.