Palaniswami urges CM Vijay to hold all-party meeting on Mekedatu

On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami called upon Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to convene a gathering of all political parties in Tamil Nadu. Palaniswami demanded that they apply pressure on the Union government concerning the Mekedatu dam project. He cited reports of Karnataka Chief Minister D.K.

Shivakumar's observations in New Delhi, after discussions with Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Paatil, and questioned why there was no reaction from the Tamil Nadu government. The AIADMK leader accused the State government of deceiving farmers in Tamil Nadu, as the ruling party TVK had struck an agreement with the Congress, the ruling party in Karnataka.