BJP leader questions Vijay’s silence over Mekedatu dam issue

BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran on Sunday raised questions about Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's "silence" regarding the Karnataka government's efforts to construct a dam at Mekedatu, a site on the Cauvery river. Nagenthran criticized both the Karnataka government's actions and the Vijay-led Tamil Nadu-Karnataka (TVK) government's lack of response to the matter.

He pointed out that the Congress-led Karnataka government, an ally of TVK, has not complied with the Cauvery Water Management Authority's directive to release water to Tamil Nadu. Nagenthran questioned why Vijay has not stood up against the Congress in Karnataka, given the potential harm to Tamil Nadu farmers' livelihoods.