DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran questioned Chief Minister Vijay’s changing positions.
Tamil Nadu’s rights cannot be compromised in the name of cooperation,” he said. Maran said the DMK’s stand on delimitation had remained consistent and that Tamil Nadu should not suffer any reduction in its representation in Parliament or the state assembly. The people of Tamil Nadu are also waiting to know,” he said. On the Cauvery issue, Maran said Vijay should have convened an all-party meeting and passed a resolution against the proposed Mekedatu dam instead of limiting the discussion to delimitation.
CHENNAI: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran questioned Chief Minister Vijay’s stand on delimitation and the Mekedatu dam issue. Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Maran accused Vijay of changing his position after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah. Maran also questioned Vijay for not opposing Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar’s remarks on cooperation between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Cauvery water-sharing issue at the southern CMs’ conference. “When D K Shivakumar spoke about cooperation in building the Mekedatu dam, why did the Tamil Nadu CM not utter even a word opposing it? Vijay should clarify what his actual stand is.