Mullaperiyar Dmk

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  DMK Chief Karunanidhi Calls For Follow Up Action On Mullaperiyar Dam Issue

  DMK president M Karunanidhi today said follow up action should be taken on the Mullaperiyar dam issue, as he reposed faith in a 2006 Supreme Court order which stated the dam was safe and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remark favouring resolution of the matter through talks.

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  No Threat to Mullaperiyar Dam From LTTE, Tamil Nadu Now Tells Supreme Court

  In a complete turnaround, the Tamil Nadu government has submitted a report to the Supreme Court today, saying there is no threat to the Mullaperiyar dam from Liberation Tigers of Tigers Eelam (LTTE) cadres.

• Storage in Mullaperiyar Will Soon be 142 Feet: Jayalalithaa

  Assailing DMK chief M Karunanidhi for his remarks over Mullaperiyar issue, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said the storage in the dam will soon be increased to 142 feet as per Supreme Court orders and accused him of issuing statements that are tantamount to "instigating" Kerala.

• What is Tamil Nadu's Plan on Mullaperiyar Dam, Karunanidhi Asks Jayalalithaa

  Strongly criticising his arch rival Chief Minister Jayalalithaa over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi today demanded to know the state government's action plan on the dam row against the background of a review petition in the Supreme Court filed by Kerala.

• Make Mullaperiyar Dam part of Tamil Nadu: Karunanidhi

  In a new twist to the ongoing row over the Mullaperiyar dam, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi today demanded that the structure and its catchment areas be made a part of the state.

• DMK scorns Jayalalithaa's memorial for British engineer

  DMK chief M Karunidhi today ridiculed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for her decision to construct a memorial for British engineer Penny Cuick, who had built the Mullaperiyar dam, when the state is faced with several burning issues.

• Mullaperiyar Dam row: PM meets Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi in Chennai

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met DMK chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai this morning over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue. The DMK chief was accompanied by his daughter M Kanimozhi, who is an accused in the 2G scam and currently out on bail, when he went to meet the Prime Minister at Raj Bhavan.

• Mullaperiyar dam tension has spread to Sabarimala, says DMK

  Alleging harassment of Tamil pilgrims in Kerala, DMK MPs today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention to protect devotees of Lord Ayyappa visiting the hill shrine of Sabarimala.

• Mullaperiyar issue: Karunanidhi's SOS to PM, Sonia

  DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday wrote to President Prathiba Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi seeking their intervention in ensuring the safety of Tamils living in neighbouring Kerala in the wake of Mullaperiyar dam standoff.

• Slippers thrown at Tamil Nadu Finance Minister

  A day before the DMK fast, protesters opposing Mullaperiyar dam on Sunday gheraoed Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Panneerselvam and threw slippers at him near Kumili at the Kerala border after he tried to pacify them following a lathicharge to quell their demonstration, which left 50 persons injured, police said.

• DMK does an Anna, fasts for Mullaperiyar dam

  The DMK in Tamil Nadu is holding a day-long hunger strike across the state today to draw attention of the Centre and the Kerala government over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.

• Kerala Assembly adopts resolution for new dam, DMK calls stir

  Ratcheting up its pressure in the snowballing Mullaperiyar dam row with Tamil Nadu, Kerala Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution insisting on a new dam to replace the 116-year old reservoir.

• Dam dispute: DMK announces hunger strike, human chain

  Expressing dissatisfaction over the action taken so far by the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments on the Mullaperiyar row, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Friday demanded that the ruling AIADMK immediately convene an all-party meet to show that all sections of society are united on the issue.