A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa took up
PTI | 05:12 PM,Dec 26,2011the issue with Singh asking him to advise Kerala not to build a new dam, it was the turn of UPA's key ally and her arch-rival DMK today to raise the pitch for central intervention. Leading a party delegation that included his daughter Kanimozhi, MP, out on bail in the 2G scam case, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi urged Singh to take steps to end attacks on Tamils in Kerala and for implementation of Supreme Court's 2006 order allowing Tamil Nadu to raise water level in the reservoir. After the 20-minute meeting at Raj Bhavan, Karunanidhi said the Prime Minister assured him that the Centre would take all steps to maintain friendly ties between the two states and ensure return of normalcy. The DMK patriarch also quoted Singh as having told the delegation that "the possibility of central government itself protecting the dam could be examined". "After listening to the delegation, the Prime Minister said the Centre would take all steps to ensure the long standing relationship between the two states is not strained and peace and normal life returns," Karunanidhi said in a statement. The dam row has intensified since last month with both Tamil Nadu and Kerala sparring over the latter's insistence on building a new dam in place of the 116-year old Mullaperiyar reservoir, causing tension in border areas of both states. Kerala has been citing safety concerns for its demand to decommission the dam, which feeds five southern districts in Tamil Nadu, under whose control it comes on a 999 year lease. (MORE)
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