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Over 8000 MDMK activists arrested for protesting over Mullaperiyar Dam issue | Over 8000 activists of the regional Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party courted arrest near the Kerala border on Friday. They staged
a road blockade against the Kerala Government's decision to demolish the Mullaperiyar
Dam. V. Gopalswamy 'Vaiko', chief of the MDMK warned the Kerala Government of
disastrous consequences. "If the dam is broken deliberately, the consequences
would be disastrous. We won't indulge in any violence, but if things go out of
control, that will be detrimental to both states," said Vaiko. The protest was
also staged against inter-state water disputes and the alleged biased behaviour
of the Central Government towards Kerala. The Mullaperiyar Dam and the construction
of a new dam across the Pambar River would deprive Tamil Nadu of its due share
of water for irrigation of over 2.17 lakh acres of land. The Mullaperiyar dam
is located in Kerala but managed by the Irrigation Department of Tamil Nadu. |
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