Manickam Tagore condemned DK Shivakumar's comments about Mekedatu dam construction during an event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He claimed that the project violates Supreme Court rulings and harms Tamil Nadu farmers' livelihoods. Tagore urged the central government to deny approval without consulting lower-riparian states like Tamil Nadu. He emphasized the importance of protecting state rights against unilateral actions by Karnataka.
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