Summary:
more-inThe present Bharatiya Janata Party-run NDA government and the Congress government in Karnataka had betrayed the Tamils by delaying the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board, Tamil Maanila Congress leader G.K.
Vasan charged here on Friday. Mr.
Vasan said that though the Government could move the contempt petition only after the end of the six-week period, it’s action had been rather slow. Continuing his charge at the national parties, Mr.
Vasan said both the parties saw the Cauvery dispute as only a problem concerning the Tamil farmers. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of a function, he said the BJP by belying hopes and testing patience of Tamil farmers and planning to move the Supreme Court in the eleventh hour for clarification on its original order had betrayed the State's interest. Tamil Nadu suffered the most due to the protracted Cauvery dispute, he added..