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Thakur: maintain status quo

Bangalore: Governor Rameshwar Thakur who left on an urgent mission to New Delhi on Wednesday in connection with the Hoganekkal issue called on the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and requested him that a status quo be maintained on the drinking water project taken up by Tamil Nadu.

Sources in the Government said that the Governor impressed on the Prime Minister that the Cauvery water issue was sensitive in both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and therefore it would be appreciated if the Centre could intervene and direct Tamil Nadu to put a hold on the project.

Meets Patil

The law and order situation in Bangalore arising out of the Hoganekkal issue also figured in the discussions.

Mr. Thakur thereafter held discussions with Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on the same issue.

Sangam’s appeal

The Bangalore Tamil Sangam has appealed to the Governor to protect the interests and fundamental rights of Tamil minorities living in Karnataka.

Vandalism

The sangam office-bearers, who submitted a memorandum to the Governor on Monday, alleged that some persons were indulging in large-scale vandalism and creating a disturbing situation against Tamils causing hindrance to their day-to-day life under the guise of protection of Kannada and Karnataka.

They alleged that the acts of vandalism included ransacking of theatres screening Tamil movies, blocking Tamil TV channels, damaging Tamil Nadu buses and looting properties of Tamils, besides burning Tamil Newspapers. They charged Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists with damaging the properties of their association.

“These types of activities raise doubts in the minds of Tamils whether there is any constitutional machinery functioning in the state,” they said in the memorandum.

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