Archive · 2 Aug 2026
DMK Criticizes TVK Over Cauvery Dispute Handling
A politician from the DMK party, TKS Elangovan, said the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, the TVK government, is not doing enough to solve a water problem with Karnataka.
He asked why the TVK government is blaming the DMK instead of talking to Karnataka.
He also said the TVK government is not holding a meeting with all parties to discuss the water.
Elangovan called the TVK's actions a "third-rated, cheap mindset."
The whole issue is about how much water from the Cauvery River each state gets.
The DMK wants the TVK to work with Karnataka to fix the problem.
The dispute is a big political fight between the two states.
The DMK is trying to make the TVK government look bad.
The TVK government says it is doing its best.
The water dispute has been going on for many years.
DMK politician TKS Elangovan criticized the Tamil Maanila Congress government for failing to convene an all-party meeting on the Cauvery dispute.
He questioned why the ruling party was attacking the DMK instead of addressing the issue with its ally in Karnataka.
Elangovan accused the TVK government of shifting blame onto the opposition.
He dismissed the allegations as reflecting a "third-rated, cheap mindset."
The dispute centers on the allocation of Cauvery River water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
- Who
- TKS Elangovan, DMK, Tamil Maanila Congress government
- What
- Criticism of TVK government's handling of the Cauvery dispute
- Where
- Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India
- Why
- DMK alleges TVK is shifting blame onto the opposition and not addressing the issue with its ally in Karnataka
- Dispute
- Cauvery River water allocation
- Key figure
- TKS Elangovan
- Allegation
- TVK government failed to convene all-party meeting
- Quote
- "third-rated, cheap mindset"