TIRUCHY: Starting the Cauvery Rights Retrieval March from Mukkombu here on Saturday, DMK working president MK Stalin drew parallels between it and the anti-Hindi rally of 1938 and said there would be a solution to the water dispute by the time the rally concluded in Cuddalore.“It was in 1938 that Periyar announced the anti-Hindi rally from Tiruchy to Chennai. Pattukkottai Azhagiri headed the rally that stopped the imposition of Hindi.
From the same Tiruchy, we have started this rally now, which will definitely succeed. We conduct this mega rally after a series of protests demanding the Cauvery Management Board. When this rally concludes at Cuddalore, there should be a favourable solution,” Stalin said.
“The Supreme Court will be hearing the Centre’s plea seeking clarification on the Cauvery management scheme on April 9. I hope the outcome will be in Tamil Nadu’s favour. Otherwise, we will have to strengthen our protests furthermore,” he added.Along with the leaders such as Thol Thirumavalavan of the VCK, K Balakrishnan of the CPM, R Mutharasan of the CPI, Duraisamy of the MDMK, Velusamy of the Congress, K Veeramani of the DK, KM Kader Mohideen of the IUML and MH Jawahirullah of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, Stalin started the massive rally.
With hundreds rending the air with thunderous slogans, the leaders began marching after hoisting the Cauvery Rights Retrieval flag.“If all the MPs and MLAs from Tamil Nadu resign from their posts, it will exert enormous pressure on the Union government. But the ruling AIADMK did not pay heed to this idea,” he went on.