Duty: Karnataka should accept this balanced verdict and release the water without fail.
Right: TN should accept the water.
Action: Karnataka Govt should arrest all anti-social elements(karnataka gundas) who called for bandh and protest against the verdict.
Moral: Protest, burning busess and public property everything is lose for Karnataka only and will have no effect in verdict.
History: If Karnataka fails to release water, once again karnataka govt will get shameful slap from Supreme Court like S.M. Krishna got once for not releasing the water and not controling the law and order and apologized for the same to keep his CM chair safe.
Advice to HDK: Better to avoid these kind of things.
This water disute can create volatile situation. The one the basic theme of punjab crisis was water sharing problem.The sikh poltician used itto motivate common farmer, for fight against center goverment. But i think south indian r peaceful people. They should chalk out a peaceful solution of this dispute. take care
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RE:Great Tamilians
by chakrapani kalluri on Feb 13, 2007 11:20 PM Permalink
right amar, so you are a proud kannadiga...!!!! i would have given credit to your kannada pride if you had concentrated on the achivements of karnataka and kanndigas rather than point out the shortfalls of others. You might have got probably 10 or 15 negative points out of tamils...but you could easily get 200 points of achievements of kannadigas in that time... don't equate tamil bashing with establishing kannda pride. if you have a really positive kannda pride .. i'm with you....
RE:RE:RE:Great Tamilians
by Sundar on Feb 14, 2007 09:34 PM Permalink
Hi Amar, I truly agree with you in learning the local language as mandatory. I am Tamilian but I see a value only when I know the local language and I support you on that. I listen to FM Rainbow than to FM 91.1 for I learn a lot whilst I drive. But calling non-Kannada people as anti-Kannada is not acceptable.
RE:RE:RE:Great Tamilians
by chakrapani kalluri on Feb 14, 2007 01:20 AM Permalink
thanks amar, its great to hear, amidst all this chaos, that there is true pride. I'm sure nothing can dilute our culutre or language. i stongly believe .. that by avoiding negative attitudes we can further the cause of kannadigas.
I see multiple chains where luminaries of India are being dragged to this issue. First and foremost let me state that we are Indians. Whether Tamilians live in Karnataka or Kannadigas live in Tamilnadu, the pain is going to be felt by the people who include people of all languages. For e.g : If Cauvery water does not come to my house in Karnataka, it is an issue for me too. In this context I would support Karnataka although I am a Tamilian. Let us not unduly think of dividing the issue based on langugage. It is a politician whims. We are educated and we look at the issue based on the need. I know of people of Karnataka origin who are in Thanjavur as part of the Kings Sabha who own lands. They would support in favor of Tamil Nadu and on the same lines, people of Tamil origin who own lands in Mysore/Mandya will support Karnataka as it is affecting him/her in their growth. Just because one is a minority in other state, we should not stoop to the level of uneducated masses. Here there is nothing great in throwing mud. Rational thinking is the need of the hour and not emotions. If you ask me what I want, I want more water for Bangalore as Bangalore is my homeplace for the future. That does not mean I hate Tamil Nadu or Tamilians. But reasonable demands should be put forward. I am really ashamed to think of people fighting on linguistic grounds rather than seeing the problem in a bigger domain.
RE:[ Cauvery water is a dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu ]
by praveen sebastian on Feb 14, 2007 04:35 AM Permalink
We are talking about language... or the state... letz make it very clear that we are responsible INDIANS first and INDIA is know for it's diversified culture, friends this ongoing issue of Cauvery water being shared is a political hussle. If we can think a little bit about the political situation at the national and state levels during 92-93 and the current scenario, the entire state was burning then, I am sure you would get what I am trying to say... if anyone who has a good insight on politics can explain to their friends and people of both the states, I think the common man is made a scape goat due to political advantage. Let us undrestand these stupid political games they are playing with us and put an end to this idiotic nonsense.
I do agree that there has been a unfavourable verdict given to karnataka, there are many ways to handle situations than fighting within us and creating unnecessary hindrances to public life.
RE:RE:[ Cauvery water is a dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu ]
by Sundar on Feb 14, 2007 11:29 AM Permalink
Praveen, If you really analyse the verdict, it has not been favorable or biased. It has given a due share. For e.g : 205 during Tribunal days only 192 post tribunal days.....Approx 20% reduction than the potential usage for either state. So this jury has given an excellent verdict which should be satifying to both. I see this as a good WIN-WIN situation. In fact if you see further it is 2 years for every 4 years there should be this minimal supply whereas currently it was missed out only once in the last 17 years. Hence I see that the fanning of the flames is primarily the responsibility of the anti-social, anti-Indian elements on either side of the border trying to portray this as Tamils vs Kannadiga.. or something stupid like that.
The basic problem here is selfishness & greed. Raw selfishness on the part of people in one state to the extent of saying they will not release any water at all. And unbridled greed on the part of people in the other state to the extent of demanding even more water to grow multiple crops a year of a water intensive crop like paddy.
People on both sides of the issue should go to Israel and see the prosperity farmers there have achieved in semi-arid conditions. Or even closer home, visit Kodagu where the farmers are not allowed to use the waters of the Cauvery for farming (even though the river flows literally through their own backyard) but have still learned to achieve a reasonable level of prosperity by depending on just the monsoon rains directly.
Most of the discussions in this message board are about who is superior, or which culture predominates, and so on. Bashing each other on such specious counts is only good for feeding the respective ego's, but adds no constructive value to this debate. The real issue is how much human greed & selfishness can mother nature support?
If people in Karnataka & Tamil Nadu cannot see the reality of sustainable development and the need to judiciously use precious natural resources, then we are all truly beyond help. No amount of water in the Cauvery (or even all other rivers in India combined) can support unrestrained human greed and selfishness.
