The Opposition ADMK, BJP and the Janata Party cited the %u201Cscientific opinion%u201D to buttress their case that the project, for which dredging is under way, should find an alternative route.
%u201CSuddenly, some communal elements have banded together to give this controversy a religious hue, attempting to create a bloodbath here, just as they did by demolishing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya to build a temple to Ram,%u201D Karunanidhi told the House. %u201CMost of these people opposing the project are north Indian religious fundamentalists.%u201D
ADMK chief Jayalalithaa has threatened to move court to stay the project if Adam%u2019s Bridge is touched. The ridge, which she wants spared in deference to %u201Cpeople%u2019s religious sentiments%u201D, acted as a barrier during the 2004 tsunami, protecting large parts of southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
