I am not writing this message as a tamil but as an Indian. India is a diverse country and everyone is free to live and work anywhere. There are millions of tamils who live in Mysore and Bangalore. You cant forget Salem and Dharmapuri the border districts of TN-Kar have millions of Kannadigas. In fact in Salem town the population is split 50/50. In Chennai 30% of the population is telugu, 5-8% marwaris, 5-8% malayalees and various other communities. People say Chennai is not cosmopolitan but its only a misconception. Millions of Indians have migrated to different parts of the country regardless of language, religion or communities. It is the true spirit of India and as Gandhi had said we should live as an example to the world. Politicians have run out of ideas and are using son of the soil card to get votes. This is creating violence in Maharashtra and now in Karnataka. If they manage to win votes then every political party in India will start playing the son of the soil card and divide people. Who is a localite in India? From kashmir to Kanyakumai and Gujrat to Nagaland it belongs to all Indians. Every indian is a localite anywhere in India. Dont fall prey to political games of politicians to capture power. Soon there will be 30 coutries within India which is very dangerous to all our lives. With regards to this Hogenakal issue, the river crosses the karnataka border and the dam is built inside the TN state. If the water flows from TN to Karnataka then it is wrong.