Tamil Nadu should have officially requested Karnataka Government to allow the construction of the proposed drinking water project at Hogenakal, on humanitarian grounds. That they have no intention to have cordial relations with their neighbour, has been exhibited by their audacity of ignoring the sentiments of Karnataka. This is detrimental to the federal structure of the country. They are also ignoring the Centre because they are an important ally in the UPA set up. Elected representatives from Karnataka are not pro active in safeguarding the interests of the State in this particular issue. They have given this task to organisations like the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike. They take up the issue slowly after weighing the pros and cons of getting the votes from different groups. They are more interested in their selfish needs and use these issues accordingly. The Kannada organisations naturally take up these causes. But their methods of agitation and protests are not appreciable.
