The very timing of taking up the Hogenakkal drinking water scheme and the unanimus resolution got passed by Chief Minister Mr. karunanidhi in the Tamilnadu Assembly, at a time when there is no elected govt in place in Karnataka and when the state elections are just a month away and the way now the project is put on hold all of a sudden appears a big hoax and reeks of rank political opportunism rather than the real interest of the project or that of the water starved districts at heart. Does Mr Karunanidhi not know that the weak UPA govt at the centre of which he is a part and congress is the major partner can not force any decision on either state?
It can force Karnataka to agree to Tamilnadu executing the project only at the danger of being wiped out in the coming state elections. Nor can it direct Tamilnadu Govt to drop the project. When the situation is so clear to everybody, does it mean Mr Karunanidhi is only trying to blackmail the Centre or has some other ulterior motive in the sudden move viz., consent for Sethu Project, ministership for his daughter Kanimozhi, or son Azhagiri.
My worst fears have come true. Now you can expect MK to get from the centre what he really wanted. Let the water starved districts and the people go to hell.
