Vijay urges Modi to withdraw Centre’s Mekedatu stand

6 min readChennaiJul 28, 2026 03:52 PM IST Calling that response “disappointing”, Vijay said it appeared to have been issued “without taking into consideration the prevailing legal position and settled law with regard to the consent of the lower riparian states.” (File image ) Even as he awaits a response from Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for a proposed meeting on the immediate release of Cauvery water, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has drawn a firm constitutional line on another, much larger question: the proposed Mekedatu dam. In a detailed letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Vijay urged the Union government to withdraw a recent parliamentary reply by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, arguing that it overlooks settled legal principles governing interstate ri