DMK treasurer Duraimurugan has warned that if the Tamil Nadu government takes water from Jolarpettai in Vellore to Chennai, then massive protests will break out in the district.
Duraimurugan said that there will be protests in Vellore if the plan to give water to Chennai was carried out.
Duraimurugan, who is the Katpadi MLA said, "If they start taking water from here (Vellore), then we will stage a massive protest here."
It comes after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami stated that the government plans to bring 10 MLD of water to Chennai by railway wagons for the next six months.
Duraimurugan also mocked the state government for performing yagya instead of finding ways to solve the water crisis.
"When people are suffering because of the water crisis, the AIADMK government is going to God for help. They have accepted that they can’t solve this issue," Duraimurugan said.
While the AIADMK leaders performed yagnas in the state, the Opposition DMK staged "empty pot" demonstrations, urging the government to take steps to address the issue.
DMK leader and former city mayor Ma Subramanian, who led an agitation here, hit out at the AIADMK, saying executing plans with rationale alone could help address the situation. "Conducting such rituals have no utility," he told PTI.