Jaya observes fast to condemn both Centre, TN on Cauvery

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Chennai, Mar 18 (UNI) Upping the ante on the Cauvery issue, AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa today observed a day-long fast to condemn the Centre and the Tamil Nadu Government for their ''failure'' to implement the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.

The fast was also to demand the Centre to immediately notify the final award in the official gazette.

The Valluvar Kottam area, the venue of the agitation, wore a festive look with thousands of AIADMK cadre, including a large number of women and party functionaries thronging the place to join their leader's hunger strike.

Draped in a dark brown saree, the AIADMK supremo took the dais at 0900 hrs amid thunderous reception by the party cadre. She cheerfully waved at the crowd and flashed the victory sign to them.

Party Presidium Chairman E Madhusudhanan, senior leaders O Panneerselvam, K A Sengottaiyan and D Jayakumar were among others who were present on the dais along with their leader.

Leaders of allied parties and representatives of various farmers organisations particularly from the Cauvery delta areas offered their felicitations to Ms Jayalalithaa on the occasion. MDMK General Secretary Vaiko would offer lime juice to her at 1700 hrs and formally end the fast.

This was the AIADMK supremo's second protest fast on the Cauvery issue, 13 years after she observed a four-day fast on the sands of Marina on July 18 in 1993, demanding implementation of the interim award of the Tribunal.

The then Union Water Resources Minister V C Shukla flew down to Chennai to persuade Ms Jayalalithaa, who was the Chief Minister then, to end the fast.

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