Vijayakanth at the Theni meet today
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It's now the turn of DMDK chief
Vijayakanth to occupy centrestage on the vexed Mullaiperiyar dam issue.
The party workers of DMDK
led by its president Vijayakanth today staged a fast at Theni urging the
Centre and the State governments of Kerala and Tamilnadu to increase the
Mullaiperiyar dam height to 142 ft following the Supreme Court order. The
fast was organised at Madurai High Road in Theni. Huge pandals were erected
and cadres started gathering early in the morning from adjoining areas
including Bodi, Cumbum, Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam, Chinnamanoor and Andipatti.
Vijayakanth reached the venue
at 9 am accompanied by senior leaders of the party including DMDK's presidium
chairman Panruty Ramachandran. Party functionaries of Theni district unit
felicitated Vijayakanth and garlanded him with shawls. Security was beefed
up at Theni and police personnel were deployed in large numbers. Anti-riot
vehicles were seen at the venue |
