Cauvery water issue hots up in TN

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will move the Supreme Court on the issue of constituting the Cauvery Water Management Board, chief minister K. Palaniswami said on Friday even as the ruling AIADMK announced that it would observe a fast on April 2 on the matter. With the Cauvery issue appearing to be snowballing into an embarrassment for the AIADMK which has largely been friendly with the Centre, the party announced a “hungerstrike” on Monday seeking formation of the CWMB and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee. DMK said it would hold a black flag demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his proposed visit to state on April 15.