Chennai: Tamil actor Silambarasan alias Simbu called for a press conference yesterday in Chennai to address issues such as the Cauvery dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as well as the indefinite strike by the Tamil Film Producers’ Council.
At the press conference, the actor asked: “Let’s say all Tamils lived in Karnataka and Kannadigas were in Tamil Nadu, will you give them water?” He went on to say that people of Karnataka would not deny water if the people of Tamil Nadu asked for it, saying there was no need to take the dispute to the Supreme Court.
“Politicians have milked Cauvery issue. Let us stop fighting with Kannadigas over Cauvery. People of Karnataka have never said that they will not release water. We only have fought with them though they have been releasing water based on court orders,” he said.
The video of Simbu’s press conference is being widely shared in social media.
At last one sane voice from Tamil nadu. Many thanks to him he has voiced though many politicians will call him names. May his tribe increase. Live n let live.
Just curious , I am wondering would a Kannadiga actor voice the same opinion as this guy did and bet he would have lived peacefully after that ?
Hi
good thought. But please tell how many times Kannadigas obeyed Supreme Court orders and released waters exactly what Supreme Court has ordered. You can even lie that in 2016 violences over cauvery issue never happened in Bangalore and TamilNadu buses were never burnt. Every Tamil person knows that Kannadigas are always interested in violence against Tamils. I think you have had a hangover!