Tue, Apr 8 03:58 PM
Bangalore, Apr 8 (PTI) It was AICC President Sonia Gandhi's intervention that saw the Hogenakkal project being put on hold temporarily, Congress said today. "Congress President Sonia Gandhi spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and requested him to defer the project", Congress Media Department head, M Veerappa Moily told a press conference here.
"Sonia has a special love for Karnataka", he said. The statement comes two days after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said he decided to put on hold the project to discuss it with the new government to be elected after May polls in Karnataka, in order to prevent escalation of violence in both the states.
The chief minister had also said his decision was not based on request made by Congress and he did so considering the welfare of the people of both the states. Pro-Kannada groups had taken to the streets protesting Tamil Nadu Government's stand on implementing the project, while in Tamil Nadu there were protests against Karnataka's opposition to the project.
The Tamil film industry also supported the government stand observing a fast in Chennai while its Karnataka counterparts staged a dharna here. BJP and JDS have described the temporary truce as a "conspiracy" between the Congress and DMK. PTI.
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