Kamal Haasan appeals to PM to set up CMB

Actor and Makkal Neethi Mayyam founder-president Kamal Haasan on Thursday, March 29, 2018 appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) at the earliest.

“My appeal to the prime minister is, please sir, you have the authority to create this CMB and you must do it. Please,” Mr. Haasan said, addressing a news conference here.

“The prime minister can do (it) if he wants to. It is a simple, basic requirement. The people of Tamil Nadu and the farmers require water,” he added.

The chorus for setting up of the CMB and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC) in the state has been growing by the day ever since the Supreme court gave its verdict on February 16 on the vexed issue involving Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.