Actors came together to protest.
On Sunday, Rajinikanth came out in support of protesters demanding a ban on Indian Premier League matches in Chennai. Rajinikanth said it was embarrassing to hold cricket matches at a time like this.
He said the Chennai team ought to fight for the people. He said: "If not then at least acknowledge the fight of the people of Tamil Nadu. Our team should wear a black band. Those who go for the match can also wear a black band."
The protest was against the delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board by the government as directed by the Supreme Court. Attacking the government, the 67-year-old warned that Centre would feel Tamil Nadu’s wrath if the CMB wasn't formed quickly. He said that wearing badges would send a message across the country and team owners ought to support it.
Top Tamil film stars on Sunday joined the ongoing protest for the formation of a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) in Tamil Nadu's Chennai.
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, as well as superstar Rajinikanth along with his son-in-law Dhanush, participated in a protest organised by various film bodies in Chennai's Valluvar Kottam.
Vijay, Nasser, Vishal and Ilaiyaraaja also joined the stage with Haasan and Rajinikanth.
The Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC), South Indian Artistes' Association (SIAA), Film Employees' Federation of South India (FEFSI) and a distributors' association are also a part of the massive protest.
Tamil Nadu has moved a contempt plea in the Supreme Court, seeking action against the Centre for allegedly failing to form the Cauvery Management Board within six weeks as ordered by the court on February 16.
Reacting to the demand, CSK CEO remainded non-commital.
CSK CEO KS Vishwanathan told Times Now: “Yeah, see we are for Tamilians. We will definitely cooperate in whatever wear we can. There's no doubt on cut. We will have a discussion with the government and police authorities before we come to any decision. We will tell you in the course of the day.”
When asked about pulling out of the IPL, he said he didn't want to comment without consulting the management or the IPL. On being asked whether players would wear black bands as a mark of protest, he said a collective decision would be taken by the team management.
Earlier, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader T T V Dhinakaran appealed to cricket lovers to shun IPL matches scheduled to be held here to "strengthen the voice of farmers" seeking setting up of the Cauvery Management Board.
"I appeal to cricket lovers to boycott the IPL matches to strengthen the voice of farmers in the protest to retrieve rights on Cauvery (river water)," Dhinakaran said in a tweet.
Seven IPL matches are scheduled to be held here between April 10 and May 20.
He said the IPL matches were to be held at a time when people were holding protests every day to partake in the grief of farmers.
The entire state has risen against the alleged "injustice perpetrated on us by the state and central governments on the Cauvery (issue), the lifeline of Tamil Nadu," he said in his Twitter handle.
Dhinakaran, a rival leader for the welfare legacy of AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran and late J Jayalalithaa, is continuing his political fight against the ruling AIADMK regime, led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday discussed with his cabinet colleagues the next legal steps over Tamil Nadu's plea in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board within the stipulated period of six weeks.
Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, fisheries and law ministers D Jayakumar and C Ve Shanmugam respectively, and advocates representing the state in the court, including counsel Shekhar Naphade, attended the meeting, the government said.
Tamil Nadu moved the contempt plea in the apex court on March 31, seeking action against the Centre for allegedly failing to form the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee within six weeks as ordered by the court on February 16.
In the plea, Tamil Nadu has said the central government was bound to give effect to the judgement by framing a scheme top put in place the CMB and the CWRC within six weeks.
On February 16, the Supreme Court raised the 270 tmcft share of Cauvery water for Karnataka by 14.75 tmcft and reduced Tamil Nadu's share, while compensating it by allowing extraction of 10 tmcft groundwater from the river basin, saying the issue of drinking water has to be placed on a "higher pedestal".
With the apex court's verdict, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry would be annually entitled to 404.25 tmcft, 284.75 tmcft, 30 tmcft and 7 tmcft of Cauvery water respectively out of the total of 740 tmcft.
The court had granted six weeks time to the Centre to formulate a scheme to ensure compliance of its 465-page judgement on the decades-old Cauvery dispute, which modified the CWDT award of 2007 and made it clear that it will not be extending time for this on any ground.
It had said its verdict on Cauvery water allocation will continue for the next 15 years.
With inputs from PTI
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