A petitioner has sought a direction to the Union government to take steps to protect Tamils in Kerala and Karnataka, saying, "If such attacks continued then the integrity of the nation would be affected." "If such attacks continued then the integrity of the nation would be affected," the petitioner said and sought a direction to the Union government to take steps to protect Tamils in Kerala and Karnataka. The apex court had modified its September 5 order and asked Karnataka to release a reduced quantum of 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 20. In its September 5 order, the apex court had directed the state to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water for 10 days to ameliorate the plight of farmers of the neighbouring state. On Sept 12, a Tamil Nadu PWD officer and about 50 workers were reportedly prevented entry to the Parambikulam Project area in Kerala.

Source: dna September 15, 2016 08:26 UTC