After nearly 12 years, Vijay shared the stage with Narendra Modi in what is being seen as one of the most politically significant meetings in Tamil Nadu’s recent history. Now serving as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after his stunning electoral rise, Vijay met PM Modi at Seva Teerth in New Delhi on Wednesday during his first official visit to the national capital since assuming office.
Vijay, who flew out of Chennai earlier in the day, held detailed discussions with the Prime Minister on a range of issues concerning Tamil Nadu, including infrastructure projects, financial assistance from the Centre, welfare schemes, industrial investments, and pending state demands.
Following his meeting with Narendra Modi, Vijay arrived at Tamil Nadu House in Delhi, where he was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour during his maiden official visit to the national capital after taking oath as Chief Minister earlier this month.
The meeting lasted around 25 minutes and is being viewed as far more than a routine courtesy call. Apart from meeting the Prime Minister, Vijay is also expected to interact with senior Union ministers during his Delhi visit. He may hold discussions with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding pending fiscal allocations and development proposals for Tamil Nadu. There is also speculation over possible meetings with senior opposition leaders, making this Delhi trip one of the most closely watched political developments in the country right now.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu reservoir project, escalating the long-running Cauvery river dispute between the two southern states. The letter comes amid reports that the Karnataka government is preparing to conduct the Bhoomi Puja for the controversial project, which Tamil Nadu claims could severely impact its share of Cauvery water. In his letter, Vijay accused Karnataka of attempting to alter the river water flow guaranteed to Tamil Nadu under the Cauvery water-sharing framework and urged the Centre to immediately intervene to stop any further progress on the project.
The Mekedatu project, proposed across the Cauvery river near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, envisages a balancing reservoir with a storage capacity of 67.16 TMC. Karnataka has maintained that the project is aimed at providing drinking water to Bengaluru and generating power, while Tamil Nadu has consistently argued that any new upstream reservoir could affect scheduled water releases to the lower riparian state.
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