Karunanidhi, Achuthanandan to discuss Mullaperiyar dam issue

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said that he would meet Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan with a view to resolving the Mullaperiyar dam dispute.
Talking to journalists after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon after his arrival in the capital, Mr. Karunanidhi said the Prime Minister requested him to hold talks with Kerala Chief Minister to resolve the issue. He said, “I had told the Prime Minister that the talks held earlier as per the directions of the Supreme Court did not yield the desired results. But the Prime Minister said that there was nothing wrong in having another round of talks. I had accepted the request in the fond hope that a solution would emerge from the talks.”