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Around 4,000 policemen deployed for security at the M A Chidambaram stadium ahead of today’s IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Photo: R Ragu - The Hindu
Hours before the CSK-KKR tie, activists tried to stage a demonstration outside the M A Chidambaram stadium here against holding of the IPL fixtures in Tamil Nadu amid the raging Cauvery protests. The activists of T Velumurugan-led Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) tried to picket the stadium, but were immediately removed by the police.
The slogan-shouting activists demanded that IPL matches be not held here. The Chidambaram stadium has turned into a virtual fortress with 4,000 policemen including commandos and members of the Rapid Action Force deployed for security ahead of today’s IPL tie involving Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Velmurugan had threatened yesterday to hold protests outside the game venue on match day. “If the match is held despite our plea, we will coordinate with all democratic forces to stop it by organising a massive picketing protest. Many leaders and organisations will participate,” he had said, adding, “Cricketers knowing Tamil, please understand our sentiments.”
Tamil Nadu has been witnessing protests for the past one week, urging the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). Various political parties and outfits have demanded that the IPL matches be not held at a time when the state is witnessing widespread agitations on the vexed issue.
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.
The court had granted six weeks to the Centre to formulate a scheme to ensure compliance of its 465-page judgement on the decades-old Cauvery dispute, modifying the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award of 2007. The court had also made it clear that it would not be extending the time for this on any ground. The six-week period ended on March 29.
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