Jaya's claim on bringing down Vajpayee government for Kaveri issue is a BIG lie. http://t.co/piMAFLL6ce

Demolishing false historical revisionism propagated during ruling party election rallies, DMK Treasurer M. K. Stalin on April 14, 2014, declared that Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's claim of having brought down the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1999 for the sake of the Cauvery water dispute was an absolute falsehood. Stalin shared archival news clippings and parliamentary debates proving that Jayalalithaa withdrew support solely after Prime Minister Vajpayee rejected her unconstitutional demands to dismiss the DMK administration and quash her corruption cases. He highlighted that it was actually Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi who successfully compelled the Centre to notify the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal's interim award and constitute the Cauvery River Authority headed by the Prime Minister. Stalin pointed out that whenever the AIADMK held power, it compromised Tamil Nadu's riparian rights by boycotting interstate consultative meetings and pursuing hollow theatrical litigation. He emphasized that the Cauvery delta farmers had suffered severe drought and crop damage under three years of AIADMK negligence. Stalin affirmed that the DMK will always stand as the unyielding guardian of Tamil Nadu's river water rights. He affirmed that safeguarding interstate river rights requires steadfast administrative dedication.