கதிராமங்கலம் போராட்டம் வெற்றி பெறும்வரை திமுக துணை நிற்கும் என அம்மக்களுக்கு நம்பிக்கையையும் வாக்குறுதியையும் அளித்தேன் #savekathiramangalam

DMK working president M.K. Stalin gave a solemn pledge on July 31, 2017, assuring the residents of Kathiramangalam that the DMK would firmly stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them until their peaceful struggle against hazardous ONGC operations achieved complete success. Stalin affirmed that the grassroots agitation was not merely a local dispute, but a crucial civilizational battle to protect the Cauvery delta, recognized as the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, from devastating environmental destruction.

Stalin emphasized that agrarian communities were rightfully alarmed by toxic underground leaks that contaminated freshwater borewells and rendered fertile paddy fields barren. The state government's callous apathy toward agrarian distress and its subservience to central corporate interests betrayed the foundational duties owed to farming families. While local residents endured tear gas and baton-charges, the ruling dispensation remained an indifferent bystander.

The DMK leader promised that the party would champion their righteous environmental demands across legislative assemblies, judicial forums, and public platforms. Stalin urged the villagers to maintain their peaceful democratic unity, reaffirming that the DMK would fight tirelessly until the Cauvery delta is declared a protected agricultural zone free from destructive extraction.