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Nirmal Kumar's Tamil Nadu political protests
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In early July 2026, Tamil Nadu’s Minister of Electricity and Law, Law C T R Nirmal Kumar, Kumar walked out of a government event in Madurai, protesting the absence of several MLAs. The incident highlighted growing MLAs, signalling rising friction between Kumar’s party and with other legislators. A few weeks later, in In early August, Kumar escalated he intensified his confrontational stance by rejecting a proposed all‑party meeting on the Cauvery water dispute. He argued dispute, arguing that the state assembly had already passed a unanimous resolution on the issue and that further talks were unnecessary. Kumar also resolution. He accused DMK leader president M K Stalin and Karnataka chief minister Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of colluding against Tamil Nadu’s interests, to block water releases, and rebuked Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary for allegedly misinterpreting misreading a Supreme Court judgment. Kumar further warned that multiple court petitions could weaken Tamil Nadu’s case, announced that the state would file a petition in the Supreme Court to protect its share, and criticized the AIADMK for filing a High Court petition despite earlier support for the assembly resolution. These actions illustrate Kumar’s increasing his escalating use of public protest and sharp criticism to assert Tamil Nadu’s position in inter‑state water negotiations and intra‑state political battles.
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