Will ensure uninterrupted supply to the city soon, says Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has agreed to release eight thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft) of Krishna water for Chennai, said Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

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Speaking to reporters at Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur, he said that when a delegation from the State sought an appointment with Mr. Reddy, he readily agreed. Senior Ministers S.P. Velumani and D. Jayakumar met him and requested the release of 8 tmc ft of water.

“We expect the water to reach the city soon. When the [Krishna] water comes, the city residents will get uninterrupted supply of water,” the Chief Minister said, thanking Mr. Reddy.

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On the defeat of the AIADMK in the Vellore Lok Sabha poll, Mr. Palaniswami, the co-cordinator of the party, said Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin had said that they would win by a margin of a few lakhs, but won by just 8,141 votes, whereas the AIADMK polled more votes in the three Assembly constituencies of Gudiyatham, K.V. Kuppam and Anaikkatu, he said.

When asked if the AIADMK’s support to BJP on the Kashmir issue and the triple talaq Bill were the reasons for the party not getting minority votes, he said it was not possible to know how majority or minority people voted. The AIADMK did not believe in religious or caste politics, he said.

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Asked if the (election) trend would continue in the local body polls, he said the AIADMK would win in a majority of local body seats. As to when the polls would be conducted, he said: “Soon.”

Earlier, he named three lion cubs ‘Pradeep’, ‘Dhatchina’ and ‘Niranjana’ at the Vandalur zoo and four tiger cubs ‘Venmadhi’, ‘Yuga’, ‘Mithran’ and ‘Rithvik’ and inaugurated the rhinoceros enclosure. A rhino from Patna would be brought to the zoo here, he said, according to an official release.