The Tamil Nadu government has officially approached the Supreme Court to challenge Karnataka's water management, marking a critical escalation in the long-standing Cauvery river dispute.
The legal move follows rising tensions that forced actor-politician Vijay to defer a planned visit to Karnataka after an appeal from Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar.
This conflict represents the first major political test for Vijay's newly formed party, TVK, as it navigates conflicting regional interests and strained relations with the Congress-led Karnataka government.