Cauvery dispute sets off unique protests: Dead rats in mouth, bone in hands and people lying on roads

Some people put a dead mouse near their mouth, some grabbed skeletal bones, some took a bath on the street and some rolled around on the ground. These bizarre forms of protests are taking place in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, as people take to the streets, registering their protest in the Cauvery water dispute between the two states.

Here's a look at different protests taken out by demonstrators in different parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu amid controversy over the Cauvery water sharing:

1. Members of the farmers' association in Tamil Nadu's Trichy staged a protest by standing in Cauvery water. They demanded Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

#WATCH | Farmers in Tamil Nadu's Trichy stage protest by standing in Cauvery water, over the Cauvery water release issue.
They are demanding the release of the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/ja8PCUOyFr— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2023

2. Members of pro-Kannada outfits protested in a unique way. A member with a garland around his neck, sat on the road, while other people around him bathed him with soap and water.

#WATCH Karnataka: Members of pro-Kannada organisation stage protest in a unique way over the Cauvery water issue, in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/XcgKnKFHPc
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023

3. Farmers in Tamil Nadu's Trichy held bones in their hands, while a skull was placed before them near earthen pots.

#WATCH | Farmers in Tamil Nadu's Trichy continue their protest over the Cauvery water release issue. pic.twitter.com/hWX4GVLOhX
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2023

4. A group of Tamil Nadu farmers in Tiruchirappalli put dead rats in their mouths to protest against the Karnataka government and demanded the release of Cauvery water to the state from Karnataka.

#WATCH | A group of Tamil Nadu farmers in Tiruchirappalli holding dead rats in their mouths protest against the Karnataka government and demand the release of Cauvery water to the state from Karnataka pic.twitter.com/CwQyVelyjF
— ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2023

5. In Chamarajanagar, pro-Kannada outfit members raised slogans while holding flags in hand. Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, meanwhile, garlanded a portrait of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Ramanagara.

VIDEO | Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike stage protest in Ramanagara over the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/slhFmwgfq9
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 26, 2023

VIDEO | Karnataka Bandh: Pro-Kannada outfit protests in Chamarajanagar over Cauvery water dispute. pic.twitter.com/U9qaAtskd0
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 29, 2023

6. A few members of pro-Kannada outfits held plastic pots in their hands and a few others rolled on the roads near Bengaluru's Freedom Park on Friday.

#WATCH | Karnataka: Pro-Kannada outfits hold protest on Cauvery water sharing issue in Freedom Park, Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/WrTUYt2rEX
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023

VIDEO | Karnataka Bandh: Members of pro-Kannada organisation protest near Freedom Park, Bengaluru over Cauvery water dispute. pic.twitter.com/UwpAY9Gw9g
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 29, 2023

7. In Karnataka's Mandya, members of the farmers' association held a 'Rail Roko' protest over the Cauvery water-sharing issue.

#WATCH | Members of farmers' association in Karnataka's Mandya hold 'Rail Roko' protest over the Cauvery water sharing issue. pic.twitter.com/HQEqTmdBHG
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023

The two southern states are at loggerheads over the Cauvery water-sharing issue following the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s directives to release water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu at a time when several taluks in the state have been declared drought-hit.

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Cauvery dispute sets off bizarre protests: Dead rats near mouth, bone in hands and more

Here's a look at different protests by demonstrators in different parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu amid the raging controversy over the Cauvery water sharing.

By Akriti Anand Sept 29, 2023 3:55:21 PM IST (Published)

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