Cauvery row: Biz body seeks PM's intervention

Condemning instances of violence targeting Tamil speaking people and their property in Karnataka, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry here today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and hold talks with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for an amicable settlement.
"The violence including burning and damaging of more than 50 buses and many other vehicles bearing Tamil Nadu registration and also torching of properties belonging to Tamilians is deplorable," chamber president Vanitha Mohan said in a statement here.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene and hold talks with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for an amicable settlement on the issue," she said.

A large number of youths from Tamil Nadu are employed in several IT companies in Bengaluru, she said and sought the intervention of the Karnataka Chief Minister in ensuring their safety and protection from untoward incidents.
She also urged the Karnataka government to initiate stringent action to maintain law and order in the state "as mob attacks, violence and damage to properties will not in any way resolve the issue.