Elangovan demands judicial probe into water release

TNCC President E V K S Elangovan today demanded that the Central Government order a judicial inquiry into the issue of water release from Chembarambakkam Lake near Chennai which the opposition parties allege caused the unprecedented floods recently.
The inquiry should be conducted by a retired high court judge and the report should be submitted within a month's time to the Centre, he told reporters in Gobichettipalayam.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa yesterday rejected opposition charge over flood-management and release of water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir, dubbing it as "lies, and a false propaganda".
Elangovan alleged that lakhs of people in Chennai and its surrounding districts were affected in the floods due to the "lethargic approach" of the government.

The TNCC chief also said Congress would have alliance with secular parties like DMK, DMDK.