TN, Kerala BJP workers form human chain to stress unity

Monday, 26 December 2011: In a bid to stress unity among the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala following the escalation of the Mullaperiyar dam dispute recently, BJP workers of both states yesterday formed human chains at three places along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala borders in Coimbatore and in Palakkad in the neighbouring state.
Participating in the human chain at Walayar, located along the border, former union minister and senior Kerala BJP leader, O Rajagopal, appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately intervene and take steps to find an amicable solution to the issue.
“Without heeding to rumours and misinformation campaign by certain vested interests, people of the both the states should work for unity and cordial relationship,” he said.
Since long, many Keralites, including himself, had been visiting the temples in Palani and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, while many Tamilians had been offering worship at the Guruvayur and Sabarimala temples without any obstacle, he said.
Earlier in the day, BJP workers marked the 88th birthday of former prime minister, A B Vajpayee, by forming human chains at two places at Pollachi area in the district.