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Cauvery row: Self-immolation in Tamil Nadu to protest Modi visit; updates

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board so as to ease farmers' troubles before the start of the next irrigation season in June

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DMK floats a black balloon in Chennai with the slogan 'Modi Go Back', in protest against PM Modi's visit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted with slogans of 'Modi go back' and a sea of black flags when he arrived at Tamil Nadu capital Chennai to formally inaugurate DefExpo 2018. There were protests all across Tamil Nadu against the logjam on the issue of setting up the Cauvery Management Board.

Later in the day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board so as to ease farmers' troubles before the start of the next irrigation season in June.

All throughout the day, the issue took the centre stage in Tamil

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