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Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu: Divide Within Congress Over Mekedatu Dam, Stalin Turns Up Heat

Headline via Times Now · first report 14 Nov, 12:19 IST, latest 14 Nov, 12:34 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Times Now at 14 Nov, 12:19 IST; the latest is from India Today at 14 Nov, 12:34 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report14 Nov, 12:19 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 12:34 IST
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The Mekedatu dam issue has reignited political tensions between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, sparking a heated back-and-forth within the Congress party.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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