Pics: Chennai Chants ‘Go Back Modi’ as PM Visits Amid Cauvery Stir

Black flags and swarms of protesters greeted Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister arrived in Chennai on 12 April.

DMK floats a black balloon in Chennai with the slogan ‘Modi Go Back’, to protest PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tamil Nadu. 

(Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Black flags and swarms of protesters greeted Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister arrived in Chennai on Thursday, 12 April.

Political parties and pro-Tamil groups protest PM Modi’s visit to Chennai.

The hashtag #GoBackModi trended worldwide, as protesters took to the streets to demand the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board. The PM was in Mahabalipuram for the day, to inaugurate a four-day exhibition Defence Expo India 2018.

MDMK party members raise black flags condemning PM Modi’s presence at the Defence Expo on 12 April.

Led by leaders from the opposition parties, protesters raised black flags and released black balloons to mark their dissent.

MDMK party members raise black flags.

MDMK party members raise black flags condemning PM Modi who attended the Defence Expo on 12 April.

Protesters took out demonstrations despite extensive police surveillance. A number of demonstrators were detained, including MDMK leader Vaiko, who was held by the city police in Saidapet.

MDMK leader Vaiko says he’s been protesting TN’s disproportionate Cauvery water sharing ratio for 25 years now.

Protestors during the Cauvery stir in Chennai taking to the streets despite heavy police surveillance. 

Protesters stand on top of billboards outside Chennai airport shouting slogans of #GoBackModi.

Some protestors climbed atop billboards outside the Chennai airport and waved flags and shouted slogans to protest PM Modi’s visit.

Protesters gathered outside Alandur metro station to condemn PM Modi’s arrival in Mahabalipuram. 

Black balloons bearing the slogan ‘Go Back Modi’ were released by fringe groups near the airport. Police officials stopped a vehicle and burst the rest of the balloons.

Black balloons bearing the slogan ‘Go Back Modi’ were released by Vaiko’s MDMK party.

DMK supremo Karunanidhi also extended his support to the protests by donning a black t-shirt while at his residence.

DMK releases a photo of party chief M Karunanidhi wearing a black shirt in solidarity with the #GoBackModi protesters.

Tamil Nadu has seen weeks of protest over the Centre’s failure to follow the Supreme Court’s directive to constitute a Cauvery Management Board by 31 March.

The SC had ordered that the board be constituted to oversee the allocation of water from the river to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. On 10 April, the apex court pulled up the centre over the issue. The Centre is expected to file a reply on 3 May.