TVK urges ban on IPL Matches till Cauvery Management board formed

Amidst the row over the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) formation, a regional political party called for a ban on the Indian Premier League match scheduled to be held on April l0 in Chennai till the CMB is formed. Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) a party formed by former MLA MLA Panruti T. Velmurugan wrote a letter to the police commissioner of Chennai in this regard.
The party urged the authorities to not organize the IPL match between Kolakata Night Riders and Chennai Super Kings.
TVK leader Panruti T Velmurugan while talking to the media persons here on Wednesday told, “We have submitted our request to Police Commissioner to not let IPL match take place on April 10 till Cauvery Mangement Board is formed. If at all any match happens we will protest in the stadium.”
However, Panruti assured the party members will not resort to violence to put pressure on the authorities. All the political parties in the state have been protesting against the dilatory tactics by the central government in forming the CMB. Keeping in view the assembly elections in Karnataka, the centre recently sought more time from the Apex court for setting up the CMB. According to the central government being an emotive issue for the people of Karnataka any notice regarding CMB would create “massive public outrage and vitiate elections.” Tamil Nadu government on the other hand filed a contempt case at the Supreme Court against the centre.
The Supreme Court in its judgement on 16 February directed the centre to set up the CMB within six months.