Narendra Modi must help solve Cauvery water issue: Tharoor

Bengaluru: As the Cauvery crisis continues to burn, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene and find a solution to end the water war between the two states.

“He (Modi) should step up and find a common ground for Karnataka and Tamil Nadu," Tharoor said, even as the BJP continues to defend Mr Modi's silence over the issue. 

In an interaction with students of Symbiosis School of Media and Communication on Sunday, Mr Tharoor highlighted some of the global crises plaguing the country and stressed that India is not ready for a war. “If we want our economy to flourish, India should not be risking a war with Pakistan, even if it means going on a surgical war,” he cautioned.

Suggesting that the turbulent times in Kashmir do not augur well for foreign investors, who were particularly enticed by peace, Mr Tharoor said that to flourish economically, the country should maintain peace.