Jayalalithaa responds to Karunanidhi’s observations  Chief
Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday asserted that the State got
10,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of Cauvery water from
Karnataka during September 12 to 20 only because it approached
the Supreme Court.  Only after the State filed a petition that
crop in the State was getting affected due to non-release of
water by the Karnataka government, the Supreme Court not only
directed [the Union government] that the Cauvery River Authority
hold a meeting but also asked Karnataka to release 10,000
cusecs.  As regards the ruling given by Prime Minister-Chairman
of the Authority to Karnataka to issue 9,000 cusecs for 25 days,
the Chief Minister explained that the quantum was less than what
the court had given. Moreover, even as per distress sharing
formula, Karnataka should provide two thousand million cubic
feet (tmc ft) a day for 24 days to Tamil Nadu, she explained in
a statement.  Ms. Jayalalithaa was responding to observations
made by former Chief Minister a