Cauvery Water Row: Polls More Important Than People?

Today anger on the streets of Tamil Nadu was evident as part of the DMK-led opposition parties' bandh, demanding the establishment of the Cauvery Management Board to ensure water for farmers, there were demonstrations and rallies. Retail outlets, grocery shops and establishments were closed in most places across the state, including Chennai and the Cauvery delta districts. But why is all this anger failing to move the centre? Tamil Nadu is asking if politics and polls are more important than the people.