AIADMK spokesperson C R Saraswathi told TOI, "Violence is not the solution. People of both states have to face issues in a compassionate manner." The activists said they wouldn't allow the meet when there were protests against Tamil Nadu in Karnataka on the Cauvery river row. But the organizers chose to end the meet. About 50 writers had participated in the event.

Source: Times of India September 12, 2016 02:41 UTC