Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on November 5 wrote to Prime Minister A B Vajpayee suggesting a "minimum fixed agenda" for a meeting of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA), as demanded by Karnataka, to enable the state to participate "effectively".

Coming down heavily on the CRA, headed by Prime Minister, A B Vajpayee, she said the people of the state would "lose their faith", if it did not function properly for the purpose for which it was created. It had not "discharged its duties properly in exercising its powers vested under the Act as well as under the Constitution", she felt.

"The tilt of the CRA towards Karnataka state has now led Karnataka to believe that it can get the CRA to revise its earlier orders, that too with retrospective effect," she said in her letter, copy of which had been sent to Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry.

Pointing out that the CRA was not "conscious" of its responsibilities and its duties, Jayalalithaa said Karnataka made only "oral representations" at such CRA meetings and the requirement of Tamil Nadu, made in writing and placed on record, was not fully considered and some via-media order was later passed.

"Such things ought not to take place in future," she said and suggested a "table of agenda" which should include that pleadings and representations of Karnataka had to be placed in writing with all enclosures and a copy to be given to Tamil Nadu to prepare its objections, if any.

PTI