NEW DELHI: All India Anna DravidaMunnetraKazhaga leader M Thambidurai said that his party would consider moving a no-trust motion in Parliament against the National Democratic Alliance government if the Congress was ready to support the same. The move appears to be a bid to shift the political onus on DravidaMunnetraKazhagam on the Cauvery issue.

"Stalin says the AIADMK should bring a no-trust motion (on Cauvery issue). We are ready to bring it," he told reporters at Chennai airport. In the same breath, the LokSabha Deputy Speaker said Congress support was needed to facilitate such an initiative. 

"Let Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi issue a statement (indicating support), they (DMK) are in alliance with them (Congress)... only if they (Congress) support, we will get the (requisite) numbers," he said. Seeking to make his party's position clear, Thambidruai, a senior AIADMK leader from Western Tamil Nadu, said such a no-trust move would however be only for the Cauvery issue.

"Only on the Cauvery issue... not for any other general issue. To urge constitution of the Cauvery Management Board, and since the Centre has failed to do that, we will consider that if other parties like Congress support it."
Thambidurai's assertion comes against the backdrop of Congress ruled Karnataka going to the polls next month, where Cauvery is an emotive issue like in Tamil Nadu.

Days ago, Stalin had demanded that the ruling AIADMK support the no-trust move of the Telugu Desam Party to mount pressure on the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board.