The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday demanded that the taluks of Devikulam and Peermedu, now in Kerala and forming parts of the catchment of the Periyar river, be merged with Tamil Nadu. “The Kerala government has compelled us to reiterate our demand that Devikulam and Peermedu which, historically and geographically, belong to Tamils and Tamil Nadu, be retrieved,” DMK president and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said in a statement.