‘Big names did not bring prosperity’
The Hindu
Periyakulam cries for better civic facilities
Though Theni is the district headquarters, Periyakulam used to be the town with better facilities - the Government District Headquarters Hospital is here and it is the first municipality in the State to get underground drainage system way back in 1967.
It is the hometown of former Chief Minister and AIADMK Coordinator O. Panneerselvam. His brother O. Raja was the Municipal Chairman from 2011 -16. But people here say big names did not translate into big projects. Though Mr. Panneerselvam brought a Government Engineering College in Bodinayakanur where he won the Assembly elections (Periyakulam is a reserved constituency) beating Thanga Tamilselvan of the DMK, he didn’t even bring an arts college to his hometown. This is just one example of how Periyakulam remained ignored, people say.