Centre not implementing projects in T.N. due to animosity towards State, says Stalin
The Hindu
Stalin criticizes the Central government for delaying projects in Tamil Nadu due to political animosity, highlighting DMK's achievements.
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin campaigns in Madurai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY
The BJP-led Central government announced AIIMS for Madurai in 2015, and the foundation was laid in 2019. However, till now the project remains only on paper, said Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin at Thirumangalam here on Sunday.
Addressing an election campaign meeting, Mr. Stalin said since then the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and the 2024 Parliamentary elections were held and now it was the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The very same BJP-led Central government, which laid the foundation for AIIMS in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh in 2017, inaugurated it in 2022.
However, in contrast to this, the DMK government in Tamil Nadu established the Kalaignar Centenary Library in Madurai and Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai within one-and-half-years after the foundation was laid. This was the Dravidian model of governance.
Why was it that the Central government could not function with the same speed and efficiency. It was because they harboured animosity towards Tamil Nadu and its people. This was why they continue to refuse to release the Keeladi archaeological excavation report, he said.
Similarly, the Metro Rail Projects for Madurai and Coimbatore were rejected. However, it was established in places where there were BJP-led governments such as Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Patna in Bihar.
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