Narayanasamy making false claims of dispute between Puducherry L-G and CM: Home Minister

Narayanasamy making false claims of dispute between Puducherry L-G, CM: Home Minister

Accusing former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy of giving false statements about differences of opinion between Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on administrative matters, Home Minister A. Namassivayam said the Congress leader was trying to mislead the people of the Union Territory (UT), as he was not able to “digest” the smooth functioning of the AINRC-BJP government.

Speaking to reporters after attending a Tiranga Victory Rally, organised by Pondicherry University on its campus on Saturday (May 17, 2025), the Home Minister said the former Chief Minister was always in the “habit of making false claims and untrue statements.” 

After the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power in the UT under the leadership of Mr. Rangasamy, several schemes that were stalled during the tenure of Mr. Narayanasamy were relaunched, and new schemes initiated. The AINRC-BJP government was able to reopen ration shops and launch several welfare schemes announced in the Assembly, he said. 

“He cannot digest the performance of the government in initiating welfare schemes. If there were differences of opinion between the Lt. Governor and Chief Minister, the administration could not have executed so many schemes. The implementation of the schemes has created a good name for the government and because of that, Mr. Narayanasamy is worried, and he wants to confuse the voters,” he said. 

Stressing that there were no differences of opinion between the Lt. Governor and Chief Minister, the BJP leader said Mr. Kailashnathan has extended full support to the government in implementing schemes. The government had introduced 10% reservation for NEET-qualified government school students for admission to medical colleges. A similar quota was planned to be introduced for government school students in other higher education courses, he said.

“The Lt. Governor is keen that the provision for 10% reservation for government school students in non-medical courses is implemented quickly. On Friday [May 16], he [Lt Governor] called me and asked when the file related to 10% reservation for government school students in all higher educational institutions is going to be sent. If there were differences, the Lt. Governor would not take such a positive stand,” Mr. Namassivayam, who is also the Education Minister, said. 

Earlier in the day, the Lt. Governor and Mr. Namassivayam participated in the Tiranga Rally on the campus. The rally is held across the country to express solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces for the military strikes against Pakistan in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.