Centre punishing Tamil Nadu by not releasing funds: Udhayanidhi

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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, right, greets the gathering during an predetermination  run  aft  filing his information   papers for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, to the Returning Officer, successful  Chennai, April 2, 2026.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, right, greets the gathering during an predetermination run aft filing his information papers for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, to the Returning Officer, successful Chennai, April 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin connected Sunday (April 5, 2026) accused the BJP-led authorities astatine the Centre of punishing Tamil Nadu by not releasing funds required for the State and not announcing caller schemes for it adjacent successful the Union Budget.

Instead of lasting with Tamil Nadu, which was astatine the forefront successful development, the Centre was attempting to enforce Hindi successful the State, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin alleged while campaigning astatine Viralimalai and Pudukottai Assembly constituencies successful the territory garnering enactment for the enactment candidates.

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Realising that the DMK would not let the BJP to summation a foothold successful Tamil Nadu, it was attempting to sneak into Tamil Nadu by wearing the AIADMK mask. Prime Minister Modi was trying to distant power Tamil Nadu utilizing AIADMK person Edappadi Palaniswami. However, Tamil Nadu “could not beryllium controlled” by Delhi, and this should beryllium proved during the upcoming election, helium said.

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Accusing AIADMK wide caput of remaining a “number 1 slave” of Prime Minister Modi, he alleged that Mr. Palaniswami would transportation retired immoderate the Prime Minister wanted. Mr. Palaniswami had fixed up Tamil Nadu’s rights portion helium was the Chief Minister, helium claimed. 

The upcoming predetermination was a combat betwixt the “Delhi team” consisting of Prime Minister Modi and supported by Mr. Palaniswami, and the “Tamil Nadu team” led by the DMK, helium said. 

Listing retired the schemes implemented during the five-year DMK regime, helium claimed that Tamil Nadu was successful the forefront successful maturation and development. The DMK authorities was the 1 which had catered to the requirements of each sections of the nine successful the past 5 years, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin further said.

Published - April 05, 2026 02:22 p.m. IST

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