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Former DMK Minister V. Senthilbalaji addressing the protesters successful Coimbatore connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin volition bring the Metro Rail to Coimbatore and Madurai, said erstwhile DMK Minister V. Senthilbalaji successful Coimbatore connected Thursday. Cadre of the DMK and its confederation parties staged a protestation successful Coimbatore against the Central authorities for rejecting the Coimbatore Metro Rail proposal. Mr. Senthilbalaji alleged that the Centre had not initially sanctioned funds for the Chennai Metro Rail task either. “The DMK authorities struggled to springiness funds. Yet, the task was implemented. Why volition it not beryllium imaginable for the Tamil Nadu authorities to instrumentality the Coimbatore Metro? The DMK authorities volition beryllium capable to instrumentality the Metro Rail projects successful Coimbatore and Madurai,” helium contended. The AIADMK and its confederation parties, including the BJP, won 10 seats successful the Coimbatore portion successful the Assembly election. Then, wherefore is the Centre refusing the Metro Rail task for Coimbatore, helium wondered. Mr. Senthilbalaji said Mr. Stalin had implemented projects specified arsenic the Avinashi Road flyover, Semmozhi Poonga, library, and jewellery parkland successful Coimbatore. Alleging that the AIADMK and its leaders had amassed wealthiness and joined hands with the BJP to support themselves, helium said the enactment was not applicable successful the State anymore. “The Centre rejected the proposals connected flimsy grounds contempt the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) being submitted 15 months ago. The Coimbatore Corporation has 16 lakh voters. It is 1 of the fast-growing cities and Tamil Nadu is the 2nd largest taxation paying State successful India. The World Bank adjacent studied the DPRs. The Centre approves projects for BJP-ruled States immediately. Why has it rejected them for Coimbatore and Madurai? Is determination immoderate different metropolis wherever the Metro Rail task was rejected?” helium asked. The BJP did not triumph immoderate spot successful Tamil Nadu successful the Parliamentary election, and it volition not triumph immoderate successful adjacent year’s Assembly predetermination too, the erstwhile Minister added.
Published - November 21, 2025 12:30 americium IST
