PM Modi neglecting genuine demands of the T.N. government: CM Stalin
The HinduChief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday, March 4, 2024, accused the Union government of ignoring the genuine demands of the Tamil Nadu government and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only frequenting the State as the Lok Sabha polls are around the corner. “But they cannot deceive the people of Tamil Nadu who always stand on the side of the ‘Dravidian Model’ government that works for the rights and development of the State,” he added, while inaugurating the Integrated Collectorate complex of Mayiladuthurai district built at a cost of ₹ 114.48 crore at Mannampandal. To benefit farmers, the State government will construct tail-end regulators at three places to arrest seawater intrusion in Mayiladuthurai district at a cost ₹ 94 crore, he said. Some of the other announcements made by the Chief Minister for the welfare of fishermen included improving the fish landing centre at Vanagiri in Mayiladuthurai district at ₹30 crore, constructing breakwater structures at Vellaiyar river in Nagapattinam district at ₹25 crore and a new fish landing centre at Muthupettai in Tiruvarur district at ₹10 crore.