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In a put up on X, he stated, “The Union BJP authorities has denied Metro Rail for ‘Temple City’ Madurai and for ‘South India’s Manchester’, Coimbatore, on flimsy grounds. A authorities exists to serve individuals with out bias. Yet the Union BJP treats Tamil Nadu’s democratic selection as a motive to take revenge.”
Mr. Stalin stated pushing such a political customized, through which BJP-ruled States get Metros for smaller Tier II cities whereas opposition-ruled States are disadvantaged, is a disgraceful method. “Tamil Nadu, the land of Self-Respect, won’t ever settle for such a distortion of federal rules,” he added.
“They [Centre] tried to stall the Chennai Metro, and we overcame these malicious makes an attempt and stored the mission progressing. With the identical willpower, we are going to safe the Metro Rail that Madurai and Coimbatore want for his or her future development,” he added.
The Union authorities earlier rejected the Metro Rail mission proposals for Coimbatore and Madurai, arguing that the 2 cities lack the mandated 2-million inhabitants in response to the 2011 census.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs stated the inhabitants of Coimbatore metropolis is 15.84 lakh and that of Madurai is 15 lakh in response to the 2011 census. The Metro Rail Policy, 2017, states that the inhabitants of a metropolis ought to be 2 million or extra to plan a Metro Rail mission.
Published – November 19, 2025 08:37 am IST
