It’s projects galore. from Metro extension to renovation of centuries-old canal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Dy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam at a function in Chennai on Sunday | P JAWAHAR
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CHENNAI: The message was clear, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for new projects worth a massive `8,126 crore on Sunday in Chennai the Centre has kept its word on delivering development in TN. The top projects launched by the PM are, inauguration of the Chennai Metro extension from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar, beginning of works on the fourth railway line from Chennai Beach to Attipattu, and laying of foundation to renovate the Grand Anicut.
3642 rime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, that will link North Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station, in Chennai on Sunday. PTI photo
Chennai, February 14
Setting the stage for a positive campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, likely in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday latched on to Tamil culture and justice for people and backed the aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Signalling a united fight against the background of belligerence of expelled AIADMK leaders TTV Dhinakaran and his aunt VK Sasikala, Modi gestured to Chief Minister K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on the dias to join and lift hands with him.
Modi Presses The Right Buttons In Tamil Nadu, Woos Farmers, Fishermen, Dalits
During his one-day visit to Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rolled out a slew of developmental projects in the poll-bound state on Sunday PTI G.C. Shekhar 2021-02-14T16:04:41+05:30 Modi Presses The Right Buttons In Tamil Nadu, Woos Farmers, Fishermen, Dalits outlookindia.com 2021-02-14T16:58:22+05:30
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During his one-day visit to Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressed all the right buttons to woo the people of Tamil Nadu ahead of this summer’s Assembly elections.
He quoted two Tamil poets, praised farmers for their record rice production, reassured fishermen about instant intervention and relief in their long-standing dispute with the Lankan navy but more importantly he reached out to the Devendra Kula Vellalar (DKV) community – an important sub-sect of Dalits in the state.
PM Modi sets stage for positive campaign in Tamil Nadu polls.
CHENNAI: Setting the stage for a positive campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, likely in April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday latched on to Tamil culture and justice for people and backed the aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Signalling a united fight against the background of belligerence of expelled AIADMK leaders T T V Dhinakaran and his aunt V K Sasikala, Modi gestured to chief minister K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on the dias to join and lift hands with him.
All smiles, the three leaders quickly interlocked their hands amid applause and the unmistakable political subtext of the event that saw the launch of completed infra projects and laying the foundation for new initiatives was not lost on anyone.