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New Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Metro line at Kathipara an engineering marvel: CM Stalin
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday described the Chennai Metro Rail constructions under way at Kathipara junction as an 'engineering marvel' during a site inspection of the elevated corridor. The project involves laying metro tracks directly atop the Kathipara flyover, marking a first for Indian infrastructure development. Stalin, who posted pictures of his visit on the social media, recalled the original flyover was built under the leadership of his late father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi, and has since stood as a symbol of the city's modernisation drive. 'Today, I inspected the work being carried out to lay Metro tracks, a first-of-its-kind in India, on top of the flyover,' he wrote. 'I have instructed that this engineering marvel be completed on time so that Chennai residents could soon enjoy a smoother urban commute.' The Kathipara intersection, one of Chennai's busiest, is being retrofitted to support the additional metro corridor as part of Phase II of the city's transit expansion plan.
New Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Tamil Nadu govt mulls new industrial estate; Stalin highlights MSME growth
CHENNAI: The state government is actively considering a proposal from the Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (AIEMA) seeking the allocation of 1,000 acres of land to establish a new industrial estate within a 50 km radius of Chennai. Delivering the inaugural address at the 16th edition of ACMEE 2025, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the request submitted by AIEMA president RSS Satish Babu 'will certainly be considered.' Babu, in his remarks, highlighted the space constraints manufacturers face in Ambattur and stressed that a new estate on the city's outskirts would support the chief minister's goal of making TN a $1 trillion economy. Stalin noted that Tamil Nadu ranks third in the country for the number of registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with over 3.5 million units generating 24.7 million jobs. He added that the state contributes 11.9% to India's manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) and leads in the production of motor vehicles, garments, and leather goods, while ranking second in textiles, machinery, and electronics. Criticising the previous AIADMK government, Stalin said his government had allocated Rs 6,626 crore to the MSME sector in just three years, compared to Rs 3,617.6 crore in AIADMK's rule. The current year's allocation stands at Rs 1,918.2 crore. The biennial ACMEE exhibition, organised by AIEMA, has grown from 435 to 468 exhibitors and features 120 international brands. Over 35,000 visitors are expected, with projected deals worth Rs 750 crore.
New Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
BJP trying to bury Tamil culture: CM Stalin
CHENNAI: DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the BJP-led union government of attempting to suppress and bury the pride of Tamil culture that emerged through the Keezhadi excavations. Praising the DMK student wing for organising an agitation - Keezhadi Engal Thaimadi - in Madurai on June 18, Stalin wrote a detailed letter in Murasoli, the DMK's mouthpiece, emphasising the importance of the excavation findings. The protest was held to condemn the union government for not approving the archaeological report on the Keezhadi findings. 'In 2013, during the UPA government, the ASI identified, through its inspections along the Vaigai river bank, that Keezhadi was an important settlement. The BJP government continued the excavations, but after three phases in 2015, the work was halted. The remaining seven phases were carried out by the state archaeology department,' Stalin said in the letter. He also recalled how officer Amarnath Ramakrishna was transferred from the project and later returned after a legal battle to continue his work. 'The artefacts found at the excavation sites were sent to renowned laboratories across the world for testing. Based on the results, Ramakrishna submitted a scientifically grounded 982-page report in 2023. However, even after two years, the BJP government has not approved the report and has instead sent it back, seeking additional proof,' he added. Referring to the scientific findings that iron was used in the Tamil region over 5,300 years ago, Stalin said, 'BJP leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, did not even acknowledge it on social media, even though Tamil Nadu is part of India and Tamils are Indian citizens. BJP leaders in Tamil Nadu are betraying Tamils for positions.'
New Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Revamped Valluvar Kottam ready to host Tamil Nadu CM Stalin on June 21
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin is expected to attend the first event to take place at the rejuvenated Valluvar Kottam, renovated and modernised at `80 crore, on June 21. Persons with disabilities will be thanking the CM for passing legislation ensuring their representation in all local bodies during the event. The monument is not only an iconic landmark of Chennai today but also holds a significant place in the state's political history. DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan said, 'It was our leader Kalaignar M Karunanidhi who himself drew the basic design of how Valluvar Kottam should look, after extensive consultation with Tamil scholars. After our party got re-elected to power in 1971, it became one of his ambitious projects. He laid the foundation stone and personally oversaw its construction.' Amid the Emergency, Karunanidhi's government had announced a two-day inauguration ceremony for Valluvar Kottam on February 22 and 23, 1976. However, his government was dismissed on January 31 that year. Eventually, it was announced it would be inaugurated by the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on April 15, 1976. Karunanidhi, who was not invited to the event, addressed his party cadre through a detailed letter published in 'Murasoli' on the same day. Titled 'Kottam Thirakkapadugirathu. Kuraloviyam Theettapadugirathu' (The Kottam is being opened. Kuraloviyam is being created), the letter likened the incident to how a mother would feel if she were not allowed to attend her own child's wedding. Also, the foundation stone he had laid was removed during the inauguration. After a gap of 13 years, when the DMK won the election and Karunanidhi was set to become CM again in 1989, he chose Valluvar Kottam as the venue for his swearing-in ceremony. Features of the renovated venue
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
They Lost Their Homes In Delhi. Help Came From A ‘Home' 2,000 km Away
New Delhi: The lines kept moving in meticulous order — a quiet antidote to the chaos of the past few weeks after almost 400 migrant Tamil families lost their homes to a court-ordered demolition in south Delhi. The displaced people gratefully queued up for Tamil Nadu govt's aid distribution programme for the displaced. It was Thursday, the second day of the aid distribution, in an auditorium at Tamil Nadu House in Chanakyapuri. "We want to do everything that we can. It's another state, still …," a Tamil Nadu govt official said. "And we know it's temporary relief but we hope to give them some time to breathe." For the displaced, the upheaval began on June 1, when the south Delhi settlement known informally as Madrasi Camp was demolished after a Delhi High Court order because, besides encroaching on railway land, it was blocking the Barapullah drain. The camp had been home to 370 migrant Tamil families, many of whom had lived there for decades, and most of whom worked in the informal service economy, cleaning homes and cars. So, "to address their urgent needs", the Tamil Nadu govt is offering each displaced family Rs 8,000 in cash and a stock of essentials as one-time aid. It is what a disaster-struck Tamil person in Tamil Nadu would have received as assistance from the state, an official explained. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Lined up in the auditorium — in rows along the aisles on either side and in an array on the stage — were stacks of neatly packed bags. Of two kinds. One, with 27kg of rice. Another, with atta, dal, edible oil, spices, salt, sugar and tea. "Relief package for the displaced families, New Delhi," the labels on them said, alongside beaming portraits of state CM MK Stalin. Every family was to get a bag of each. They would just have to show three documents. An allotment letter or a rejection slip for a new house, as proof that they did indeed live at Madrasi Camp before the demolition. An identification document, like Aadhaar, to make sure the right person got the aid. And, because the Rs 8,000 is a direct benefit transfer, bank account information of the person whose name appears on all the Delhi govt paperwork. But, surely, not everyone has a bank account. The relief organisers hadn't expect that. So, they engaged a bank to set up a counter to open savings accounts for those who didn't have one — and then transferred the money. The plan was to make sure that the process was easy for those already mired in the morass of relentless paperwork. "We wanted to make sure that the lines and the verification didn't feel intimidating," the official added. They thought through other potential problems as well. Like locating the people who had been scattered after the demolition. For that, they sought help from those they could locate so that they could, in turn, activate local WhatsApp groups or simply spread the message through word-of-mouth. There were transport services from where Madrasi Camp residents were known to have relocated temporarily to Tamil Nadu House. And a survey is being conducted to quickly identify people who may not have been able to make it to the relief distribution because of age or illness. How long will they keep going? "Until aid has reached the last Madrasi Camp family," the official added. Was this necessary, though? Delhi has long had a relocation programme in place for people who are evicted from slums. But 155 families from Madrasi Camp were told they couldn't be given new homes under Delhi's relocation policy because their papers weren't in order. It's easy to see why families that didn't get a house or are waiting to move up the provisional list would appreciate the assistance. Rosha, for instance, learnt through a letter drafted in Hindi that she could be given a house of her own if she could produce her husband's death certificate. "The thing is, she came to Delhi from Villupuram with five daughters because her husband had died and she thought she couldn't bring them up by herself," Rosha's grandson, Nagesan, said. She is almost 75 now, doesn't speak a lot of Hindi, and is supported by her daughters and grandchildren. Expecting her to have a piece of paper from three decades ago, when she was in Tamil Nadu, is a bit of a reach. So, Nagesan got a notarised affidavit as proof of his grandfather's death. But it was turned down. Until he figures out what to do, "all help is help", Nagesan said, and then walked over to reclaim his place in the queue. He was registering his grandmother's paperwork for the aid. Many among the remaining 215 families, who have been given or are being given new homes, are worried as well because the new homes are too far from their work and schools (resettlement is at Narela, 50km from Madrasi Camp), and because the new apartments could need a lot of work before people can start living in them. That is what V Thangaraj had been saying in court. He is one of the petitioners who had been seeking a stay on the demolition on the grounds that its people deserved "proper rehabilitation" first. He has lived at Madrasi Camp for 16 years. "We thought they would demolish two lanes close to the (Barapullah) drain, and spare the rest," he said. "But on May 31, there was an announcement around 6pm that everyone there should pack up and leave that night. " So, Thangaraj gathered what he could, covered it all up in tarpaulin sheets, and dumped it at a park near the settlement. "There was no time." Eventually, he and his wife rented a small apartment at Bhogal nearby and moved in with their two daughters. His wife was in the queue on Thursday to register for the aid — at least food was taken care of while they thought of ways to rebuild their lives.
