PM Modi Attacks MK Stalin On Funding, Language Row

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurating Tamil Nadu's Pamban bridge today, mocked the Opposition, saying they are like people who cry without any reason. In the backdrop of Chief Minister MK Stalin's complaints about delimitation and the third language issue, PM Modi pointed out that the funds allocated for the rail projects of the state has gone up nearly seven times.

He also questioned DMK leaders for signing off their letters in English, not in Tamil.

"The infrastructure of Tamil Nadu is a top priority for the government... Before 2014, only Rs 900 crore were received every year for rail projects and you all know who was heading the INDI Alliance at that time. This time Tamil Nadu's rail budget is more than Rs 6000 crore... This year, Tamil Nadu's railway budget is more than 6,000 crore rupees," he said amid allegations of inadequate allocation of funds.

The government is also modernising 77 railway stations, including the one in Rameswaram,” he said.

Highlighting the Centre's contributions in another area, he remarked, "Over the past 10 years, significant progress has been made in improving village roads and highways under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana."

"Since 2014, with the support of the central government, approximately 4,000 km of roads have been constructed in Tamil Nadu," he added.

Chief Minister Stalin has frequently accused the Centre of trying to undermine the southern states—politically through delimitation and culturally through the three-language policy. He also claimed that the Centre had made it clear that the state라이브 바카라 funds would be withheld if it did not adhere to the National Education Policy.

However, PM Modi did not address these issues. Instead, he criticized Tamil Nadu leaders for using English in official communications rather than Tamil and challenged the state to introduce medical education in Tamil.