Stalin Slams Devendra Fadnavis Over Madurai Metro Pitch

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for linking the development of the Madurai Metro to the election of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA.

Stalin's remarks came after Fadnavis, while filing the nomination of BJP candidate Rama Sreenivasan from Madurai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, claimed that the Metro project would reach the city only if the BJP candidate won.

Reacting to this, Stalin on X wrote, "Is it the job of the Maharashtra Chief Minister to bargain and



blackmail by saying that a Metro will be provided to Madurai only if a BJP MLA is elected? A Chief Minister who has taken an oath on the Constitution should be ashamed to visit an opposition-ruled state and speak in such a manner." 

The Tamil Nadu CM also highlighted the state's governance achievements, pointing out the contrast with Fadnavis' claims. "Does he know how many landmark projects the Tamil Nadu government is implementing despite the Union government's neglect in fund allocation? If not, he should find out the facts before speaking," Stalin added.