||Three Capital demand echoes in Tamil Nadu||
Reviving the demand for a second State capital, Minister Sellur K Raju said on Monday that late Chief Minister and AIADMK founder MG Ramachandrans choice was Madurai. Earlier on Sunday, minister RB Udhayakumar passed a resolution at a district unit meeting of the party, demanding Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselam to announce the temple city as the second capital.
As the clamour grows ahead of the Assembly elections, there is speculation if this is an attempt to garner votes, as creation of a second capital city is a time-intensive process, and requires elaborate procedures to be completed and new infrastructure created. Udhayakumar vehemently denies any political motives behind the move. It is a demand for growth in the southern districts, he tells Express. Currently, its only being considered as the entire process is a lengthy one. A committee needs to be formed to study the possibility, then public views must be sought.
Justifying the demand, Udhayakumar says cities down South are 5-10 years behind Chennai in terms of development. Chennai has over 1 crore population, and providing basic infrastructure is becoming a challenge. AIADMK, he says, is working to fix these issues and make development more equitable. The demand is not to change the capital, but to create an additional one - as in the case of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. It would help people in the southern districts in a big way. Udhayakumar on Monday appealed to the Chief Minister to form a panel to study the feasibility.
While speaking in Madurai on Monday, Raju echoed these points as well. Though Chennai is the State capital, Madurai has always been the capital for art and politics. It was indeed the wish of MGR to make Madurai the second capital. It was the reason that he organised the World Tamil Conference in Madurai during his tenure. He said that while MGR wanted Tiruchy to be made the State capital, he wanted Madurai as the second capital. But the idea was dropped following opposition from DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
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||Three Capital demand echoes in Tamil Nadu|| Reviving the demand for a second State capital, Minister Sellur K Raju said on Monday that late Chief Minister and AIADMK founder MG Ramachandrans choice was Madurai. Earlier on Sunday, minister RB Udhayakumar passed a resolution at a district unit meeting of the party, demanding Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselam to announce the temple city as the second capital. As the clamour grows ahead of the Assembly elections, there is speculation if this is an attempt to garner votes, as creation of a second capital city is a time-intensive process, and requires elaborate procedures to be completed and new infrastructure created. Udhayakumar vehemently denies any political motives behind the move. It is a demand for growth in the southern districts, he tells Express. Currently, its only being considered as the entire process is a lengthy one. A committee needs to be formed to study the possibility, then public views must be sought. Justifying the demand, Udhayakumar says cities down South are 5-10 years behind Chennai in terms of development. Chennai has over 1 crore population, and providing basic infrastructure is becoming a challenge. AIADMK, he says, is working to fix these issues and make development more equitable. The demand is not to change the capital, but to create an additional one - as in the case of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. It would help people in the southern districts in a big way. Udhayakumar on Monday appealed to the Chief Minister to form a panel to study the feasibility. While speaking in Madurai on Monday, Raju echoed these points as well. Though Chennai is the State capital, Madurai has always been the capital for art and politics. It was indeed the wish of MGR to make Madurai the second capital. It was the reason that he organised the World Tamil Conference in Madurai during his tenure. He said that while MGR wanted Tiruchy to be made the State capital, he wanted Madurai as the second capital. But the idea was dropped following opposition from DMK chief M Karunanidhi.