The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation’s reply to Honourable MP @PWilsonDMK in the Rajya Sabha confirms that the Government of India granted ‘In-Principle’ approval for the #Parandur Greenfield International #Airport on 07.04.2025, based on TIDCO’s proposal.
This is yet another affirmation that the #DravidianModel Government under the leadership of the then Honourable Chief Minister @mkstalin meticulously secured every statutory and stage-wise approval required to make #Chennai’s long-awaited ***dual independent runway*** Greenfield International Airport a reality. 🛫
Tamil Nadu cannot afford to mortgage its future to political grandstanding.
Chennai urgently needs a 5,000+ acre next generation aviation hub with two “independent parallel” 4000Mtrs+ CodeF runways (not intersecting runways like Meenambakam which curtails runway capacity with lengths of 3600+Mtrs Code4E and 2000+Mtrs Code 3C ), MRO facilities, cargo terminals, aerospace industries, logistics parks, hotels and some room for future expansion.
The site was chosen after extensive technical evaluation, balancing aviation requirements, connectivity, future scalability and minimising overall social and environmental impact.
The #DravidianModel Government recognised the pain and angst of the affected villages and designed one of India’s most comprehensive rehabilitation and compensation packages to ensure affected families receive the best possible support while enabling a project that will benefit generations to come.
Every responsible political party must rise above short-term politics and support transformational infrastructure that will shape Tamil Nadu’s future. Every decision on critical infrastructure must ultimately be guided by science, technical expertise and the long-term interests of Tamil Nadu.
It is deeply unfortunate that a project of such strategic importance now stands clouded by uncertainty, with the Government maintaining silence while media reports speculate that it has been abandoned.
Our State deserves consensus, not political obstruction.
#ParandurAirport #CMMKStalin #TNRising
If, at all, the airport plan is scrapped in favour of agriculture, the lands must be designated as compulsory farm lands for the next 20 years to avoid future misuse. Then we will know how many are actually willing to continue agriculture!
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s first big test: The battle over Parandur. Certain people whose land have been acquired say they will file a case or seek more compensation if anything apart from an airport comes up...🫠 https://t.co/7vZeFeEy0l
At the @IndianExpress Adda, I spoke about how politics can be unforgiving. We competed fiercely with the previous DMK government in Tamil Nadu for investments - won some, lost some.
But I never heard an investor complain of being asked for money by the government. Credit where it's due: the DMK government ran a clean and professional investment process and that deserves appreciation.
Exposing TVK’s fiscal panic! 💥
1️⃣ ADMK left ₹4.85L Cr debt post-COVID.
2️⃣ Center slashed TN's tax share (7.9% to 4.079%), robbing us of ₹3.17L Cr.
Yet, DMK kept TN’s Debt-to-GSDP ratio stable at 28.2% in 2026 (down from 29.1% in 2021). That is real financial management! 📉
தமிழ் மக்களின் தற்போதைய "Savior complex" இன் தேவையை நன்கு அறிந்து பயன்படுத்தி கொண்டவர் இருவர். ஒருவர் கருப்பு கோட்டுக்காரர் இன்னொருவர் கருப்பு படத்துக்காரர்!!
The engagement with HD Hyundai intensified with meetings with key personnel in February 2025 and this illustrated how in principle every serious investment promotion effort must internalise. Large investors require absolute confidentiality, as premature disclosure can affect stock valuations and jeopardise transactions built over years. Tamil Nadu’s shipbuilding policy was simultaneously prepared to complement the then imminent Union Government’s national framework, ready to be released the moment the national policy was announced thus mirroring the approach taken with the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme.
The MoU was formalised at the #TNRising event, followed by a detailed engagement in Korea in January 2026 where HD Hyundai shared the full massive scale of their vision for future of NSHIP TN and the proposed Tamil Nadu facility.
Since model code was in place MD Guidance TN attended the formal signing between NSHIP TN (National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park Tamil Nadu), Sagarmala Finance Corporation Ltd. (SMFCL) of India and HD Hyundai which was timed to be a part of the summit held between South Korean President Thiru.Lee Jae Myung and Indian Prime Minister Thiru.Narendra Modi in New Delhi in April 2026.
Tamil Nadu’s shipbuilding story carries broader lessons for how industrial strategy should be conducted. Sectors of this complexity are not won through reactive policy or opportunistic pitching. They are won through early conviction, sustained institutional effort, intelligent use of diplomatic channels and the discipline to build a proposition quietly before presenting it publicly.
The foundation has been laid by then CM Honourable Thiru M.K.Stalin. We must now build on it with the same rigour and long-term commitment, ensuring Tamil Nadu’s maritime ambitions translate into lasting industrial capacity, deep employment generation and a supply chain ecosystem that benefits the broader regional economy.
I reiterate my leaders words that when it comes to the growth of the state we must work as one cutting across political lines. The state of Tamil Nadu will always cherish the unique path breaking #DravidianModel governance of DMK Leader Thiru. MK Stalin avargal. He will forever remain the best CM that TN has seen under whose rule industry and people thrived with the economy reaching newer greater heights every single day🙏🏾
5/5
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The craziest thing about “Skyfall” is that Adele didn’t just make a great Bond song. She made a song that sounds like it had been part of the Bond franchise for decades. Instant classic from the moment it dropped.
Not a lot of people bring up Thazuvudhu Nazhudhu as an example of SPB sir’s vocal prowess, but it’s a masterclass on power, diction, growling, improvisations, and that razor-sharp tightness in his vocals. Absolute genius work by @arrahman sir.
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உலக அமைதிக்கான நோபல் பரிசு யார் யாருக்கோ குடுக்குறாங்க
ஆனா நிஜமாவே அதுக்கு ஒர்த் ஆன ஆளு, இந்த உலகத்தையே தன் இசையால் அமைதிபடுத்துற இளையராஜா மட்டும் தான் 🫡
Happy birthday #இளையராஜா