“Since our Prime Minister acted swiftly, it became possible. People should not see the IAF strike as an attempt by the Union government to seek a political gain,” he said.

Pointing out that Modi had compared Edappadi K Palaniswami with former CM J Jayalalithaa for executing projects with similar courage, Thambidurai claimed that the PM has been extending his fullest support to the State government to execute good schemes for the people.

“At the same time, we will not compromise with our policy. Since both the Centre and state are maintaining a cordial relationship, we are able to bring several developmental projects to Tamil Nadu,” he said.

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