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Finance Minister Accuses TVK Government of Stalling Development

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu accused Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s TVK government of stalling development.
Thennarasu said the government reported a 21% drop in bond borrowing in the first half.
Thennarasu warned that cancelled tenders and unfinished projects have left roads poor and thousands jobless.
Thennarasu alleged contractor payments are being withheld to create an illusion of lower debt.

History

Historical Context

During the 1991 balance-of-payments crisis, Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao appointed Manmohan Singh as finance minister; the government secured an IMF loan, devalued the rupee by roughly 18 % in July and dismantled the Licence Raj, cutting the fiscal deficit and opening state bonds to market investors. Tamil Nadu’s Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu warns that the Vijay administration’s 21 % bond-borrowing drop echoes those austerity measures.

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Story summary

Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu accused Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s TVK government of stalling development.
Thennarasu said the government reported a 21% drop in bond borrowing in the first half.
Thennarasu warned that cancelled tenders and unfinished projects have left roads poor and thousands jobless.
Thennarasu alleged contractor payments are being withheld to create an illusion of lower debt.

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