Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on 31 January 2026, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for a series of development projects in Sivaganga district and distributed welfare assistance to thousands of beneficiaries.
Addressing a public gathering, the Chief Minister inaugurated 49 completed projects worth ₹2,555 crore and laid foundation stones for 28 new projects, including drinking water schemes and infrastructure works. He stated that the State government had completed major institutions such as a law college and an agricultural university within four years, while the AIIMS Madurai project promised by the Union government had remained pending for 11 years.
Responding to media queries on the delay in AIIMS construction, Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai addressed a press meet and countered the Chief Minister’s remarks.
Speaking to reporters, Annamalai said, “No brother, we’ve told you everything clearly. Not just 11 medical colleges, Tamil Nadu is the state which has the highest number of government medical colleges in India. Everyone knows that. No state has been given 11 in one shot. That too is Tamil Nadu. As far as AIIMS is concerned, as you all can see work is going on. It is not fully functional yet, it will happen soon, you are witness to that as well. But did our Chief Minister, MK Stalin, bother to visit and review the progress of the AIIMS project, which has been sanctioned for our state at a cost of several crores? Is Madurai not under MK Stalin’s governance? Is it a separate zone? Does Madurai not come under Tamil Nadu? He goes to Madurai several times, he could have gone to the AIIMS construction site and enquired with the staff there about the progress. If there was a delay, he could have called up the authorities and enquired about it. How many times in these past 5 years has TN CM Stalin gone to Madurai? Has he gone near the AIIMS?”
He continued, “So as far as CM Stalin is concerned, he has been working for the past 4.5 years to ensure that AIIMS is not built. They did not give the license to cut the trees for the construction. It took 1.5 years to cut the trees. There was a delay in acquiring land. They delayed every single part of the process – right from the Panchayat level to all the TN authorities. But beyond that, AIIMS is going to be complete. They said they don’t want AIIMS, it has not been built, it is easy to say so. But with 0% cooperation of the state government, today the BJP government at the centre, despite not having a friendly government in the state, has reached this level. So if the CM wants to criticize AIIMS, we will accept it after he goes there and sees for himself the progress. But for someone who has never gone that side, the one who only speaks on the microphone in the Assembly and the stage, has been a chief minister who has had no concern, an indifferent person. AIIMS will be functional soon for the benefit of the people.”
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