Overview
- Congress functionary Praveen Chakravarty posted data saying Tamil Nadu’s debt is now higher than Uttar Pradesh’s, called the situation alarming, and cited a high interest burden and elevated debt-to-GSDP ratio.
- DMK figures countered that borrowing has funded development, highlighting Tamil Nadu’s stronger per capita income and social indicators compared with Uttar Pradesh.
- Senior Congress voices, including AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar and TNCC chief K. Selvaperunthagai, pressed for a formal share in state power as the party frames its own vision and guarantees.
- A senior DMK source told The Hindu that a coalition government will not work in Tamil Nadu, signaling resistance to Congress power-sharing demands.
- The BJP weighed in with attacks on the alliance’s unity, while Congress leaders such as Jothimani urged against comparing Tamil Nadu with Uttar Pradesh, and Chakravarty’s recent meeting with actor-politician Vijay added to DMK unease.