Overview
- TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai called Praveen Chakravarty’s post labeling Tamil Nadu’s debt situation “alarming” unacceptable and said he has filed a complaint with the AICC.
- Chakravarty compared Tamil Nadu’s liabilities with Uttar Pradesh’s and asserted the state now carries higher outstanding debt, a heavier interest burden, and a debt-to-GDP ratio above pre-Covid levels.
- DMK figures and Congress MP Jothimani countered that borrowing has funded education, health, infrastructure, and welfare, arguing fiscal metrics must be weighed against outcomes.
- DMK sources publicly rejected Congress leaders’ push for a formal share in power in the next state government, even as AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar and some Congress leaders pressed that demand.
- The BJP framed the disagreement as evidence of cracks in the alliance, while reports highlighted Congress factional moves and Chakravarty’s recent meeting with actor-politician Vijay as aggravating tensions.