"At a time when the present government's tenure is slated to end, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has made a series of announcements and launched new projects in a hurry. The value of projects that were announced in a span of five days was Rs 15,192 crore," the DMK patriarch said, in his party organ 'Murasoli'.
"When will these projects be implemented? Were the details regarding fund allocation included in the interim budget? Did it get passed in the Assembly? Or were they announced just to hoodwink the people?" Karunanidhi asked.
"It could have been announced in the interim budget or even after the request made by the Opposition parties to provide a subsidy to the MSMEs in the Assembly. Why there was such a delay?" he said.
He also charged Jayalalithaa with making new announcements "at the last minute" and alleged that it was only "to hoodwink the people of Tamil Nadu."
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