TINDIVANAM: Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T R Baalu on Tuesday appealed to the leaders of Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government to remain united and work for the cause of Tamils across the world.
Inaugurating a by-pass road, set up on the upcoming Tindivanam-Tiruchy four-lane in Tindivanam, he said the UPA leaders, including Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Dr S Ramadoss, should remain together and face the forthcoming Lok Saba poll in the state.
All the candidates fielded by Congress-led UPA in the Lok Saba polls were elected with a thumping margin. Under the direction of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the government had taken up a number of welfare and development projects in the state.
Leaders could not work for the people’s welfare if they were divided among themselves, he said.
In a veiled attack against AIADMK, he said those who were opposing the Sethusamudram project, were anti-socials and anti-Tamils. Nearly 75 per cent of work on Sethusamudram project was completed and he hoped that the Supreme Court would give a favourable ruling on it.
Efforts would be made to set up a multi-crore Indian Maritime University in Chennai shortly.
The Centre had been taking steps to set up a National Waterways Authority and begin ferry service in Buckingham canal connecting Kakinada with Puducherry.
Various road development projects, including golden quadrilateral, were nearing completion.
Work on a four-lane connecting Puducherry with Tindivanam was taken up recently.
TNCC chief K V Thangkabalu said the Congress would not support violence and the party was against LTTE that had killed former Prime Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi.
However, the party would render its support for the cause of Tamils across the world.
Minister for Higher Education K Ponmudi appealed to Baalu to set up an underbridge on Mailam-Kooteripattu highway near Tindivanam.
Inaugurating a by-pass road, set up on the upcoming Tindivanam-Tiruchy four-lane in Tindivanam, he said the UPA leaders, including Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Dr S Ramadoss, should remain together and face the forthcoming Lok Saba poll in the state.
All the candidates fielded by Congress-led UPA in the Lok Saba polls were elected with a thumping margin. Under the direction of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the government had taken up a number of welfare and development projects in the state.
Leaders could not work for the people’s welfare if they were divided among themselves, he said.
In a veiled attack against AIADMK, he said those who were opposing the Sethusamudram project, were anti-socials and anti-Tamils. Nearly 75 per cent of work on Sethusamudram project was completed and he hoped that the Supreme Court would give a favourable ruling on it.
Efforts would be made to set up a multi-crore Indian Maritime University in Chennai shortly.
The Centre had been taking steps to set up a National Waterways Authority and begin ferry service in Buckingham canal connecting Kakinada with Puducherry.
Various road development projects, including golden quadrilateral, were nearing completion.
Work on a four-lane connecting Puducherry with Tindivanam was taken up recently.
TNCC chief K V Thangkabalu said the Congress would not support violence and the party was against LTTE that had killed former Prime Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi.
However, the party would render its support for the cause of Tamils across the world.
Minister for Higher Education K Ponmudi appealed to Baalu to set up an underbridge on Mailam-Kooteripattu highway near Tindivanam.
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