Meanwhile, Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday took a dig at the "frequent" visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the state and said they were denying the funds sought by the state government

Addressing an election rally in Harur Assembly constituency, where the DMK's A Shanmugam is contesting, Udhayanidhi said, "PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are visiting Tamil Nadu frequently, but they are not giving any projects or even the funds that we ask. The BJP should be ousted from Tamil Nadu," he said

Though the DMK-led alliance lost Harur (to AIADMK) seat during the 2021 election, the party did not ignore development in the constituency and provided Rs 400 crore worth road infrastructure projects, new buildings in government hospitals, laid roads in hill areas, developed temple town and established Rs 6 crore worth ITI in the constituency, Udayanidhi said

Underscoring that development was the DMK's priority, he said that for the continuance of the good welfare schemes of the DMK government, Chief Minister M K Stalin should be given a second term in office, and the DMK should come to power for the 7th time in the state

"Tamil Nadu is in the forefront of development, achieving double-digit economic growth under the leadership of Stalin, who is steering the growth despite the Centre not supporting us. Are they (Centre) giving the funds that we are asking for or the projects that we ask? But our CM is doing what is needed for the people," Udhayanidhi said