Members of May 17 movement wave black flags against PM visit
Members of the May 17 movement protested Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Chennai, waving black flags to express their dissent. The protesters criticized the Prime Minister for inaugurating projects initiated by the previous state government while allegedly denying funding for other regional metro schemes.
Why it matters
The protest underscores ongoing political tensions between regional movements and the central government regarding infrastructure funding and project credit.
The members of May 17 movement organised a protest, waving black flags against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in T. Nagar on Sunday.
The Prime Minister visited the city to inaugurate the Phase II Metro Rail project from Poonamallee to Vadapalani and other infrastructure projects.
Speaking at the protest site, the founder of May 17 movement, Thirumurugan Gandhi, said that it was shameful that the Prime Minister Modi has come to flag off the project, which was initiated under the previous DMK government, while also denying funds for the Metro Rail scheme for Coimbatore and Madurai.
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