Periyar Arivulagam is Dravidian model government’s brainchild, says Stalin
DMK president M.K. Stalin claims the Periyar Arivulagam project in Coimbatore as a key achievement of the previous Dravidian model government. He emphasizes that the true value of governance lies in the planning and development of infrastructure rather than the act of inauguration.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political competition in Tamil Nadu regarding credit for public infrastructure projects and the branding of state-led development initiatives.
Periyar Arivulagam is Dravidian model government’s brainchild, says Stalin left File photo of DMK president M.K. Stalin The Hindu The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/6xsrk5/article71591039.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2085_3_10_2026_12_19_7_3_DSC_3758.JPG SIVA SARAVANAN S Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 03/10/2026: DMK president M.K. Stalin campaigning for party candidate Suganya in Dharapuram on October 02, 2026. PHOTO: Siva Saravanan S / The Hindu. Stalin also listed several library and other knowledge-centre projects undertaken by the DMK government, including the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai, the Kalaignar Centenary Library in Madurai, Mudhalvar Padaippagams and the renovation of the Connemara Public Library in Egmore CHENNAI Ahead of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s inauguration of Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore on Friday (October 16, 2026), DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said true pride lay in planning and developing infrastructure projects rather than merely inaugurating them, adding that Periyar Arivulagam was the brainchild of the previous DMK government.
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