Centre Rejects TN Metros; DMK & BJP Spar Over PM Modi's Visit, Development Funds.

This debate features DMK's Selam Dhanidharan and BJP Tamil Nadu Youth Wing President S.G. Suryah clashing over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil Nadu, alliance politics, and the central government's rejection of metro projects for Coimbatore and Madurai. Senior journalist Shekhar Iyer noted the Prime Minister's comment: 'it looks like the breeze from Bihar has come here'. The discussion also covers a controversial remark by a DMK leader, protocol surrounding the Chief Minister receiving the PM, and allegations of discriminatory funding for non-BJP ruled states, specifically concerning the delayed AIIMS Madurai project. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami's appeal to the PM on the metro issue is also highlighted.