Inaugurating an arts and science college for women in Tiruppur established by the Kongu Vellalar Trust on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin took a dig at AIADMK Ministers for reportedly not having helped in setting up the college during their regime.
“Permission could not be obtained even though 28 acres of land were purchased to establish a college to be named after [late freedom fighter] Dheeran Chinnamalai. During the erstwhile AIADMK regime, permission could not be obtained despite nine people from this western region being Ministers”, Mr. Stalin said, while virtually addressing the inauguration event. He also inaugurated the Dheeran Chinnamalai CBSE School.
Only after the DMK came to power, did Tiruppur MP K. Subbarayan pursue the request of the Trust, Mr. Stalin said. “I monitored the issue personally and removed the obstacle in the land classification as the first step towards establishing the college.” Eventually, necessary permission was granted by the Higher Education Department.
