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Thangam Thennarasu criticizes Tamil Nadu government budget and debt levels

Former Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has criticized the state government's 2026-27 budget, describing it as disappointing and lacking key election promises. Speaking in Chennai, Thennarasu alleged that the government has borrowed significantly since taking office and projected that the state's total debt could reach Rs 20 lakh crore within five years.

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Thangam Thennarasu
File photo: Badri Seshadri from Chennai, India / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

Former Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu held a press conference following the presentation of the 2026-27 Tamil Nadu budget by Finance Minister Maria Wilson in the state assembly. Thennarasu stated that the budget failed to include several key election promises made by the current government, specifically noting the absence of a proposed monthly payment of Rs 2,500 for women.

Thennarasu claimed that the government has borrowed Rs 22,000 crore in its first three months and warned that the state's total debt is on a trajectory to reach Rs 20 lakh crore by the end of its five-year term. He contrasted these figures with the state's debt levels during the previous administration and argued that the current fiscal approach is a continuation of previous policies rather than a new direction.

Key Facts

  1. Thangam Thennarasu is a former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu.
  2. Finance Minister Maria Wilson presented the 2026-27 budget in the state assembly.
  3. Thennarasu claimed the government borrowed Rs 22,000 crore in its first three months.
  4. The budget did not include the promised monthly payment of Rs 2,500 for women.
  5. Thennarasu projected the state's total debt could reach Rs 20 lakh crore in five years.

The Timeline2

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  1. 5 Aug

    1. Thdaily-thanthi
      தமிழ்நாடு அரசின் கடன் தொகை ரூ.20 லட்சம் கோடியாக உயரும் - தங்கம் தென்னரசு
    2. HTThindu-tamil
      “அதிக கடன் வாங்குவது தவெக அரசுதான்” - பட்ஜெட்டை முன்வைத்து தங்கம் தென்னரசு விவரிப்பு

Where This Is Being CoveredTamil

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  • Tamilதமிழ்2 outlets

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  • 1 outlet
  • 2 or more
  • Where the story is

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