CHENNAI: DMK chief M Karunanidhi has cried foul over Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s announcement of a new satellite township near Thirumazhisai, claiming that the same Jayalalithaa had opposed it when the DMK had pitched the idea in 2006.If Jayalalithaa had not taken such a stance then, the township would have been built by now, he said.“When the DMK came to power in 2006, we had proposed a satellite town along the Vandalur - Kelambakkam Road between OMR and NH 45. Jayalalithaa had issued a statement the next day, stating that the DMK’s satellite town was not meant to benefit Chennai residents, but the members of my family,” he said in a letter published in the party mouthpiece, Murasoli.“We had scrapped the idea taking into account the concerns raised by our then ally PMK over the acquisition of agricultural land for it. The CPM, which was in alliance with us then, had also criticised her statement. Now, they applaud her announcement,” he said. He added that the project had already been announced on August 25 as part of the policy note tabled by Housing Minister R Vaithilingam. “Jayalalithaa has only announced a project that has already been announced by her Minister.While there was no response then, her announcement has been welcomed, as usual, by various parties like it is a new one,” said the leader.“Jayalalithaa can be expected to respond that she was only opposed to the project near OMR,” he claimed.
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