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Vijay Urges Modi to Release Funds, Approve Tamil Nadu Projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Chennai to open and announce infrastructure projects.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay met him and asked for more support from the Union government.

Vijay requested approvals for metro and highway projects.

He also asked for ₹5,110 crore meant for school education to be released without conditions.

The Union government has tied this money to Tamil Nadu following parts of the National Education Policy.

Tamil Nadu has rejected the policy's three-language formula and says education funding should not be withheld because of that disagreement.

Vijay also asked for the Godavari-Cauvery river-linking project to be treated as a national priority.

He raised Tamil Nadu's proposal to allow Tamil in Madras High Court proceedings.

Key facts

Requested education funds: ₹5,110 crore under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan.
Funding condition cited: The Union Ministry of Education linked release to NEP 2020 provisions, including the three-language formula and signing an MoU for PM-SHRI schools.
Metro event: Modi and Vijay travelled on the newly opened route after the train was flagged off at Porur metro station.
River-linking request: Vijay urged the Union government to take up the Godavari-Cauvery link as a national project on priority.
Court-language proposal: Vijay referred to a Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution seeking permission to use Tamil in Madras High Court proceedings and said a proposal had been sent to the President.
Visit context: The article describes this as Modi's first Tamil Nadu visit since Vijay's TVK-led coalition government took office in May.

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