Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Shelves Parandur Airport Project Amid Protests
The Tamil Nadu government has shelved a planned airport at Parandur.
Farmers and local residents had strongly opposed the project.
They did not want to lose their farms, land, or homes.
The airport would have required about 5,746 acres of land.
Vijay said he supported the people protesting against it.
He blamed the earlier DMK government for choosing Parandur for the airport.
He said that decision put local people at risk of being displaced.
The article does not explain what will happen to the project next.
The Tamil Nadu government has shelved the proposed airport project at Parandur.
Farmers and local residents strongly opposed surrendering their agricultural land.
The project would have required the acquisition of around 5,746 acres.
Vijay expressed solidarity with the protesters opposing the airport project.
Vijay blamed the previous DMK government for creating the threat of displacement.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government, local farmers and residents, Vijay, and the previous DMK government.
- What
- The proposed Parandur airport project has been shelved after opposition from farmers and local residents.
- Where
- Parandur, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- Residents opposed losing agricultural land and facing displacement from their homes; Vijay attributed the situation to the previous DMK government's decision.
Protesters and Vijay
Previous DMK Government
Airport land acquisition
Protesters and Vijay
Farmers and local residents opposed the project because it could take agricultural land and displace people from their homes. Vijay expressed solidarity with them.
Previous DMK Government
The previous DMK government took the decision to establish the airport at Parandur. The article does not state its response or provide a justification for that decision.
- Project status
- Shelved
- Project location
- Parandur, Tamil Nadu
- Land required
- Around 5,746 acres
- Main opponents
- Farmers and local residents
- Residents' concern
- Loss of agricultural land and displacement from homes
- Vijay's position
- Expressed solidarity with the protesters
- Political criticism
- Vijay blamed the previous DMK government for selecting Parandur