22-05-2025
BJP man asks MLA to thank PM
Trichy: Tension prevailed for a while at the inauguration of the renovated Srirangam station when a BJP functionary argued with DMK MLA M Palaniyandi insisting that he thank the PM for upgrading the railway station.
Besides Palaniyandi, Trichy MP Durai Vaiko, DRM, Trichy railway division, M S Anbalagan, and collector Pradeep Kumar were on the dais. Addressing the gathering, the MLA spoke highly of the Panjapur integrated bus terminus (IBT), and said the upcoming Srirangam satellite bus stand will be on similar lines. "Many NRI friends praised the Panjapur bus terminus, and they said the bus stand appears like transport facilities available abroad.
They wanted to thank the district collector and CM for such infrastructure," he said.
At this point, Thiruvenkadam Yadav, district vice-president of BJP's spiritual and temple development wing, interrupted the MLA, and wanted him to thank the PM for redeveloping the railway station. "This is the event to thank the PM," the functionary said. He was pacified by RPF personnel and others. "You sit down, I am talking about bus stands built by the state govt and not about the railway station. Try your tricks with others, not with me," the MLA responded from the dais.
