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Thangam Thennarasu, Annamalai spar over Tamil Nadu's debt burden on social media

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  CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and BJP state president K Annamalai on Monday sparred over the debt burden of Tamil Nadu on X handle. Referring to the charge Chief Minister MK Stalin made when he was the leader of the opposition in 2021 that the then AIADMK government had increased the debt burden of the state to Rs 5 lakh crore by

The article discusses a social media spat between Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and BJP state president K. Annamalai regarding the state's debt burden. Annamalai criticized the DMK government for increasing Tamil Nadu's debt, claiming it had risen from Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 8 lakh crore in two years. In response, Thennarasu defended the state's financial management by highlighting that the debt-to-GSDP ratio had actually decreased from 27.8% in 2020-21 to 25.6% in 2023-24, suggesting better fiscal management. He also accused Annamalai of spreading misinformation and challenged him to a public debate on the issue. The exchange underscores the ongoing political debate over economic policies and financial accountability in Tamil Nadu.

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