Chennai: Building metro rail networks in Coimbatore and Madurai have become the latest flashpoint between the DMK dispensation in Tamil Nadu and the BJP-led Union Government.

After DMK men hit the streets in Coimbatore and Madurai against the Centre returning DPRs for the projects, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to reconsider the decision and allow the two cities to experience the modern transport system.

Madurai is a temple town that attracts millions of tourists in a year, and Coimbatore is one of the critical engines that fuel Tamil Nadu’s growth.

A row kicked up earlier this week after the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs “returned” the DPRs of Madurai and Coimbatore metro, saying the cities do not meet th

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