Coimbatore: Municipal administration minister S P Velumani on Saturday described chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami as the ‘living Kamaraj’ (former chief minister of the state) and said the CM would fulfil the vision of the late farmers’ leader C Narayanasamy Naidu, whose birth anniversary was commemorated on the day.
The minister also paid floral tribute to Naidu, former president of the All India Farmers' Association & Tamil Nadu Agriculturists' Association, at his memorial at Vaiyampalayam to mark the occasion.
Addressing the media, Velumani said it was the AIADMK government that constructed the memorial for Narayanasamy Naidu and declared his birthday as a government function. “To help the farmers, the chief minister has waived agriculture loans to the tune of Rs 12,500 crore. He is a leader accepted by all sections of people in the state.”
Pointing out that Athikadavu-Avinashi groundwater recharge and drinking water supply scheme had been pending for the past 70 years, the minister lauded the dispensation under EPS for commissioning the project. “The villages, which were not added in the first phase, will be included in the second phase of the project and a government order in this regard will be issued soon. The chief minister has been fulfilling the vision of Narayanasamy Naidu. He is the living Kamaraj,” Velumani said.