🎙️ PM Modi’s Speech in Chennai: “Together With CM Vijay”

Addressing the projects launch at IIT Madras on October 11, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would work with Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for Tamil Nadu’s growth, calling development his “mantra” (ThePrint, India TV, Deccan Herald).

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Key Points

• Development as a mantra: “I have always taken the country’s development as my mantra.” He said that as a Chief Minister he understood what states expect, and as Prime Minister he has tried to help states meet their goals (ThePrint, ETV Bharat).
• Working with every government: He recalled working with M. Karunanidhi and J. Jayalalithaa when he was Gujarat CM, and with O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami and M. K. Stalin as PM — “together with CM Vijay, we are taking forward the development of the state” (ETV Bharat, ThePrint).
• 25 years in office: Marking 25 years as head of a government since 2001, he said his “trust in people and cooperative federalism has grown strong” (ThePrint).
• Thoothukudi port: A project of about ₹17,000 crore at V.O. Chidambaranar Port will make it a container and green-energy hub — “This will help transform Tamil Nadu into a global hub for industry and transportation” (ThePrint).
• Cities and Metro: “Urbanisation is not a challenge but an opportunity.” Metro services ran in 5 cities in 2014 and now run in 25 (ThePrint).
• Exports and jobs: Since 2014, electronics exports have grown 11 times and defence exports 50 times; he credited Tamil Nadu’s workforce for manufacturing growth (ThePrint).

A Joint Programme

The two leaders jointly flagged off Chennai Metro Phase-2 — a Centre–state joint venture — and jointly inaugurated the day’s projects (ThePrint). Earlier, the Chief Minister had placed Tamil Nadu’s demands before the Prime Minister on the same stage. Read CM Vijay’s speech ›

Sources: ThePrint; ETV Bharat; India TV; Deccan Herald.

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