CHENNAI – The BJP in Tamil Nadu has branded the 2026-27 interim budget a grand illusion, a ‘mirage’ that exacerbates the state’s debt woes while neglecting the people’s needs. In a strongly worded statement, spokesperson ANS Prasad ripped into Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu’s proposals under CM MK Stalin, pointing to glaring voids in strategies for economic vitality, industrial push, and welfare schemes.
Growth rhetoric rings hollow, Prasad argued. ‘Double-digit expansion claims by the government haven’t trickled down; instead, they’ve padded the pockets of party insiders and legislators, abandoning the wider community to fend for itself.’
He listed chronic oversights: the persistent unrest among teachers, doctors, engineers, farmers, handicapped citizens, nurses, highway workers, and anganwadi aides, whose pleas have gone unanswered for years.
Project-specific failures included vague progress on North Chennai upgrades, ambiguous budgeting for Cooum cleanup, and no firm commitments to clear water body encroachments despite judicial prods.
Debt trajectory concerns led Prasad to demand updates on the revenue-boosting expert group and fiscal safeguards. ‘Tamil Nadu risks fiscal chaos – transparency from the top is imperative,’ he insisted.
Dubbing the budget ‘public enemy number one,’ BJP highlighted DMK’s unfulfilled manifesto commitments, eroding trust across demographics. As accusations fly, the interim budget has ignited a fierce political storm in the Dravidian heartland.