Chennai, June 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed her condolences and sharply criticised the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government after a portion of an under-construction metro rail track collapsed near the main gate of the L&T Head Office in Manapakkam, Chennai, on Thursday night.

The collapse resulted in the death of a 43-year-old motorcyclist, Ramesh, a resident of Nagercoil.

While speaking to ANI, Soundararajan said, "While one life is a precious life, this is a very busy road. Since it was night-time, a lot of people were saved. DMK is compromising the safety of common people," she alleged.

She further added that even though the Chennai Metro projec...