New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin hit out at the Centre for denying sanction for metro rail projects in Coimbatore and Madurai, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, highlighted discrepancies in the projects, targeting Stalin for "politicising" the issue.

The Centre reportedly rejected proposals for Metro Rail projects in Coimbatore and Madurai, citing that both cities do not meet the required population threshold of 2 million, according to the 2011 census. While Stalin claimed that the States ruled by Opposition parties are denied metro rail in tier II cities, hinting at a bias by the NDA government at the Centre.

In an X post on Thursday, Manohar Lal flagged the lesser route length in...