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Vijay govt’s Rs 1 lakh crore investment claim draws trolls
Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay’s government has claimed more than Rs 1 lakh crore in investment and 67,000 new jobs were generated in its first 100 days. The claim, promoted on…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay’s government has claimed more than Rs 1 lakh crore in investment and 67,000 new jobs were generated in its first 100 days. The claim, promoted on social media, has backfired after users demanded a list of companies that invested.
Critics have dug into the data and found that many of the listed companies are less than four months old, raising suspicions. This is the first time the Vijay administration’s social media campaign has sparked such widespread trolling, offering an early gauge of public scrutiny.
The Indian Opinion
The claim of Rs 1 lakh crore investment in 100 days is either a sign of extraordinary promise or excessive spin. The presence of companies barely four months old feeds the narrative that numbers are being padded. Ordinary Indians are right to demand transparency: will the government publish a full, verifiable list of investors with their actual commitments?
Source: m9.news
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