Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran criticized the state government's decision to abandon the proposed Parandur greenfield airport without choosing an alternative site, saying the move put the state's development at risk for political reasons.

On Monday, August 24, 2026, Tamil Nadu BJP state unit president Nainar Nagenthran criticized the state government's decision to drop the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur. In a social media post, he said Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had put the state's development at risk for political reasons. Nagenthran questioned why the government abandoned the project without first selecting an alternative location or approaching the Centre with a proposal for a new site.
From