Parandur airport in Chennai scrapped by CM Vijay: What was the project?
CM Vijay has said that a new terminal, Terminal 5, would be developed in the north-western area of Chennai airport. Local villagers and farmers in Parandur had been protesting against the airport since 2022.
On August 24, 2026, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, C. Joseph Vijay, announced that the previously planned development of the Parandur airport in Kancheepuram district would be abandoned. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Vijay, had vocally opposed the project even before coming into power in the state. Prior to the TVK's ascension to power, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the main opposition party, had also voiced their disapproval of the project.
When opposition leaders of the DMK sought to discuss the matter in the Legislative Assembly, Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar refused, stating that an announcement made under Rule 110 of the Assembly could not be debated upon. In response, the DMK walked out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly in protest.
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