Chennai, Jan 18 (BPNS)

AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) has called for the restoration of Chennai international airport in the list of airports for Haj Pilgrimage.

In a statement on Tuesday, the senior AIADMK leader asked the state Chief Minister to directly get in touch with the Prime Minister and to restore Chennai among the list of airports for Haj services.

OPS had made a similar demand in November 2021 and wanted the Chief Minister to take this up in full throttle with the Prime Minister so that Chennai is included in the list of airports for Haj pilgrims.

Regarding the exclusion of Tableaus of Tamil Nadu in the Republic Day parade, the former Chief Minister asked the Chief Minister to inform the Government of India about the role played by freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu in the independence movement of India.

In a related development, former interim general secretary of the AIADMK, V.K. Sasikala called upon the state government to convince the central government to include the Tableaus of the state in the prestigious Republic Day parade.

There is stiff opposition in Tamil Nadu over the exclusion of Tableaus from Tamil Nadu in the Republic Day parade.