July 11, 2025

The Parandur protest group in Tamil Nadu strongly criticizes the state government's land acquisition process for a greenfield airport in their area. The group claims that outsiders, not genuine villagers, were made to register their lands in favor of the implementing agency for the airport. The villagers, who have been protesting against the airport for three years, feel betrayed by the government's actions. The protest group led by G Subramaniyan accuses the district administration of deceiving the public and insists that no villager willingly agreed to part with their land. Despite the authorities' claims of including a few villagers in the land registration process and depositing compensation in their bank accounts, the protest group remains resolute in their opposition to the airport project. The planned agitation aims to highlight the villagers' dissatisfaction with the government's approach to land acquisition and to assert their rights in the face of alleged undemocratic practices. The dispute underscores the tensions between development projects and local communities' concerns over land rights and environmental impacts.

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Tags: Parandur protest group, Tamil nadu, Greenfield airport, Land acquisition,