Hosur MLA opposes airport plan citing farmers’ concerns

AIADMK Hosur MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy. | Photo credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM

AIADMK Hosur MLA P. Balakrishna Reddy on Friday urged the state government to give up the proposed greenfield airport in Hosur over concerns raised by farmers in the district.

Addressing the assembly, Mr. Reddy said the state government should not go ahead with the project after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay scrapped the Parandur airport project near Chennai, for which substantial land acquisition had already taken place.

Responding to a passing remark by Sholavandhan MLA, MV Karuppaiah that former DMK president M. Karunanidhi was not present in the assembly during 2011-16, former DMK minister R. Sakkarapani said that the late leader was not present in the assembly as the government of the time did not make arrangements to accommodate his wheelchair.

Published – 28 Aug 2026 22:22 IST