Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the Hindu office on April 13, 2026. | Photo credit: R. Ragu
BJP leader and Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that if the Narendra Modi government at the Center played petty politics as alleged, it would have allotted first-time chief minister Mitra Park to one of the NDA- or BJP-ruled states, not Tamil Nadu.
Asked whether the BJP’s “twin-engine sarkar” slogan posed a threat to voters – that if they did not vote for the ruling party at the Centre, some central schemes might not reach them – Mr Goyal said the BJP government approved the first PM Mitra Park in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar when he was textiles minister.
Published – 13 Apr 2026 22:44 IST
