The Centre today assured Tamil Nadu that it would not implement any project inimical to the interests of the state and urged the government "to monitor those promoting fissiparous tendencies". "The central government will not implement a project which people feel is inimical to the state's farming sector and its people," he said. He noted that the hydrocarbon project was notified in 2007 and one of the sites was located in Tamil Nadu and there had been no opposition to it so far. "There was no opposition to the project so far and all of a sudden opposition and controversy have been raised," he said. "But in Tamil Nadu, unfortunately some people are promoting fissiparous tendencies.

Source: dna March 01, 2017 18:41 UTC