CHENNAI: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Sunday accused the DMK government of allowing a Rs 1,720 crore South Korean investment to slip to Andhra Pradesh, alleging that the State's "administrative failures and complacent governance" had cost Tamil Nadu 20,000 direct job opportunities.

In a statement, Nainar Nagenthran said the South Korean firm Hwasung, which had initially planned to invest Rs 1,720 crore in Tamil Nadu, has now shifted its project to Andhra Pradesh. "Chief Minister M K Stalin, are you aware that Hwasung, once preparing to invest in Tamil Nadu, has now officially chosen Andhra Pradesh instead?" he asked.

Accusing the CM of failing to protect the State's economic interests, the BJP leader said Tamil Nadu has lost nearly 20,000 direct job opportunities, which, he

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