Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Friday took a jibe at the BJP over the Madurai Karthigai Deepam row, saying people will decide if they need development or politics in the city.

The controversy sparked after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court upheld the single-bench order and directed that the petitioner, along with ten others, be permitted to go up to the Deepam pillar on the Thirupparankundram hilltop to light the Karthigai Deepam. The BJP protested in Madurai , claiming that the ruling DMK defied the court order.

In an X post, CM Stalin invoked the demand for Madurai metro rail and completion of AIIMS in the city, as a counter to the ongoing row after the BJP held a protest on Thursday.

"Does Madurai need development pol

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