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In the passing away of former TN Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Chief M Karunanidhi, industry associations fondly recall the innovative schemes and policies conceived him.
“He conceived schemes for uplifting the downtrodden, had a keen interest in the development of the knitwear sector, upgraded Tirupur municipality into a Corporation, formed a new district with Tirupur as its headquarters, intervened personally and got an allocation of Rs 200 crore from the Centre for the CETPs in Tirupur at a time when the dyeing units were facing threat of closure,” said Raja M Shanmugham, President, Tirupur Exporters' Association of the former CM.
The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Coimbatore recall the DMK Chief's visit to the Chamber for inauguration of their Diamond Jubilee celebration.
And so do the staff of The Hindu's Coimbatore branch - of the late DMK chief's visit in the mid-70s, when this branch was functioning out of a rented premises at Kalaikathir Building on Avinashi Road.
Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry remember him as an unparalleled leader providing timely relief to the affected sections of the society
S Rethinavelu, Senior President of Tamil Nadu Chamber, in a statement said Kalaignar had conceded to tax concessions worth several crores of rupees to promote manufacturing and trade in the State, introduced single point taxation in TN, set up the Farmers Markets – based on the Chamber's suggestion, established the Madurai Bench of the Chennai High Court in Madurai and other initiatives.
Meanwhile, life seems to have come almost to a standstill in this industrial hub, as the city mourns the passing away of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Chieftain M Karunanidhi in Chennai
While closure of business establishments was not unexpected, traffic signals in various parts of the city went into slumber and strangely petrol bunks too chose to remain closed from around 10 pm last night.
But for the skeletal traffic, mostly private cars and two wheelers, people by and large preferred to remain indoors since morning.
No major untoward incident has been reported so far.
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