Forget DMK, TVK, schemes etc etc
Facts about TN finances:
1: ₹23 out of every ₹100 TN earns goes in interest payments - worst among all major states
2: ₹65 out of every ₹100 goes in committed expenditure- worst among all major states
3: Tax/GDP worst among all major states
4: Most deteriorating finances in last decade vs all major states
plenty such more……
(RBI data)
The white paper has thrown eggs on so many supposed ‘independent’ media outlets that rushed to do stories/opeds/videos defending TN’s fiscal situation under the previous regime
Read this learned analysis by Salman Anees Soz, an instructive case study in debt and development, The Hindu, January 1, 2026