It is unfortunate, after Independence South has given a step motherly treatment by subsequent central governments, mainly Congress Governments. Especially Madhav Rao Scindia, Lallu Prasad Yadav and Mamta Banerjee has diverted all resources to the development of MP, Bihar and West Bengal.
Over and above, present Government is ready to spend luxurios amounts for developing flying networks between Ahmedabad and Mumbai and even spend on less populous Himalayas.
In South Tamilnadu, South of Madurai, lack of railway network has become such a serious issue, people start comparing British rule was better than Our Government and even asking for a separate state from Tamil Nadu.
1.We are aware that British Government, exploited India for its resources.
2.When we got independence, it is the expectation that democracy will give development.
3.Now the elected representation exploited region specific development and ignored certain regions for their political and personal gains.
4.Now those who saw development during British, ignored after independence complain.
I can cite an example:
In Tamil Nadu, Madras Egmore to Tirunelveli Railway line is one of the oldest line laid during British. Not only, this line, entire Southern Tamil Nadu south of Maduari is being denied Railway Journey after independence.
#There is a single line.
#Conversion to Metre to Broad gauge took decades - Maduari to Kanyakumari, Madurai to Coimbatore, Maduari to Shencottah
#Now it has gone to the extent of ridiculing in competetive exams asking which are the districts in Tamil Nadu where there are no trains running? The nswer is Theni District. Unfortunate thing is that this dustrict become trainless for gauge conversion after 2000. The land is illegally occupied by political goons also. These people, who enjoyed trains during British is taken away, it causes inconvenience.
Simply Governments say that they do not have resources for completion and 80 CR is allotted for the project this year.
Mamta Banerjee did not face any resource crunch for developing rail network in WB.
Lallu Prasad Yadav did not face any resource crunch for developing rail network in Bihar.
Madhav Rao Scindia did not face any resource crunch for developing rail network in Madhya Pradesh.
Even present Government is contemplating, mega projects in Himalayas and even a Flying Rail between Mumbai and ahmedbad without any resource crunch.
Whereas people in Tamil Nadu is staring at Veera Vanchi Maniyachi (where the British General was Killed by Vanchi Nathan, a freedom fighter) a village where trains stop hours for crossings as there is single line and people in all stations in the sectir are bambarded between PF 1 and PF2 on emergency basis and the trains stop for 1 to 2min. For a journey of 3 to 4 hours, you may not know how long, 5 to 6 hours it will take.
Yes, South Tamil Nadu people say British Rule brought best things for them where the elected Governments, both State DMK and ADMK & Centre Congress and BJP, do not address and blind South of Madurai. Only exploiting resources.
Chennai is not Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately it is at the northern end. Within Tamils, there is a partiality of Sideling Southern Tamilnadu.
This is the area which followed Subhash Chandra Bose and stiff fight with the British for getting freedom.
They now say, that the British rule was good.
