Underscoring the growing impact of American tariffs on Tamil Nadu’s textile exports, the ruling DMK on Wednesday questioned the BJP-led Centre over its silence on the crisis threatening the state’s western industrial belt, particularly Tiruppur and Coimbatore. 

In a strongly worded editorial, the DMK’s official daily Murasoli highlighted that Tamil Nadu’s western districts account for a significant share of India’s textile and hosiery exports to the U.S.  

The paper cited data showing that Tiruppur alone exports textiles worth nearly Rs 12,000 crore annually to the US. However, with tariffs now in place, the region faces massive disruption.