During the earlier Congress regime in Puducherry, ration shops had no rice, salaries were delayed, goons and drug mafias ruled the streets, he alleged

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on February 28 and March 1, with a packed itinerary including the inauguration of AIIMS Madurai, launch of multiple railway projects under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, new train service flagoffs, a government function in Puducherry, temple darshan at Tirupparankundram