Kochi: Building bridges, laying roads and attracting industries are the promises politicians offer during election time.
But in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, home to the famous Aranmula Parthasarathy temple, the BJP promises to ‘unbuild’ an airport.
Chennai-based KGS Group is building the country’s first greenfield private international airport at a cost of around ?2,000 crore at Aranmula, located approximately 100 km equidistant from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
The town is a major stopover for pilgrims heading for Sabarimala. It is also famous for the ‘Uthrattathi’ row-boat race associated with the Parthasarathy Temple, and the hand-crafted Aranmula metal mirror.
“If the BJP comes to power, we will get the airport project scrapped,” MT Ramesh, the BJP’s State vice-president and candidate for Pathanamthitta, told Business Line.
“The airport will violate the sanctity of the Parthasarathy Temple, hurt the faith of the local community and damage the culture and heritage of Aranmula.”
03/04/14 KPM Basheer/Business Line
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But in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, home to the famous Aranmula Parthasarathy temple, the BJP promises to ‘unbuild’ an airport.
Chennai-based KGS Group is building the country’s first greenfield private international airport at a cost of around ?2,000 crore at Aranmula, located approximately 100 km equidistant from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
The town is a major stopover for pilgrims heading for Sabarimala. It is also famous for the ‘Uthrattathi’ row-boat race associated with the Parthasarathy Temple, and the hand-crafted Aranmula metal mirror.
“If the BJP comes to power, we will get the airport project scrapped,” MT Ramesh, the BJP’s State vice-president and candidate for Pathanamthitta, told Business Line.
“The airport will violate the sanctity of the Parthasarathy Temple, hurt the faith of the local community and damage the culture and heritage of Aranmula.”
03/04/14 KPM Basheer/Business Line
