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UP comparison flawed, TN's fiscal situation is stable, says ex-fin min
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|January 02, 2026
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Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that assessing a state's economic health solely on the basis of its total debt was misleading and analytically flawed.His response came following the heated debate within the DMK alliance, including the Congress, over the tweet of Praveen Chakravarty - chairman, Professionals' Congress, & Data Analytics wing - who compared the total debt of TN and the BJP-ruled UP, and termed the TN's debt situation alarming.
This story is from the January 02, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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