Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Saturday expressed disappointment over the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and said the state's development needs have remained unmet.

He said Tamil Nadu, a state consistently at the forefront of national growth, was "disappointed" by the Union Budget 2025-2026, which failed to acknowledge its contributions, as detailed in the Economic Survey 2025.

In a post on social media platform X, Thennarasu said "while lesser-contributing states gain disproportionately, Tamil Nadu’s development needs remain unmet." PTI JSP ROH

Budget allocation fairness: Union Budget failed to address Tamil Nadu's development needs, alleges state finance minister. Tamil Nadu's finance minister criticised the Union Budget 2025-26 for lacking budget allocation fairness, asserting it failed to acknowledge the state's economic contributions and left its development needs unmet, while lesser-contributing states benefited disproportionately, a position he supported by reference to the state's Economic Survey and conveyed in a social media post on X.