Amit Shah hails South's development in CMs meet, cites 3 pillars of progress

Edited by: Rajeev Singh / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 20, 2026, 19:08 IST

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Union home minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council near Mamallapuram.

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the development journey of the southern states, saying "high literacy rate, trained manpower and technical expertise in the utilisation of deep seas" have been the three pillars behind the progess of these states.Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram, the Union home minister said: "The people of South India and the governments have also established many excellent traditions in the fields of innovation and revenue generation."

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