Arjun Nair Update compiled from public reports.
No.” The editorial listed India’s important exports to the United States — textiles, garments, readymade clothing, fish, prawns, gems, gold jewellery, leather, footwear, steel products, aluminium, machinery and machine parts — stressing that Tamil Nadu’s share is “particularly high” in textiles. Reorder substantially with different paragraph flow. (Sep 3). The criticism carried a personal edge. Murasoli added Modi “prepared the ground for Trump’s election victory by inviting him to India and hosting grand ceremonies,” yet now, “the highest tariffs have fallen on India. To be sure, A 50% tax — no country confronts such a rate. Even China, America’s main rival, has not been hit this hard. In context, Is there the courage to block this? Notably, The implication was clear: Washington’s tariff strike has landed squarely on Tamil Nadu’s economy, even as the BJP seeks political inroads in the state’s western belt. Industry voices have echoed the alarm. In parallel, According to Murasoli, hosiery associations meeting in Tiruppur resolved that “thousands of factories will close, and lakhs of workers will lose their jobs” unless the Centre intervenes.
In the meantime, In the meantime, Their demands included a special financial package, export subsidies to offset the tariff shock, additional bank loans with guarantees or insurance and concessions on interest rates. At the same time, They also called for tariffs on imports from Bangladesh, job-loss compensation, and war-footing relief for workers. Export transport to America “has already fallen sharply in six days, worrying container truck owners,” the editorial added. Looking ahead, To salvage business, exporters have begun shipping inner-wear to the US at “throwaway prices”, while some production units focusing solely on American buyers “have shut down entirely”. most read The DMK organ accused the Centre of favouring Gujarat’s jewellery exporters, who received enhanced duty drawbacks, while Tamil Nadu’s industries were “ignored”. Separately, It demanded that the Prime Minister “immediately announce a special financial package to save Tiruppur’s inner-wear industry affected by America’s tariffs”. “So what is Modi going to do to protect the western belt,” the editorial sought. To be sure, “The BJP always targets this region electorally. But will it protect the industries of the western belt, whose votes it seeks?” Beyond rhetoric, the numbers underline the stakes. In context, Tiruppur’s textile ecosystem sustains hundreds of thousands of families through direct and indirect jobs. Analysts note that a prolonged tariff regime could ripple outward, affecting shipping, logistics and ancillary trades.
Additionally, Additionally, Notably, In the short term, exporters may cut margins to maintain American orders, but the long-term competitiveness of the sector remains in jeopardy. In parallel, What will Modi do to protect Tamil Nadu’s industrial belt from US tariffs, asks DMK mouthpiece Five lakh workers in Tiruppur will lose jobs, about 3,000 factories may shut down. The total loss is estimated at USD 37 billion, notes Murasoli Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK, through its official organ Murasoli, has posed a series of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the repercussions of the steep American tariffs on the state’s western industrial belt. At the same time, “America’s tax policy has thrown Tamil Nadu’s western belt into turmoil,” the editorial added on Wednesday. “The question has arisen: ‘What is the BJP government going to do to protect Tiruppur and Coimbatore?’ Another question being sought is: ‘Prime Minister Modi does everything for Adani and Ambani — what has he done to protect Tiruppur and Coimbatore?’” The outcry follows US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on Indian goods exported to America — a blow that Murasoli added would fall disproportionately on the export-dependent textile hubs of Coimbatore and Tiruppur. Looking ahead, “In Tiruppur alone, Rs 70,000 crore worth of textile goods are produced annually, of which Rs 12,000 crore worth is exported to America.” “With Trump’s tariff, 5 lakh workers in Tiruppur alone will lose their jobs. About 3,000 factories may shut down. Separately, The total loss is estimated at USD 37 billion,” the editorial added. The paper accused PM Modi of globetrotting while leaving India “isolated” at a moment of crisis. To be sure, “The Prime Minister keeps traveling the world, but India stands isolated today. No countries have spoken up against the unfair tariffs imposed on India by America. In context, If that is the proceeding, what is the point of his travels — what benefit have they brought the nation,” it sought.
