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      JP Nadda Makes False Claim That 95% Work Of AIIMS Madurai Is Complete

      Visuals of the site show construction is yet to begin.

      By - Karen Rebelo |
      Published -  23 Sept 2022 8:20 PM IST
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      JP Nadda Makes False Claim That 95% Work Of AIIMS Madurai Is Complete

      Several social media users called out Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda for claiming 95 per-cent of the work to construct the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Madurai has been completed.

      Visuals from Thoppur near Madurai, Tamil Nadu showed a vacant plot with only a boundary wall at the site where the AIIMS Madurai is set to be be built.

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences to be built at Thoppur near Madurai at a cost of ₹ 1,264 crore, in January 2019. Read more about it here.

      JP Nadda made the claim while speaking at a meeting with industrialists in Madurai on September 22, 2022 while on a two-day visit to Madurai and Sivaganga.

      "...today 95% of the work of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has (been) completed. Very soon it will be dedicated by the prime minister to the people," BJP President JP Nadda said.

      Watch the below YouTube video from 10.14 timestamp.



      Nadda's remarks were also reported by news outlets.

      In another public address at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Nadda spoke about AIIMS Madurai again but did not provide any timeline.

      "Today I am happy to share with you that 1225 crore have been spent for this 750 bedded All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which has got 250 ICU beds. And you will be happy to note that 164 crore additional fund has been given for Madurai...for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences," he said.

      Watch from 57.04 timestamp.



      The same claim was reiterated by Sunil Deodhar, National Secretary, BJP, Co-Incharge, Andhra Pradesh.

      For the establishment of AIIMS in Madurai, Rs 1,264 crore has been allotted.

      95% of the construction is complete, and it will soon be dedicated to the nation.

      - Shri @JPNadda Ji pic.twitter.com/mkj94T3gZr

      — Sunil Deodhar (@Sunil_Deodhar) September 22, 2022

      FACT-CHECK

      BOOM found that the claim made by BJP President JP Nadda that 95% work of AIIMS Madurai has been completed is false.

      We found an archive of a deleted tweet by BJP's Tamil Nadu unit BJP4TamilNadu which quoted JP Nadda as saying 95% construction of AIIMS Madurai was complete.

      The tweet in Tamil is translated as below.

      "Madurai AIIMS Hospital construction work is 95% complete. The number of seats for admission in AIIMS Medical College has also been increased from one hundred to two hundred and fifty. Prime Minister will inaugurate AIIMS after completion of construction work..! - National President Mr. @JPNadda"


      The BJP's Tamil Nadu unit later tweeted that Nadda said "95% of preliminary work required for AIIMS construction to start soon," after being called out by social media users.

      The snippet used in the Sun News video clip is from Nadda's speech at Karaikudi where he spoke about AIIMS Madurai but did not make any mention of the construction work.

      "எய்ம்ஸ் கட்டுமான பணி விரைவாக துவங்கும் அதற்கு தேவையான பூர்வாங்கப் பணி 95 % முடிவடைந்து விட்டது "

      - பாஜக தேசிய தலைவர் @JPNadda pic.twitter.com/24Fe2MpUKx

      — BJP Tamilnadu (@BJP4TamilNadu) September 23, 2022


      Satellite Imagery Shows Vacant Plot


      Satellite imagery of the location on Google Maps from 2022 still shows a vacant plot.



      Construction Yet To Begin Until August

      In August this year, news outlet The Print visited the site and found construction was yet to begin.

      "When ThePrint visited the Madurai site, it saw tall compound walls with barbed wires cordoning off the barren land allocated for the AIIMS campus," the article stated.

      Opposition Leaders Visit Site

      Meanwhile opposition leaders belonging to the CPI-M and Congress who visited the site launched a scathing attack on JP Nadda and the BJP.

      Su Venkatesan, a Member of Parliament from Madurai constituency tweeted photos of himself and Virudhunagar MP and Congress leader B Manickam Tagore, at the site.

      பாஜக ஆட்சி
      புல்புல் பறவைகள் மூலம் 95 சதவிகித வேலையை கட்டி முடித்த மதுரை எய்ம்ஸ் கட்டிதத்தை தேடி நானும் @manickamtagore போனோம்.

      கீழ்வானம் வரை மதுரை கிழவி வெற்றிபோட்டு துப்பிய எச்சிலால் சிவந்து கிடந்தது நிலம். pic.twitter.com/dB8GeMWrzf

      — Su Venkatesan MP (@SuVe4Madurai) September 23, 2022

      Dear ⁦@JPNadda⁩ ji,
      Thank you for the 95% Completed #MaduraiAIIMS
      I and Madurai MP ⁦@SuVe4Madurai⁩ searched for one hour in the Thoppur Site and found nothing.
      Someone had stolen the building…
      Regards pic.twitter.com/aIOacIkpXc

      — Manickam Tagore .B🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) September 23, 2022

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      Claim :   95% work of AIIMS Madurai has been completed
      Claimed By :  BJP President JP Nadda
      Fact Check :  False
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