chennai chief minister edappadi k palaniswami on saturday announced that the state government would set up its ambitious financial tech city on 300 acres at kattupakkam near chennai he also said the state was studying options to divert water from marakkanam in villupuram district to meet the drinking water needs of chennai more than 4 tmcft of water is now getting wasted into sea at marakkanam speaking at the martyrs day event organised by the aiadmk in mmda colony the chief minister virtually launched the campaign for the forthcoming local body polls in chennai the voters should elect the aiadmk and its allies in all 200 wards so that the government schemes will reach out to all to support the government that takes lots of initiatives for chennai a mayor belonging to the aiadmk should be elected the cm said adding that schemes could be implemented effectively only then he said the metro rail extension route between washermenpet and wimco nagar will be launched by the middle of this yeartaking a dig at dmk leader m k stalin palaniswami said his government was not subservient to the bjp government at the centre we are opposing whatever should be opposed we support when it serves the interest of the people unlike you stalin we dont blindly support he said accusing the dmk of being in power at the centre for 13 years without bringing any schemes to the state he said his government was firm on the two language policy all languages are equal here tamil nadu we are not against any language we celebrate our mother tongue like it is our life but caste religion ethnicity and language cannot separate us tamil community has such lofty principles palaniswami said