Replying to a question tabled jointly by the oppositon DMK member A M H Nazeem and AIADMK member A Anbalagan in the Assembly he said that he had been urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Puducherry also within the jurisdiction of the Central Finance Commission.
Referring to the loans due from Puducherry to the Central exchequer since the creation of separate cash balance account relating to Puducherry in December 2007 Rangasamy said that the total loans had accumulated to Rs 6.080.31 crores between 2007 and now and the total interest due for the accumulated loans also stood at Rs 2901.16 crores.