Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday and sought early release of pending funds to the state to implement various welfare schemes.

Stalin, according to sources, has requested the Prime Minister to release funds due to the state for implementing various central government schemes.

He has also informed Prime Minister Modi of the funding for the phase 2 development of the Chennai Metro rail network. The Chief Minister has taken up the contentious issue of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) relating to the school education department.