 Other political parties and the public had been repeatedly appealing to the Department of Highways to have this 52-km stretch re-laid.The officials had chosen to ignore the plea and were keen on re-laying only stretches that was used by ministers and other VIPs during the governor's visit to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.The Jisha Murder Case in 2016 created statewide agitation for a speedier justice.