The AIADMK always focuses on people’s welfare, he asserted, highlighting how the State government provided food to eight lakh people every day amid the pandemic, and offered ₹5,500 to all rice-card holders on the occasion of Pongal, though this was not mentioned in the party’s manifesto ahead of the previous election.
Besides, various welfare measures were implemented for fishermen, Palaniswami asserted and promised that if voted to power, his government would buy land and build houses for the homeless.
A Raja booked for comment against CM
DMK leader A Raja has been booked by the Chennai police for his remarks against the CM. He was booked under Sections 153 and 294B of the IPC and Section 127 of the Representation of People Act. Besides, two cases were registered against him in Tiruchy
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