MK Stalin deposits Rs 5,000 to 1.31 crore women ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin takes a picture with women workers during an event in Chennai. PIC/PTI

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said his government has deposited Rs 5,000 each to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries of a government's women entitlement scheme, a move coming months ahead of the Assembly polls that led to the opposition parties flaying his move as "fear of defeat at the hustings."

Also, the Chief Minister announced to double the monthly grant to Rs 2,000 if his DMK party was voted to power in the upcoming Assembly election.

Noting that Rs 5,000 has been directly deposited into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries of the Kalaignar Women's Entitlement scheme, he said, "You would have received R5,000 this morning. I have decided to provide the sum in view of an attempt (by vested interests) to freeze the scheme, citing upcoming elections."

So, in order to counter the move to prevent the women from receiving the monthly financial assistance due for them, he had decided to provide the sum for three months from February and in addition provide Rs 2,000 to meet their expenses during summer, he said in a video message posted on his social media platform ‘X.'

My formula has rattled DMK: Vijay

TVK Chief Vijay

TVK chief Vijay on Friday asserted that his offer to share power with allies has turned out to be a "political bomb" in Tamil Nadu, as that has become a demand in all alliances and "rattled" DMK President and Chief Minister MK Stalin, who has refused to share power with Congress.

Assuring a social justice-driven regime if voted to power, Vijay, addressing a rally at Seelanaickenpatti, here, dramatically hit back at those who mocked at him by alleging that he merely stayed back at hom,e though claiming to have entered politics.

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