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Annamalai versus Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports, has announced that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government would announce the implementation of the Rs 1000 for women heads of family scheme, in five or six months.
He made the announcement while campaigning for EVKS Elangovan in Erode East.
This comes a couple of days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, K Annamalai had come down heavily on the DMK for not fulfilling its poll promises in spite of it being in power for 22 months.
Udhayanidhi justified the delay by saying that the previous All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led government had left a debt of Rs 5 lakh crore and the country was going through the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. He added that his government had given Rs 4000 to every ration card holder as Covid relief.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) said that it has registered cases against the alleged distribution of pressure cookers to women by the DMK, after receiving complaints from opposition parties.