TN govt's Thayumanavar scheme for providing ration at doorstep is a victory for Vijaykanth: Premalatha
SALEM: The Thayumanavar scheme, which the Tamil Nadu govt launched on Tuesday to provide ration commodities at the doorsteps of disabled people and senior citizens aged above 70 years, is a victory for DMDK founder Vijaykanth, said party general secretary Premalatha Vijaykanth.
"When Vijaykanth mentioned in his initial election manifesto that ration items would be delivered to everyone at their doorsteps, they mocked him," she said.
She appreciated Tamil Nadu chief minister
M K Stalin
for realizing the first phase of Vijaykanth's visionary idea, "Veeduthedi," which focuses on delivering ration items at the doorsteps.
Premalatha was speaking to reporters in Salem after attending a consultative meeting for DMDK booth committee agents.
Asked about her decision to post a picture of late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa on her social media handle, Premalatha said Jayalalithaa was her political role model. When asked if DMDK would consider joining the DMK-led alliance, she said there was a strong relationship between chief minister M K Stalin's family and her own. "When the Captain (Vijaykanth) was unwell, Stalin frequently visited him to check on his health.
Likewise, upon taking office, both Stalin and Udhayanidhi sought Captain's blessings," she noted, adding that M Karunanidhi officiated her wedding with Vijaykanth. "Thus, our families share a strong friendship. However, politics and family ties are distinct," she clarified.
She went on to state that her goal was to expand DMDK in all the 234 assembly constituencies in the state. "The alliance will be revealed at a party conference before the elections," she said.
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