AIADMK welcomes budget; DMK says it is 'sweet' for corporates

Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu Friday welcomed the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, saying it spelt out policies for India's future growth, while the main opposition DMK said it was 'sweet for corporates and 'bitter' for the poor people.

"I welcome the Central budget presented by Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, which has new policies for India's future growth, besides good schemes
AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran dubbed the maiden budget of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government as a "compilation of contradictions."
Stalin, Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, said the budget only had "fancy words" but not anything on federalism and that "states' aspirations were not reflected."
He took exception to levy of customs duty on newsprint, saying it "is a clever attempt muzzling freedom of expression."