Covid-19: Tamil Nadu seeks Rs 4,000 crore special assistance from Centre

In a letter to PM Modi, state CM highlights the measures his govt has taken, apart from pointing out how vulnerable Tamil Nadu is to the pandemic

The Tamil Nadu Government has asked the Union Government for special assistance of Rs 4,000 crore to address Coronavirus (Covid-19) issues.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged him to consider his request for the assistance and other relief measures and support the various initiatives and programmes announced by the state to tackle the pandemic. He added that the state was taking massive preventive operations and striving to alleviate the hardship of the poor.

Congratulating the Prime Minister for the "bold and decisive measures" he has taken to combat Covid-19 and and all Indians from