Tamil Nadu elections: DMK, AIADMK announce cash allowance for hourswives

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami addresses ahead of the state assembly election, in Chennai. (Photo: ANI)

T E Narasimhan Chennai

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 08 2021 | 11:02 PM IST

Ahead of Assembly elections, the two Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu have announced monthly cash allowance for housewives.

Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today promised that if the AIADMK government is voted back to power, then it will give a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to all the housewives and six gas cylinders for free annually.

His statement comes a day after DMK chief M K Stalin announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for housewives if his party was voted to power.

“The DMK might have made their announcement in advance after they got leaks regarding AIADMK’s manifesto. It

Topics : Tamil Nadu elections DMK AIADMK