DMK Govt Gave ₹3,000 As Pongal Gift, Got ₹518 Crore Through TASMAC Sales Around The Same Time, BJP TN Head Nainar Nagenthran Slams

DMK Govt Gave ₹3,000 As Pongal Gift, Got ₹518 Crore Through TASMAC Sales Around The Same Time, BJP TN Head Nainar Nagenthran Slams

In the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections later this year, the ruling DMK government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin distributed a ₹3,000 cash Pongal gift to over 2.22 crore rice ration card holders, along with traditional hampers including rice, sugar, sugarcane, dhotis, and sarees. The scheme, announced in early January and rolled out through fair price shops, cost the exchequer approximately ₹6,900 crore for the cash component alone…