Parties tighten purse strings on Covid doles in TN

With the ruling AIADMK controlling much of the public outreach programmes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, opposition parties had to dip into their kitty to hand out doles to the affected public. Having undertaken the distribution of relief material, including dry ration, two months ago since the lockdown, functionaries of several political parties are under pressure to find resources to sustain their efforts. This has forced the functionaries of Dravidian parties and its allies to slow down or wind up their humanitarian efforts.

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