Mr Stalin also visited Ashwini’s house, the video of which went viral on social media airing grievances and discrimination against his community.
Days after a Narikurva woman pointed out the discrimination against her community, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited her neighborhood and the Irula tribe in a village near Chennai on November 4 and gave it to her. leashs (land allotment certificates), ration cards, loans and other types of assistance to 282 beneficiaries and orders to start development work in their area, all at an estimated cost of ₹4.53 crore.
Mr. Stalin, who provided the assistance, accepted the invitation of the beneficiaries, Bhavani and Ashwini, to visit their homes.
At their homes, Mr. Stalin interacted with their families and also inspected the houses of Narikurvā and Irulas and discussed increasing the facilities in their neighbourhood.
The CM also received petitions seeking redressal of grievances and promised them that all steps would be taken to create all facilities including proper roads and assured measures to enhance their livelihood opportunities.
The event was held at Punjeri village in Thirukazhukundram taluk of Chengalpet district, about 50 km from Thiruvanmiyur in south Chennai.
The Chief Minister’s Assistance Initiative is a sequel to Ms. Ashwini expressing her grievances and discrimination towards her community. His complaint went viral on social media. He had said that some people in a temple in Mamallapuram had denied food to him and others of his tribe.
Thereafter, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister PK Sekarbabu visited Sri Sthalasayana Perumal Temple, the temple of Lord Vishnu in the seaside town. NS The minister sat beside him in the temple hall and ate food. with all classes of people.
The minister had said, “Annadhanam (free food/community food) provided by the temple is for all.” He had also provided welfare assistance to Ms. Ashwini and members of her tribe.
Under the Chief Minister’s special scheme, 81 residents of Poonjeri village and people of two tribes got leashs, which is valued at around ₹3.52 crore and was ordered by Mr. Stalin to take up development initiatives in tribal areas at a cost of ₹10 lakh.
An official release in Chennai said that six senior citizens would get old age pension, a state welfare scheme, ration cards to 21 families, 18 persons voter ID cards and 88 Irula and 34 Narkuravas scheduled tribe and most backward community caste certificates respectively. Given.
Under the Mudra Yojana, a loan of ₹ 1 lakh was given to 12 beneficiaries, a bank loan of ₹ 3.30 lakh was given to 33 beneficiaries for small business initiatives.
Membership cards to a total of 59 beneficiaries in separate welfare boards for Narikurva and tribal people, orders to provide self-employment purpose training to 18 persons, additional class rooms in the local primary school, among other aids.
In all, 282 people were beneficiaries and ₹4.53 crore is the estimated cost of various types of state assistance including development initiatives, the government said.
“What has been denied to Sister Ashwini is not food but honour,” Mr Stalin tweeted after presiding over the event and providing assistance. The reins of power is a great opportunity for him to regain his respect, the CM said. “It is the task of the Dravidian movement to protect self-respect and social justice by not losing anyone on the margins of the society,” he said.
The CM said that he has ordered the authorities to implement similar welfare measures for such people across Tamil Nadu.
He said that he helped the marginalized by remembering the ideals of reformist leader Periyar EV Ramasamy, Dravidian icon CN Annadurai and late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
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