Kanimozhi at Lok Sabha Speaker’s tea party proves DMK-BJP pact brewing: Tamil Nadu minister
Kanimozhi attended the customary tea party hosted by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla even as the Congress, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party skipped it.
On the 80th Independence Day celebrations in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced a series of welfare measures for ex-servicemen and freedom fighters. The measures include higher marriage assistance for the two daughters of ex-servicemen's children, an increase in financial aid for differently-abled ex-servicemen and their dependents, and a higher pension for freedom fighters.
The monthly pension for freedom fighters will be raised to ₹23,000, while the family pension will be increased to ₹12,500. The financial assistance for differently-abled ex-servicemen and their dependents will also be raised to ₹7,000. The state government's monthly special pension for the legal heirs of historical leaders, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Muthuramalinga Raghunatha Sethupathi, and the Marudhu Brothers, will be increased to ₹11,500.
Vijay pledged a corruption-free administration, stating the foundational principle of "all are born equal", and emphasized people-centric welfare schemes while maintaining administrative cooperation with the Central Government.
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