Chennai, April 7 -- AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan raised doubts over the facts and figures of the central government-sponsored welfare schemes and beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu and dismissed them as "tall claims."

AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan alleged that since the DMK came to power in the state, the beneficiaries of the central government's schemes have not been 'genuine.'

He was speaking about the newly constructed Pamban railway bridge, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a day earlier.

"We welcome anyone who brings in welfare measures and benefits for the state as well as for the people, but what is surprising is the tall claims made by the Prime Minister on the concrete houses and the piped water connections. Since...