Chennai, Feb. 13 -- Ahead of the impending election to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the DMK government of MK Stalin o Friday, sprang a huge surprise, by depositing Rs 5,000 each in the bank accounts of the 1.31 crore women beneficiaries of the flagship Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam (Kalaignar Women's Financial Right Scheme), under which women were being extended Rs 1,000 a month.
In what is seen as a political masterstroke, the Chief Minister, taking a cue from Bihar where beneficiaries were given Rs 10,000 on the eve of the assembly election, has deposited the amount before announcing it through a social media post today morning, taking the wind out of the opposition sails.
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