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1. AIADMK manifesto promises escaped refrigerators
AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami released the party’s canvass manifesto successful Chennai. The main absorption enactment announced escaped refrigerators for each atom ration cardholders if his enactment is voted to powerfulness successful the 2026 Assembly election. Addressing journalists, Palaniswami said, “The escaped fridge is meant to trim the household workload of homemakers.”
Also, helium assured to supply 1 kilogram of dal and 1 litre of cooking lipid for escaped to atom class ration cardholders successful the State.
2. DMK confederation seat-share talks: DMDK gets 10 seats, VCK allotted 8 seats, MNM stays distant from poll
In a precocious evening development, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), led by Premallatha Vijayakant, has been allocated 10 seats successful the DMK led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) for the upcoming Assembly predetermination successful Tamil Nadu.
Earlier successful the day, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol. Thirumavalavan, was allocated eight seats successful the DMK-led confederation successful Tamil Nadu. Of these, the enactment volition contention six reserved Assembly segments and 2 wide constituencies. Notably, upset implicit the allocation of conscionable 1 Assembly spot successful Puducherry, Mr. Thirumavalavan announced that his enactment would contest unsocial successful the Union Territory (UT), successful 3 constituencies — Ossudu, Nettappakkam, and Uzhavarkarai.
On the different hand, Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam, different state of the ruling DMK, announced that it would not contention successful the upcoming polls.
3. Ponmudy moves Madras High Court to acceptable speech BJP councillor’s complaint
DMK person and erstwhile Minister K. Ponmudy has approached the Madras High Court to acceptable speech a backstage ailment lodged against him by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Greater Chennai Corporation councillor, Uma Anandan, for comments helium made successful 2025, which were criticised for being violative to Vaishnavites, Saivites, and women.
