The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday unveiled the party’s list of 21 candidates along with its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. DMK chief MK Stalin announced the party’s manifesto and said that it was DMK who made the manifesto before the election and continued it.

“Do what we say is what our leaders taught us. Our Party Deputy General Secretary and my sister header the election manifesto committee and prepared it. As Kanimozhi said they went all over the state and listened to various. It’s not only a DMK manifesto but a people’s manifesto,” Stalin stated, as ANI reported.

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In terms of candidate selection, DMK has fielded Kalanidhi Veerasami from North Chennai, Tamilachi Thangapandian from South Chennai, and Dayanidhi Maran from Central Chennai. Kanimozhi will contest from Thoothukudi, a constituency she previously won.

TR Balu is set to vie for the seat in Sriperumbudur, Jagathrachahan will contest from Arakkonam, Kadhir Anand from Vellore, Annadurai from Thiruvanamalai, Dharani from Aarani, Selvaganapathy from Salem, Prakash from Erode, A Raja from Nilgiri, Ganapathi Rajkumar from Coimbatore, Arun Neru from Perambalur, Murasoli from Tanjore, Thanga Tamil Selvam from Theni, and Rani from Tenkasi.

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While releasing the manifesto in Chennai, MK Stalin said, “When BJP came to power in 2014 have destroyed India much. No of their election promise was fulfilled. It’s not good to continue Modi as PM. We have formed an INDIA alliance.”

“We have an explainer of what we will do when we come to power. It’s a 64-page election manifesto. Special schemes for TN and schemes for every district are given in this manifesto,” he added.

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In the manifesto, key promises include establishing a Supreme Court branch in Chennai, granting state rights to Puducherry, conducting Union Exams in Tamil, offering Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils who returned to India, providing a monthly allowance of Rs 1000 to women nationwide, removing toll gates on national highways, and shelving the implementation of the CAA.

Additionally, it pledges to sell LPG at Rs 500, petrol at Rs 75, and diesel at Rs 65, while rejecting the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code.

Tamil Nadu is scheduled to vote on April 19 in a single-phase election. In the 2019 general elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance, including INC, VCK, MDMK, CPI, CPI(M), IUML, MMK, KMDK, TVK, AIFB, secured a landslide victory by winning 38 out of the 39 seats.