New Delhi, April 13 -- The debate between the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continues as Stalin challenged the Finance Minister to put the letter sent to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, noting remarks of the discontinuation of paddy bonus, in the public domain.

Taking it to X, Stalin said that the letter sent by the Finance Minister to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu specifically mentions the consideration for the discontinuation of paddy bonus.

"In the letter your Ministry sent to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, it is clearly stated that since the State's additional bonus for paddy has led to bumper production, the State government should consider discontinuing the bonus. I have ...