Chennai, March 29 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M. K. Stalin on Sunday launched a "game-changing" manifesto as the party sharpened its focus on women-centric welfare ahead of the Assembly elections. Branded as a "Superstar Manifesto" anchored in "six steps towards progress," the blueprint places the Illathu Arasi scheme at its core, signalling a major push to empower women while expanding the state's welfare framework.

Under the scheme, eligible women who do not pay income tax will receive Rs 8,000 to purchase household appliances such as washing machines, grinders, televisions, or microwaves from neighbourhood shops.

Positioning the document as a "game-changing plan," Stalin said it focuses on "smart economic multiplie...