Chennai, March 24 -- Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday released the party's election manifesto, promising Rs 2000 monthly to female heads of households.

Palaniswami released a manifesto with 297 promises, including a special assistance of Rs. 10,000 per family to combat tax burdens and rising prices of goods.

"Under the administratively incompetent Stalin-led DMK regime--characterised by its lack of vision--the prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed over the past five years. Consequently, the public has been severely affected. Furthermore, various taxes--including property tax, house tax, electricity tariffs, and water charges--have been hiked. As a resul...