Chennai, March 29 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Sunday emphasised that schemes like laptops for students aren't 'freebies' but investments in their future.

Speaking to reporters on the party's manifesto for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Kanimozhi said, "...If you're giving a laptop to a student, it is not a popular scheme. It is something to help the student develop themselves and connect to the next level of technology, which is a very important and integral part of their education...Why do you have to call it a freebie?... This is not a freebie. This is something which actually becomes an investment for somebody's future...We've never promised anything which is not possible...This time, the Chief Mini...