Chennai, March 24 -- The main Opposition AIADMK, heading the NDA in Tamil Nadu, released its manifesto containing aa total of 297 promises and loaded with freebies that included free refrigerators, one time asssitance of Rs 10,000, monthly assistance for women, waiver of education loans, Pongal gift hamper of Rs 1,000 for card holders, among others, for the April 23 Assembly elections.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who is also the CM face of the NDA, released the manifesto at the AIADMK office on the eve of launching his poll campaign, beginning with a meeting at Mylapore area in South Chennai tomorrow.
The key promise was provision of free refrigerators to rice family ration cardholders. "To reduce the household worklo...