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NATION MAY 07, 2021 | The Indian Eye 10

GOvt Of cOnscience:

stalin takes major steps against

pandemic in tamil nadu

Govt to give Rs 4,000 to each COVID-19 family; media professionals to be treated as

frontline workers with for all benefits, including priority vaccination

Our Bureau their history never taken oath
in the name of God. This DMK
Chennai tradition was maintained by

K Stalin was admin- Stalin and his newly-inducted
istered the oath by ministerial colleagues.
MTamil Nadu Governor Interestingly, the founder of
Banwarilal Purohit on Friday. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and former Chief Min-
(DMK) won 133 seats on its ister of Tamil Nadu CN An-
own in the 234-member assem- nadurai had also taken oath in
bly and fought the polls in al- the “name of conscience”.
liance with some other parties Despite being the follow-
including Congress. er of DMK’s atheist ideology,
Stalin promised in his election
campaign that funds for Hin-
stalin immediately took du pilgrimage annual selection

charge of his duties and of up to one lakh Hindu dev-
signed an order to pro- otees would be funded with
Rs 25,000 each to travel to
vide rs 4,000 to each any one of the famous pilgrim

covid-19 family in the temples such as Rameswaram,
Kasi, Kedarnath, Badrinath,
state as “corona relief.” Tirupathi, Puri Jagganthar.
Earlier on Tuesday, Stalin
He has promised to give the announced media profession-
first installment of Rs 2,000 in als as frontline workers.
May. Stalin also announced The journalists will now
the state government will bear be eligible for all benefits, in-
expenses for all corona-related cluding priority vaccination
treatments to state government against coronavirus. Stalin in a
insurance cardholders in the tweet stated that all journalists
empanelled private hospitals. working in newspapers and vi-
These were the first set of orders sual media risk their lives and
that the minister passed soon af- their work will be considered
ter taking the oath at Raj Bhavan. Tamil nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin inspects the guard of honor at Fort as front-line workers in Tam-
On Friday, Stalin followed St. George in Chennai on Friday. (ani Photo) il Nadu. “All media persons
his late father M Karunanidhi’s working in newspapers, visual
footsteps as he took oath in the in the “name of conscience”. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and audio media at the risk of
“name of conscience” while be- Interestingly, Hindu religious M Karunanidhi, who was a their lives due to rain, sun and
ing sworn in as Chief Minister. and endowment minister Sekar self-confessed atheist. The floods will be considered as
Traditionally, most ministers Babu also took oath in the body of Karunanidhi was also frontline employees in Tamil
take oath in the name of God. “name of conscience”. buried and not cremated, with- Nadu,” Stalin tweeted in Tamil.
However, all ministers of the The party’s ideological out any religious rituals at the “Rights of Priority Employ-
Stalin Cabinet took this oath leanings come from former funeral. DMK leaders have in Continued on next page... >>

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