AIADMK is a secular party and is proved by the couples belonging to all religions here - TN CM Edappadi Palaniswamy

"Late CM MGR and Late CM J Jayalalithaa toiled for creating a society without any differences between caste or religion. Todayin this stage we have couples from various religions." says Chief Minister Edapadi Palanisamy


Coimbatore: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy todaypresided over the free wedding ceremony for 123 couples that took place in Perur, Chettipalayam area of Coimbatore as a way of honouring Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.



After that Chief Minister Edapadi Palanisamy addressed the gathering and stated that "Although there had been many wise leaders who lived and passed away, Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and Puratchi Thalaivi J Jayalalithaa live in people's hearts even after their demise. I am now witnessing their dreams for Tamilnadu now.

In 1981 Makkal Thilagam MGR conducted free weddings for couples in Tamilnadu. From then AIADMK is continuously conducting wedding ceremonies for poor women. Only AIADMK can do such weddings. Late Chief Minister MGR and Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa toiled for creating a society without any differences between caste or religion. Todayin this stage we have couples from various religions. I see this as a social development."



"I wholeheartedly congratulate Minister SP Velumani for initiating such deeds which benefit the people. Parents who are not financially stable find it hard to get their daughter married. That is exactly why Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa introduced schemes which benefit the families of the bride. We are executing Amma's wishes for 10 years now.

So far over 12 lakh crore women were married under the free wedding scheme. AIADMK is the only party which serves the poor and needy."

"Working women were given vehicles to support their livelihood, the government issued a subsidiary of 25,000 rupees and around 98,741 Women have received their two wheelers. This was executed under a budget of 731 crores and 31 lakhs.



Poor people from the villages are given cattle for them to rear and many healthcare schemes like free medical checkup, Amma's free children welfare box, Arokiya service etc. Tamilnadu is the only state in India which has recorded the most number of deliveries at a government hospital.

Likewise last year only 6 students cleared NEET.To somehow help the poor students achieve their dream we have 7.5% reservation which has benefited 435 students who wanted to study medicine."



"Minister SP Velumani is continuously working towards developing Coimbatore by bringing various development projects like bridges, government colleges, Smart City project, New Bus stand, Athikadavu-Avinashi drinking water project, loans for the welfare of the MSME industries etc.

People are choosing Tamilnadu to start new businesses in India. Around 304 companies have signed up to start their projects in Tamilnadu.

Tamilnadu is the model state in India which is executing law and order perfectly. Coimbatore District is ranked as the safest place for a woman.

AIADMK will definitely toil harder to provide such great developments in Tamilnadu. We request people to support and vote for AIADMK in the upcoming elections."



Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy concluded by saying that "I also wish happy years ahead to all the couples who got married today."

Tamilnadu Rural Development and Municipal Administration Minister SP Velumani arranged for this event. AIADMK Leaders including KP Munusamy', Vaidhiyalingam, Ministers Thangamani, Dindigul Srinivasan, KR Anbalagan, Sengottaian, Sellur K Raju, RB Udhaiyakumar, MR Vijaya Bhaskar, C Vijaya Bhaskar, KC Karupannan, MLA Amman K Arjunan, PRG Arunkumar and many other people took part in this event.

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