“Hijab-Clad woman makes casteist attack on Union Fin Min Nirmala Sitharaman invoking her Brahmin identity; DMK’s Padma Priya shares it and deletes after outrage”, The Commune Mag, January 3, 2024:
“Cyclone Michaung mercilessly wreaked havoc upon the city of Chennai and its suburbs in early December 2023 and subsequently, the state also faced severe flooding in southern regions owing to extremely heavy rains. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Tamil Nadu government seemingly failed to address the challenges in responding to the recent floods and inundation caused by Cyclone Michuang in December 2023 in various districts in the state.
On 22 December 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman conducted a press conference to provide insights into the Central Government’s actions in response to the recent floods affecting Chennai and the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. She said that the Centre has disbursed ₹900 crore in two installments for Tamil Nadu in the current fiscal year.
Commenting on the DMK government’s decision to give ₹6000 as a relief amount, Sitharaman expressed her concern over the mode of payment, questioning why the funds were being disbursed in cash rather than through direct benefit transfer. She asserted, “This is government money, not my father’s money or your father’s money…..”
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