MADURAI
Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday said that the previous DMK-Congress coalition government at the Centre was instrumental in banning jallikattu. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who acted swiftly and helped break the legal barriers against conducting jallikattu.
Canvassing votes for his son and AIADMK candidate for Theni Lok Sabha constituency O.P. Raveendranath Kumar in Sholavandan Assembly constituency, Mr. Panneerselvam said that the demand of the people to have a new taluk with Alanganallur as its headquarters would become a reality.
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had promised to desilt Sattaiyar dam at a cost of ₹3 crore.
Efforts were on to formulate a new drinking water scheme for the region, he added.
The Deputy Chief Minister promised a new college, a cold storage facility for vegetables and fruits grown in the region and a memorial for jallikattu.
He was accompanied by Revenue Minister R.B. Udhayakumar.