Stalin in a tweet stated that all journalists working in newspapers and visual media risk their lives and their work will be considered as front-line workers in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday announced media professionals as frontline workers. The journalists will now be eligible for all benefits, including priority vaccination against coronavirus.
Stalin in a tweet stated that all journalists working in newspapers and visual media risk their lives and their work will be considered as front-line workers in Tamil Nadu. "All media persons working in newspapers, visual and audio media at the risk of their lives due to rain, sun and floods will be considered as frontline employees in Tamil Nadu," Stalin tweeted in Tamil.
மழை - வெயில் - பெருந்தொற்றிலும் உயிரைப் பணயம் வைத்து செய்தித்தாள்கள், காட்சி - ஒலி ஊடகங்களில் பணியாற்றி வருகின்ற ஊடகத் துறையினர் அனைவருமே தமிழகத்தில் முன்களப் பணியாளர்களாகக் கருதப்படுவர்.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 4, 2021
முன்களப் பணியாளர்களுக்குரிய உரிமைகள் - சலுகைகள் அவர்களுக்கும் உரிய முறையில் வழங்கப்படும்.
"Rights of Priority Employees - Privileges will be given to them accordingly," he added. Earlier, Sates including Bihar, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh have included Journalists in the list of frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19.
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