Amid the "Jaya for PM chorus", Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu, Ms. J Jayalalithaa expressed confidence that a change would
happen at the Centre so that she could deliver more for the people of her state.
Launching a series of government initiatives, including a Pongal package and
free saree-dhoti scheme besides other projects at Coonoor in the hill district
of Nilgiris, she said while efforts were being taken to malign her government
with false allegations, it was working with the sole aim of being with the people.
She said that, people were also giving her "unflinching support".
Referring to her government's various schemes such as
the solar-powered houses and free laptops to students, among others, she said
there were many more "responsibilities and duties remaining" to be
done for Tamil Nadu and its people.
She said, if they have to be implemented, changes
should happen at the (all) India
level. With your unflinching support, I am confident that that change will
happen".
Ms. Jayalalithaa has been eyeing a bigger political
role at the national level after the Lok Sabha elections, due this year, and
has been exhorting her party workers to work towards winning all 40 seats, 39
in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry, for this purpose.
The Executive and General Council, had in their
December 19, 2013 meeting, projected the party general secretary as a leader "qualified"
to lead India and vowed to work towards ensuring a favourable situation in this
regard.
Expressing joy over launching the Pongal package, which
contains one kg of rice and sugar to make the sweet delicacy by the same name
during the harvest festival, besides Rs. 100 in cash, Ms Jayalalithaa said she
had earmarked Rs. 281 crore for it despite the state's "economic burden."
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