“The TVK is ready to face by-elections. CM Vijay will contest however many by-elections arise. His visits are meant to launch projects and implement schemes, not for by-elections.” – Minister Nirmal Kumar
“Joseph Vijay, who is the CM of all 234 constituencies, visits only the constituencies facing by-elections to distribute welfare assistance.” – EPS
“TN is witnessing a rule like that of 23rd Pulikesi. Several TVK ministers have amassed huge amounts of wealth.” – TTV Dhinakaran
A total of 5.13 lakh Smart Cards have been issued to the ration card holders in Coimbatore district so far.
With 10 circles, the district has 9,79,324 card holders in 1,419 ration shops and 6.87 lakh Smart cards were already processed, with 1.74 lakh remaining pending for distribution, collector, T.N. Hariharan said in a statement today.
The Collector appealed to the people who were yet to receive the smart card to approach their respective ration shops and collect on or before September 10.