Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami distributed welfare schemes worth Rs. 81.04 crore to 19,079 beneficiaries in Udhagamadalam on Saturday.
In his address, Palaniswami said he had the support of true and loyal workers of the AIADMK. Terming T.T.V. Dhinakaran’s recent victory in the RK Nagar by-election as back door entry, he said he (Dhinakaran) was handling a sleeper cell, “while we have the full blessings of Amma and Thalaivar (MGR)”, he said.