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In this election season, where political parties are trying to find novel ways to gain voters, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, leader of the AIADMK, has figured out that the way to a voter’s heart is through his or her stomach. Her government’s subsidised eateries, called Amma Unavagam, which have been coming up across the state since early 2013, today have lakhs of below poverty line (BPL) citizens queuing up to get their daily quota of steaming pongal, fluffy idlis and spicy sambar-rice, offered at a fraction of their real cost. This is Amma’s answer to the food security problems of the poor and to be fair to her she has hit upon an ingenious idea that works marvellously for now. - See more at: theweekendleader/Culture/1840/on-the-platter.html
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:32:25 +0000

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