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Jayalalitha recalls help to Maharashtra; seeks support in poll

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalitha has appealed to voters in Malad and Sion-Koliwada Assembly constituencies to elect her party's candidates in the October 13 elections.

Updated on: Oct 06, 2009 11:25 AM IST
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalitha has appealed to voters in Malad and Sion-Koliwada Assembly constituencies to elect her party's candidates in the October 13 elections.

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The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, in a statement, cited many instances where she helped Maharashtra Government and people of the state.

"In 1993, when Latur was devastated by an earthquake, the Government headed by me donated Rs 2.33 crore to Maharashtra Government for relief of the quake-affected people," she said.

"For an ancient Ganesh temple in Mumbai's Dharavi area, which has a concentration of Tamils, Rs 30,000 was donated by me through the AIADMK Maharashtra unit," she said.

"After learning through a newspaper about the plight of a Marathi woman subjected to inhuman torture, I donated Rs one lakh to her. For the heart surgery of a party worker in Dharavi, Rs 60,000 was arranged by me," he said.

AIADMK Government provided textbooks worth Rs 7.42 lakh in 2004, Jayalalitha said.

AIADMK was in power in Tamil Nadu for five terms and was the first to implement the free nutritious noon meal scheme for poor school children, she said.

 
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