Lok Sabha polls 2024: 'No NEP and NEET, govt exam in Tamil', here's what DMK manifesto promises

Tamil Nadu's DMK party on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The DMK manifesto was out in the presence of state CM CM MK Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi and other party leaders. The ruling party of  Tamil Nadu also unveiled first list of candidates that will be contesting in the upcoming General Election. These include North Chennai-Kalanidhi Veeraswamy; South Chennai- Thamizhachi Thangapandian; Central Chennai-Dayanidhi Maran; Sriperumbudur- TR Baalu; Thiruvanamalai- Annadurai; Nilgiris-A Raja, and Thoothukudi-Kanimozhi.

After unveiling the manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election DMK MP Kanimozhi said, "The manifesto of DMK is always an important one for us. I thank our leader MK Stalin for allowing me to head the manifesto committee and thank all the committee members. We saw how much this Dravidian model government has done for the people of the state. This election manifesto will help us to take our Dravidian model all over India. I am sure of securing not only 40 seats in Tamil Nadu but a good number of seats in the country too...".

Recently, DM finalised the Lok Sabha seat-sharing arrangement with ally Congress. The ruling DMK has allotted nine seats to ally Congress in Tamil Nadu and a lone seat in neighbouring Puducherry. While DMK will be contesting from the remaining 21 Lok Sabha seats. The DMK will be contesting from- Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Arakkonam, Kancheepuram (SC), Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Kallakurichi, Salem, Pollachi, Nilgiris (SC), Coimbatore, Theni, Arani, Perambalur, Erode, Thanjavur, Tenkasi (SC), and Thoothukudi.

In 2019, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance, which comprised INC, VCK,