Chennai, Dec 10 (BPNS)
AIADMK former interim general secretary and close aide of late Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa has urged the state government to provide relief to people affected by Cyclone Mandous.
In a statement on Saturday, Sasikala who is planning to align with deposed AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) said that relief should be provided to those who lost their homes and livelihood opportunities.
She said that fishermen were not able to venture into seas for the past six days following the weather department warnings and added that they were suffering financial losses as they were not able to go out in the sea. Sasikala called upon the government to look into the woes of the fisherfolk of Nagapattinam, Mahabalipuram, Pudukottai areas.
The former AIADMK leader also said that several relief centres were closed in many parts of the state and called upon the state government to ensure that relief homes are functioning properly as heavy to extremely heavy rains are reported by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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