In new set of T.N. Assembly poll promises, AIADMK offers three cooking gas cylinders, hike in old-age pension

AIADMK unveils new poll promises, including three gas cylinders, increased pensions, and support for jallikattu participants ahead of elections.

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) made five more electoral promises, including the provision of three cooking gas cylinders each to rice-drawing ration cardholders every year, the waiver of educational loans drawn from banks, and the hike in old-age pension to ₹2,000 per month from ₹1,200 per month. The Tamil Nadu Assembly election is due in April-May this year.

Addressing the media after attending a meeting of district secretaries at the party headquarters in Chennai, Mr. Palaniswami announced that in the event of the death of a jallikattu participant while trying to tame the bull, the family of the deceased would be paid a solaitum of ₹10 lakh. Likewise, for the injured, ₹2 lakh would be given.

AIADMK announces five poll promises, including monthly distribution of ₹2,000 to women

The rising cost of poll promises

Besides, a subsidy of ₹5 lakh would be granted for the conduct of a jallikattu event at the government-sanctioned site and the manual system of registration would be brought back, replacing the current online system. Interest-free loans would be given to women self-help groups belonging to religious minorities, besides the waiver of loans taken by persons with disabilities from cooperative societies. 

With the latest round of assurances, the total number of poll promises made by the AIADMK has gone up to 10.