No move to lift ban on lottery ticket sale, says Finance Minister
The Hindu
Palaniswami had said there were plans to remove ban
Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Sunday categorically ruled out any move to lift the ban on the sale of lottery tickets in the State. On Saturday, AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami said that there were attempts to reintroduce lottery tickets, and the DMK government should not allow the same. “I would like to assert that the talk about lottery did not arise in any of the discussions or review meetings of the Tamil Nadu government,” Mr. Rajan said in a statement. He said the erstwhile AIADMK government had left the State finances in tatters for the new government to improve it. “Even when we attempt to restore it, Mr. Palaniswami should understand that lottery is not at all in our minds,” he said.More Related News