
Plea to provide financial assistance to folk artistes
The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the State to take note of a representation sent by a petitioner seeking financial assistance to folk artistes and provide assista
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the State to take note of a representation sent by a petitioner seeking financial assistance to folk artistes and provide assistance to them. A Division Bench of Justices T.S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi took note of the fact that the representation was being considered by the authorities. The petition filed by M. Selva Kumar of Thoothukudi district was disposed of with the direction. The petitioner said that the folk artistes in the State were suffering financially and were unable to perform due to the COVID-19 lockdown.More Related News

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