Puducherry MLAs, Ministers call on PM
The Hindu
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A BJP delegation from Puducherry, consisting of party MLAs, and three Independents on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office. Led by the party’s local unit president V. Saminathan, the delegation included Ministers A. Namassivayam, Sai Saravanan and Speaker Embalam Selvam. Independent MLAs who had extended support to the BJP — Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok, M. Sivasankar and Angalane — were also present. Mr. Namassivayam told The Hindu that he had submitted a letter to the Prime Minister seeking a special assistance of ₹500 crore to tide over the pandemic-induced financial crisis and to tackle COVID-19 more effectively in the Union Territory.More Related News
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