CHENNAI: A day after TNIE published the story of a man who threatened members of an Irular hamlet in Kancheepuram for taking shelter on the premises of a temple, DMK functionaries visited the hamlet and provided relief items to the tribals.
Based on a direction from the Chief Minister’s Office, Sriperumbudur Union Chairman S D Karunanidhi visited the hamlet and promised to attend to the residents’ needs. Councilors and members of DMK’s young and students wings accompanied the chairman.
The party top brass, however, said the man who allegedly threatened the tribals was not a member of the DMK. Balakrishnan, a resident of the hamlet, told TNIE that they received a bag of vegetables, groceries, rice, and dry clothes. “The Union Chairman noted down our contact numbers and asked us to call him for any aid,” said Balakrishnan.