DMK chief M K Stalin to unveil '10-year vision for Tamil Nadu' on March 7

With just about a month to go for April 6 assembly elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin will unveil his “10-year vision for Tamil Nadu” at a public rally in Tiruchirappalli on March 7. Stalin will release the vision document which will talk about the ways and means to make Tamil Nadu no.1 in all sectors.

The vision document is entirely different from the manifesto, which is likely to contain major announcements to woo the people ahead of the elections. The announcement of releasing the vision document coincided with Stalin's 68th birthday on Monday.

Tiruchirappalli, the Central Tamil Nadu city which is a stronghold of the DMK, is considered lucky for the party. The DMK makes it a point to hold at least one mega rally in the city before it goes into elections. The party had planned a mega-conference in the second week of March but postponed it due to elections.

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“We have decided to organise a public rally in Tiruchirappalli on March 7 during which I released my vision document for the state for the next 10 years. The arrangements for the public meeting is being done by Principal Secretary K N Nehru. Work on preparing manifesto is also on,” Stalin told reporters here.

He also said once the vision document is released, the DMK has planned to take it to 2 crore families through its cadres in 20 days. The DMK, which is out of power in Tamil Nadu since 2011, is making no stone unturned to capture power in the April 6 assembly elections.

Stalin said the party has begun seat-sharing talks with alliance partners and expressed the hope the negotiations will be completed soon. Asked by reporters to respond to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on DMK's corruption, Stalin said it has become a habit for BJP leaders to talk about the party without any basis. “It is the BJP which has aligned with corrupt AIADMK,” he said.

Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, actor Rajinikanth, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan and others wished Stalin on his birthday.