Jayalalithaa to give pongal gift packs to Lankan refugees

07 Jan, 2016

Ahead of Pongal celebrations next week, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced a Pongal gift pack for Sri Lankan Tamil families living in refugee camps across the State

The gift pack will also be given to holders of family (ration) cards and police cards, The Hindu newspaper reported.

The gift pack containing one kg rice and sugar, two-feet sugarcane and a sum of Rs. 100 would distributed at all ration shops, Jayalalithaa said in a statement.

?I am happy to announce that ration-card holders, police card holders and Sri Lankan Tamil families living in camps located across the State would be provided a Pongal gift pack ,? she said. (Colombo Gazette)

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