NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, APRIL 5
Claiming that Tamil Nadu remained a forerunner in the implementation of progressive schemes across the country, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated Samathuvapuram (equality village) in Villupuram district.
The Samathuvapuram concept was introduced by the late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and his father, Kalaignar Karunanidhi, to ensure an egalitarian society, claimed the chief minister.
According to Stalin, the equality village scheme was named after Periyar to revive a society that was drowned in caste and religious issues. Under the scheme, people from different communities are housed together in newly developed residential areas with all amenities.
“I congratulate the Rural Development department for setting up a garden behind each house and for successfully implementing the project for families who are going to live there with equality. The Dravidian Model is for equality,” Stalin said
