NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, APRIL 2
The Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S.P. Velumani warned of stringent action against those spreading rumours linking religion or caste to the coronavirus here on Thursday.
To allay the hardship faced by people due to national curfew, I inaugurated the mobile vegetable store services launched by Coimbatore Corporation today.
A total of 25 vehicles, 5 each in five zones, flagged off to sell vegetables in two options- Rs. 100 & Rs. 200.#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/FS8wkcmzQx
— S.P. Velumani (@SPVelumanicbe) April 2, 2020
Speaking to reporters after flagging off mobile vegetable vans in all 100 wards of the city corporation, the Minister said, ‘The virus does not attack on the basis of caste and religion. Stringent action would be initiated against those attempting to spread rumours linking religion to the disease.’
On the whereabouts of 10 more people from Tamil Nadu who took part in the recent conference held by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, he said they are yet to be traced.
Appealing to those who had returned from abroad and from the Nizamuddin conference in the national capital to approach the state government, he said it was taking steps on a war footing to contain the spread of the virus.
With an increase in positive cases in Coimbatore district, a meeting will be held with the officials to discuss the issue so that preventive measures can be taken to check the spread, the minister said. As on Thursday 34 positive cases have been reported in Coimbatore district.