TN: Free colour TVs on Sep 15

Fulfilling its electoral promise, the Dravida Munnethra Kazhagam will distribute free colour televisions on September 15 at Kanchipuram on the occasion of late DMK founder C N Annadurai's birth anniversary.

The DMK had incorported this in the 2006-07 budget. An official press release said DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi would distribute the TV sets to beneficiaries of a "Samthuvapuram" colony (comprising members of all castes and communities) at Padappai.

On September 16, other state ministers will distribute TVs in all districts, the release said.