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Chikungunya: AIADMK women wing protest
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[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]"Both the ministers have not visited the affected areas in the state to get a first hand assessment of the disease which has crippled thousands of people in many districts across the state," she said, addressing a demonstration protesting against the DMK Government "not taking any steps to prevent and eradicate the disease." [/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Chikungunya fever, which remained dormant for over 30 years had come to Tamil Nadu via Salem, Namakkal. Had the government acted in advance,it would not have spread to interior Tamil Nadu,she said.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]She also regretted "contradictory" reports on the diease by the state and Central governments.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]About 1000 activists belonging to AIADMK, MDMK, DPI, Social Justice party, Muvendar Munnetra Kazhagam,Indian Union Muslim league, All India Muvendar Munnetra Kazhagam participated in the demonstration. (Agencies) [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Madurai, Sept 16: [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Accusing Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss and State Health Minister K K S S R Ramachandran of failing in their duty to control Chikungunya, the AIADMK women's wing Secretary and MP Gokula Indhira said the DMK Government's freebies like free-colour TV sets would not help people enjoy them if they did not have good health.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Accusing Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss and State Health Minister K K S S R Ramachandran of failing in their duty to control Chikungunya, the AIADMK women's wing Secretary and MP Gokula Indhira said the DMK Government's freebies like free-colour TV sets would not help people enjoy them if they did not have good health.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]"Both the ministers have not visited the affected areas in the state to get a first hand assessment of the disease which has crippled thousands of people in many districts across the state," she said, addressing a demonstration protesting against the DMK Government "not taking any steps to prevent and eradicate the disease." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]Chikungunya fever, which remained dormant for over 30 years had come to Tamil Nadu via Salem, Namakkal. Had the government acted in advance,it would not have spread to interior Tamil Nadu,she said.
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]She also regretted "contradictory" reports on the diease by the state and Central governments.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif]About 1000 activists belonging to AIADMK, MDMK, DPI, Social Justice party, Muvendar Munnetra Kazhagam,Indian Union Muslim league, All India Muvendar Munnetra Kazhagam participated in the demonstration. (Agencies) [/FONT]