Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the Covid-19 aid provided for Government accredited journalists would be increased to Rs.5000, from the existing sum of Rs.3000. Stalin had earlier announced journalists as frontline workers amid the pandemic. During the AIADMK regime in Tamil Nadu, media persons were provided free and priority vaccination along with frontline workers, well ahead of the Assembly elections. However, the Tamil Nadu government and its publicity arm the Department of Information and Public relations has refused to renew the accreditation of many eligible journalists, while also not providing accreditation for new applicants. With nearly 35,000 daily cases Tamil Nadu is the state that is reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases across India.

Source: dna May 26, 2021 15:56 UTC