Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Launches 560 Crore Gold Ring Scheme

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party launched the Thai Maaman Thanga Modhiram initiative, allocating 560 crore rupees to provide one-gram gold rings and other essentials to eligible newborns in Tamil Nadu.

The party presents the program as a welfare measure intended to support families. However, the initiative has drawn criticism from observers who argue the scheme risks reinforcing regressive gendered expectations and kinship norms. Critics suggest that providing such benefits may treat daughters as economic burdens and potentially legitimize dowry-like practices rather than challenging them.