Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Sitharaman said the centre had released ₹900 crore in two installments towards the State Disaster Relief Fund, the second of which reached TN on December 12, well ahead of the rains in south TN.
The union minister then dismissed charges that the Regional Meteorological Centre had not warned TN of the impending rainfall and took a swipe at Chief Minister M K Stalin for meeting with the INDIA bloc in Delhi when south TN was reeling under floods.
She criticised the state distributing relief in cash rather than crediting it in bank accounts.
Thennarasu, in a statement, disputed her charges.
The central and state governments crossed swords again on Friday after union finance minister nirmala Sitharaman claimed? 900 crore had already been released to Tamil Nadu and state finance minister Thangam Thennarasu retorted that it was a fraction of aid sought after the recent floods in chennai and south Tn.
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