Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday announced that once the coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be provided to all people of the state free of cost.
The Tamil Nadu government's decision comes ahead of next year’s Assembly elections on 7th October. Palaniswami's "free Covid-19 vaccine" promise came after the BJP's "free coronavirus vaccination for all" promise in Bihar ahead of the state polls.
Earlier today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that the BJP's vision document included the promise of free of cost Covid vaccination for the people of Bihar while releasing the party's manifesto for the state polls.