Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has on Friday- April 29 thanked ADMK leader O Panneerselvam for coming forward to help the Tamil people in Sri Lanka as they are going through testing times in the wake of the worst economic crisis in the island nation. 

The Chief Minister has said that the state government is ready to offer help to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka on humanitarian grounds. He noted that the people in Sri Lanka ought to wait for several hours to buy the essentials in the midst of growing inflation. MK Stalin said that the state government is ready to supply 500 tonnes of milk powder at Rs 15 crore to Sri Lankan Tamils. 

He further said that the government is also ready to ship 40,000 tonnes of rice worth Rs 80 crore and to provide 137 medical products worth Rs 28 crore to the Sri Lankan Tamils. Speaking in the assembly, MK Stalin highlighted that the Tamil Nadu government is also ready to supply the required amount of dhal, milk products, and other essential items to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. He noted that the state government has already written to the Union government seeking its permission to dispatch these materials.  

He had brought a resolution urging the Modi government to provide consent and to make adequate arrangements to aid the people of Sri Lanka, who are suffering from an economic ordeal. The resolution was then adopted by the assembly and MLA Aloor Shavanas has said that he is ready to give his one month salary to the government to help the Sri Lankan people. 

While speaking after the resolution was passed, ADMK Chief Coordinator O Panneerselvam has said that his family will provide Rs 50 lakh to the government to help the Sri Lankan people. As his speech had turned heads, MK Stalin has thanked the ADMK leader for coming forward to help the people who are in a distress. The Chief Minister said, "I thank O Panneerselvam for coming forward to provide Rs 50 lakh from his own fund to help the Sri Lankan people. If everyone is ready to offer help, Tamil Nadu is ready to send the essential products to Sri Lanka through the Union government."