Earlier Tamil Nadu was allocated Rs 2,844 crore making the total allocation Rs 4,690 crore, which is a substantial amount for Tamil Nadu. It is seen as a special favour shown to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa from the Centre.
In New Delhi political circles are abuzz that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is being wooed to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. A similar approach was also adopted in Bihar to win over Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United.