Stalin's ₹5,000 Blitz: Tamil Nadu CM Sparks Poll Showdown with Women's Scheme

• Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin credited ₹5,000 to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaingar Maghalir Urimai Thittam (KMUT).
• The payment includes three months of KMUT (₹3,000) and ₹2,000 as special summer assistance, preempting a possible election-related halt.
• KMUT, a 2021 poll promise, provides ₹1,000 monthly to eligible women with annual income below ₹2.5 lakhs and other criteria.
• Stalin accused a Delhi-based group and its Tamil Nadu allies of conspiring to stop the scheme, citing upcoming elections.
• The move is seen as a political strategy, influenced by other states' pre-election cash transfers and ECI's perceived partisan attitude.