CHENNAI: Quoting iconic Dravidian leader C N Annadurai, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that in future, if rivals even thought of "changing" the DMK regime's welfare schemes aimed at boosting education and uplifting students, they will be afraid to do so as they will have to consider about the backlash from people who are the beneficiaries and who fully support the schemes.

Annadurai had decades ago listed his landmark achievements for the state in his capacity as chief minister between 1967 and 1969, and these were naming the state as Tamil Nadu, ruling out scope for Hindi and adoption of 2-language norm of Tamil and English, and legal recognition for self-respect marriages, the Deputy CM said addressing a mega education event here on Thursday night.

Udhayanidhi said:

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