s part of its promise to ensure “that more money is available in the hands of the people,” the manifesto also said that income tax exemption limit for all others would be increased to Rs.5 lakh per annum.

The manifesto, released by party general secretary Jayalalithaa at a rally on Island Grounds on Thursday, stated that it would create 100 million jobs in the next five years.

Six lakh existing vacancies in Defence and Central services would be filled and services of 5 lakh casual workers in Central Services regularised. “Three lakh extra departmental workers in Postal Services will be regularised.”

It promised to prevent the entry of Foreign Direct Investment in retail, real estate and higher education.

Present limits on FDI in insurance sector would continue.

Stating that National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) would be revamped and renamed National Rural Upliftment Scheme (NRUS), the manifesto said a scheme linked to the NRUS would provide household essential commodities to every worker, who works for five days in a month under NRUS. A package of 25 kgs of rice or wheat, 1 kg pulses, 1 kg edible oil and 5 litres of kerosene to meet a family’s basic food requirements for a whole month would be provided.

The AIADMK would call for immediate cessation of war in Sri Lanka and demand an immediate stop to genocide against the civilian Tamil population. “If these moves fail, then the AIADMK will press for a separate State of Eelam to ensure that Tamils in the island live a life of dignity.”

Besides providing a laptop computer for every SC/ST student taking up professional studies (the scheme will be extended progressively to cover BC,MBC and denotified communities), bicycles for all SC, ST, BC, MBC and DNC students pursuing secondary school studies would be provided.