Vijay Expands Breakfast Scheme, DMK Cries "Name Change" | The Southern View

On The Southern View, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay expands the breakfast scheme to students in Classes 6 to 8, extending a programme aimed at improving attendance, concentration and nutrition among schoolchildren. The scheme, originally introduced by the DMK government, has now been renamed the Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Breakfast Scheme, triggering a political row over the change in name and the programme’s origins. The show also tracks the political fallout, with the DMK accusing the TVK government of unnecessarily renaming the scheme, while the ruling party says the focus is on expanding the programme and delivering benefits to students. We also bring you the latest from Tamil Nadu, including the political battle over the alleged sexual abuse of minors and the protests by depositors seeking the return of their savings from the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund. From Karnataka, we track the Governor’s intervention in the Vande Mataram controversy, the latest developments in the case involving a BJP MLA’s daughter and a police officer, and a special report from Bengaluru on a startup using trained dogs and AI to explore cancer detection.