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attract foreign investment of about ₹1,800 trillion (US$19 trillion)
The DMK manifesto target is ₹18 lakh crore in investment, not ₹1,800 trillion. The article inflates the figure by a factor of 100.
Full reasoning
The official DMK 2026 manifesto states: "ரூ. 18 இலட்சம் கோடி அந்நிய முதலீடு" — i.e. ₹18 lakh crore in foreign investment. In Indian numbering, 1 lakh crore = ₹1 trillion, so ₹18 lakh crore = ₹18 trillion, not ₹1,800 trillion. An NDTV manifesto summary likewise reports that the DMK aimed to attract ₹18 lakh crore in investments and create 50 lakh jobs. This article therefore overstates the investment target by 100×.
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- DMK Manifesto 2026
Page 65: "ரூ. 18 இலட்சம் கோடி அந்நிய முதலீடு ஈர்க்கப்பட்டு, அதன்மூலம் 50 இலட்சம் இளைஞர்களுக்கு வேலைவாய்ப்புகள் உருவாக்கப்படும்."
- Rs 2,000 For Women, Rs 8,000 For Household Items: DMK's Tamil Nadu Manifesto
NDTV summary: the party is "aiming to attract Rs 18 lakh crore in investments and create 50 lakh jobs over five years."
expanding coverage under the state government insurance scheme to ₹1.5 million (US$16,000)
The DMK manifesto promises health-insurance coverage of ₹10 lakh, not ₹15 lakh. This overstates the coverage amount.
Full reasoning
The official DMK 2026 manifesto says the annual income ceiling for eligibility under the Chief Minister's health insurance scheme would be raised to ₹5 lakh and the insurance amount would be increased to ₹10 lakh. Multiple news summaries of the manifesto report the same figure. ₹1.5 million equals ₹15 lakh, so the article's figure is ₹5 lakh too high.
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- DMK Manifesto 2026
Page 29: "முதலமைச்சரின் விரிவான மருத்துவக் காப்பீட்டுத் திட்டத்தில் இடம்பெற வருமான உச்ச வரம்பு ரூ. 5 இலட்சமாக உயர்த்தப்படும். காப்பீட்டுத் தொகை ரூ. 10 இலட்சமாக அதிகரிக்கப்படும்."
- Tamil Nadu Polls: DMK promises increasing monthly aid for women to Rs 2,000, expansion of breakfast scheme as part of manifesto
The manifesto pledged "enhancing coverage up to ₹10 lakh" under the Chief Minister’s health insurance scheme.
capital punishment for crimes against children below eight years of age
The manifesto does not say “below eight years of age.” It refers to a death-penalty law for sexual violence against girls and gang rape of women under 18.
Full reasoning
The official DMK 2026 manifesto states that a law has been introduced providing the death penalty for sexual violence against girl children and gang rape of women below 18 years of age. That is materially different from the article's wording, which says the policy is for crimes against children below eight years. The age threshold in the manifesto is 18, not 8, and the policy is framed around specific sexual-violence offences rather than all crimes against children under eight.
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- DMK Manifesto 2026
Page 31: "பெண் குழந்தைகளுக்கு எதிரான பாலியல் வன்கொடுமைகள் மற்றும் 18 வயதிற்குட்பட்ட பெண்களைக் கூட்டு பாலியல் வன்புணர்வு செய்யும் குற்றங்களுக்கு மரண தண்டனை வழங்கக்கூடிய சட்டம் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது."