Pongal Dhotis and Sarees to Come From Co-ops, Minister Says
Tamil Nadu's Textiles Minister said dhotis and sarees for Pongal will be bought from cooperative societies within the state. He denied claims that the government plans to buy them from other States. The denial responds to claims about where the items would come from.
Context
Pongal is Tamil Nadu's harvest festival in January, when families often receive gifts such as dhotis and sarees through government schemes. Cooperative societies are village-level groups of weavers and sellers that supply these goods to the state.
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