pudukkottai chief minister mk stalin on wednesday said his government would ensure welfare of the marginalised peopletaking a leaf from rationalist leader evr periyar stalin said the government would stand by the downtrodden people he said dravidian model governance aimed at inclusive growth of all including the marginalised people he was speaking after inaugurating projects worth rs 813 crore he also laid foundation stone for 1399 new projects worth rs 1668 crore and disbursed welfare aid worth rs 370 crorehe said his father and former cm m karunanidhi contributed for the growth of education employment business and infrastructure in tamil nadu he said karunanidhi gave utmost importance to the welfare of common people the present dmk government was following the same path he saidstalin said his government would improve the lifestyle of the poor backward most backward scheduled caste and scheduled tribe people running a government for the welfare of the irulas and narikuravas and lending voice to the differentlyabled people and transgenders was his objective he said reacting to the opposition charge that his government was indulging in votebank politics he said the government was focused on fulfilling the needs of every individual across the state every district was being given importance he said are irulas narikuravas differentlyabled and transgenders belonging to any major votebank he asked