Metropolitan Magistrate P Revathi on Saturday found Sivaji, 65, guilty in the case. Besides the jail term, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him.
Speaking with ANI, he dismissed the "freebie" label often attached to cash transfers by critics. Instead, he framed it as a strategic tool to "seed" the rural economy.
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