evidence: The DMK on Saturday found itself receiving bouquets and brickbats for its "pro-Hindu" announcements in its manifesto for the Assembly election. [...] Asked whether the DMK made these promises to counter the campaign that it was anti-Hindu, party treasurer and manifesto committee chairman T.R. Baalu said that through the announcement, "we were explicitly telling" that our party is not against the Hindus. [...] Recalling the efforts made by the DMK government to make people of all communities archakas, the manifesto said 205 persons who had been trained at archaka training schools would be appointed with an adequate age relaxation.