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Opposition parties in Kerala worked together with the government. “We will submit a report to him on the total damage caused by the cyclone,” he said.The chief minister said compensation was being given to the affected people. Such helping tendency is missing among the opposition parties here,” said Palaniswami, who was undertaking the tour four days after the cyclone hit the delta districts.The chief minister said he would likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to seek financial aid. “We will ensure that relief measures reach all the affected people,” he added.The chief minister, accompanied by deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam and chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, distributed compensation to cyclone-affected families.The CM is expected to return to Chennai after making an aerial survey of other cyclone-affected districts like Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. TRICHY: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday said opposition parties in the state don’t have the tendency to help and work together during natural disasters like cyclone Gaja that wreaked havoc in the Cauvery delta districts last week.Addressing reporters after inspecting the cyclone-affected houses in Machuvadi and Mapillaiyarkulam localities of Pudukkottai district, Palaniswami accused the opposition parties in the state of politicising the natural disaster.“Relief works went on for a month after floods in Kerala..