DMK leaders protest against CAA in Tamil Nadu
India | Jan 02, 2020, 01:28 PM ISTThe principal opposition in Tamil Nadu DMK on Tuesday staged protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at district headquarters.
The principal opposition in Tamil Nadu DMK on Tuesday staged protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at district headquarters.
Palaniswami's government was Tamil Nadu's "stone age," he said, apparently indicating that the support for the Bill was a retrograde measure. The AIADMK's mask of supporting the cause of Eelam Tamils has been exposed, Stalin alleged.
The DMK said it is for holding the polls after following the processes like delimitation, reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Raising concerns over the losses faced by farmers due to floods and unseasonal rains, non-NDA MPs on Thursday alleged that the Centre is yet to provide monetary relief to the states.
The DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday said the party will fight the local body elections in alliance with other parties. He said he is eagerly waiting for the elections
Palaniswami, in his message, hailed Seshan as a hardworker and an excellent administrator.
Congress' A. John Kumar won the polls with 14,782 votes, defeating his nearest rival and AINRC party nominee S. Bhuvaneswarane, who managed 7,611 votes.
DMK President M K Stalin announced the 66-year old Pugazhenthi's candidature in a party statement.
"The schools owned by DMK functionaries should shift to state board syllabus from CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) stream," BJP's National Secretary H Raja said.
On 141st birth anniversary of E Venkatappa Ramasamy, famously known as Periyar, the nation remembers the great leader who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. Best known as the Father of Dravidian Movement, Periyar has done exemplary works against Brahminical dominance, casteism and women oppression in Tamil Nadu.
The Chennai police have filed an FIR against AIADMK leader Jayagopal in connection with the 22-year-old Subhashree on Sunday. The victim who was working in a software company was run over by a water tanker as she fell down on the road when an illegal life-size hoarding put up by a ruling AIADMK functionary fell on her on Thursday.
The constituency was to go to polls on April 18, but the voting was put off after Rs 10 crore was seized from the DMK leaders in the Vellore district. Rescinding the vote, the Election Commission had said it was "fully satisfied" that the electoral process in Vellore had been vitiated on account of unlawful activities on behalf of DMK candidate Kathir Anand and some of its workers.
A former DMK woman mayor, and two others, including her husband, were hacked to death by unidentified persons here Tuesday in a daring daylight attack, police said.
A statement issued by DMK President M.K. Stalin announced the name of Anand as the Lok Sabha candidate from the Vellore constituency for which polling will be held on August 5.
Udhayanidhi Stalin has been appointed the Secretary of the DMK youth wing, on Thursday. Udayanidhi Stalin has worked in Tamil-language films. With his production studio, Red Giant Movies, he entered the film industry as a film producer and distributor.
After hearing the initial arguments, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will look into the matter and consider listing of the DMK's petition seeking court's direction to disqualify the MLAs, which also include Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
"Public distribution is a fundamental right of state governments. The Union food minister does not understand the repercussions that would follow if such a right is infringed upon," DMK president M K Stalin said in a statement.
"The Centre has retreated. Imposing (Hindi) and retreating is their chameleon like acting," DMK said.
DMK president Stalin even referred to Sonia as 'Annai' (mother). Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu mentioned Sonia Gandhi as "Annai Sonia" as a mark of respect.
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