Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 24 (ANI): Senior AIADMK leader Gopala Krishnan has claimed that if Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran were in the AIADMK during the 2021 Assembly elections, the party would have surely won.
Chennai Mar 23 PTI The truth known to God has now come to peoples notice as well through AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam who deposed before an inquiry panel that he does not have suspicion on the circumstances related to late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaas death in 2016 according to her confidante V K Sasikala Sasikala said this to reporters on Wednesday when asked about Panneerselvams OPS deposition in this connection That truth has now come to the notice of people as well and there may be a delay but nobody could change or hide the truth she said On OPSs remark that he has respect and admiration for her Sasikala said He has spoken the truth On the lack of signals from the AIADMK top leadership seen as a reference to positive tidings on her being inducted again into the party while she has been visiting supporters she said she does not have any regret Following the death of AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran in 1987 Sasikala said Amma as Jayalalithaa was fondly addressed was alone since then The confidante said she did not give importance to the present stand of the AIADMK leadership Also she said cadres are the partys roots and hence they alone matter Though K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam together constitute the top leadership the former is seen to be having an upper hand and he is reportedly averse to the idea of re-admitting her into the party On March 22 OPS told the A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry that personally he has no suspicion in connection with Jayalalithaas death In view of public opinion the AIADMK leader had said that he had demanded a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death When Sasikalas counsel Raja Senthoorpandian asked if he still held her in esteem at a personal level Pannerselvam answered that personally he had respect and admiration for Sasikala PTI VGN NVG NVG
Shillong Feb 23 PTI The Meghalaya High Court Wednesday directed state chief secretary and director general of police to file an independent report into the alleged illegal coal mining in the state The HC took cognizance of reports and the complaint filed by the traditional village chief of Nengchigen in Garo Hills against certain persons including the police alleging widespread illegal mining of coal within the clan lands It also threatened to appoint a special investigation team SIT to probe the alleged illegal coal racket in the state The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W Diengdoh said in the order the independent report should be filed by the chief secretary R V Suchiang and the special director general of police I Nongrang when the matter is taken up in court a week later preferably after visiting the areas concerned Meghalaya is yet to appoint a full director general of police following the retirement of the former incumbent R Ramachandran It is made clear that the matter complained of needs to be looked into without any political interference or else the Court may be constrained to appoint a fact-finding committee or even put a special investigation team in place or take the assistance of some agency so that the matter is appropriately and thoroughly investigated in accordance with law and the persons involved are brought to book the order said The next date of hearing has been fixed on March 2 On Tuesday Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma had said that a process is required to be followed for setting up a CBI inquiry into the alleged illegal coal trade in the state He said that an FIR filed in connection with the alleged illegal coal mining and transportation in West Khasi Hills will be looked into and that police will hold the necessary inquiry PTI JOP KK KK KK
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Chennai Jan 23 PTI Tamil Nadus principal opposition AIADMK on Sunday slammed Karnataka government for opposing the second phase of the Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project saying the neighbouring state has no moral or legal right to challenge it The main opposition party also took credit for implementing the Hogenakkal project first phase in Tamil Nadu The scheme was launched in 2008 during the DMK regime when late M Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister Top party leader O Panneerselvam said the Hogenakkal Combined Drinking Water Project a long time dream of the people of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu was fulfilled by late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu is a lower riparian state the AIADMK leader pointed out apparently indicating that the state was dependent on water supply by upstream state Karnataka The Karnataka government which has the habit of releasing only surplus water after all its dams were filled does not have a right morally and legally to oppose Tamil Nadus Hogenakkal projects second phase Panneerselvam said in a statement The project area falls under Tamil Nadu he said Tamil Nadu has all the rights to implement this project This DMK government should implement it The AIADMK will extend its full support to the government for the project implementation he said Tracing the origin of the project he said that for the first time a Detailed Project Report was prepared in 1986 when AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran was the Chief Minister to implement the project at a cost of Rs 120 crore Despite initiatives to implement it in 1994 at an estimated cost of Rs 350 crore during the first stint 1991-96 of late party supremo J Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister it could not be done in view of inadequate external financial support Panneerselvam deputy leader of opposition in the Assembly said During her second term in office 2001-06 a proposal was sent to the Centre on August 18 2005 to implement the project with Rs 1005 crore assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency Based on this the assistance was secured by the state government and foundation stone was laid for the project in 2008 he said Karnataka had opposed it even then and the AIADMK had held a massive protest to condemn the opposition of the neighbouring state When the AIADMK captured power in 2011 a mere 18 per cent of project work was found completed after 3 years of its launch Panneerselvam claimed Since the then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa speeded up project work the remaining 82 per cent work was completed and the Hogenakkal projects first phase was dedicated to people by her on May 29 2013 he said Panneerselvam emphasised that it was the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK regime that was fully instrumental in implementing the Hogenakkal projects first phaseHogenakkal located in the western Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu is close to the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka inter-state border PTI VGN SS SS
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient MG Ramachandran on the latter's birth anniversary on Monday.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], January 15 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday slammed Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai for praising China and insulting those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
Kochi Dec 23 PTI Social media is good in the hands of the worthy but for some it is an unrestricted playground of their wildest predilections the Kerala High Court said on Thursday and added that while freedom of speech and expression was a valuable right some misuse it to the extreme The observations by Justice Devan Ramachandran came while referring to the social media posts of a former judicial officer who made disrespectful and vitriolic comments about the orders passed by the high court in relation to the investigation against self-styled antiques dealer Monson Mavunkal The former judicial officer had also made personal attacks against the judge the court noted Justice Ramachandran said subsequently he asked the former judicial officer to appear before the court and inform it where it was going wrong instead of immediately initiating action against him under the Contempt of Courts Act However the former judicial officer did not appear before the court prompting it to say during the hearing that he was a coward The tragedy with present days is that busy bodies feel that they can vitriolically say and comment about anything on social media under the impression that no accountability will come to them Social media is good in the hands of the good and worthy But for some it is an unrestrained playground of their wildest predilections the court said The high court subsequently in its order noted that after the former judicial officer was asked to appear before it he responded by again ridiculing the court and calling it fascist It also noted that the High Court Registry found that he had also put up posts projecting himself as a martyr and threatening to harm himself The scenario is thus clear The mindset of this individual is nihilistic and I therefore close this opportunity of hearing to him recognising that he will have nothing worthwhile to say Justice Ramachandran said He further said that free speech was a key to the intellect and the power of expression was the most valuable and powerful facet of human existence but a few misuse the freedom to its extreme The court said that it was the actions of such persons which compels even the right thinking citizens to seek regulation of the online space Justice Ramachandran said the only punishment he can offer the former judicial officer for his wanton utterances was to treat the same as inconsequential and deny him his 15 minutes of fame With these observations the court dismissed the summons it had issued to the former judicial officer and directed the High Court Registry to take requisite action as per law on the compilation made by it of his posts after obtaining necessary orders from the Chief Justice PTI HMP BN BN
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 17 PTI Discontent is brewing in the state unit of the Congress party over its Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoors reluctance to sign a letter prepared by the MPs from the party-led UDF to the Centre against the state governments semi-high speed rail corridor and his open praise of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for his investment-friendly initiatives An unfazed Tharoor on Friday said in a tweet that on some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside and shared his photo with the CM Veteran Congress leader and former KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran today flayed the Thiruvananthapuram MP saying that he should learn party discipline while Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan said the Congress would examine Tharoors stand and take an appropriate decision While attending a programme here on Thursday Tharoor praised Vijayan saying he as an administrator was trying to change the impression that the southern state was not investment-friendly The statement came days after he refused to sign a letter prepared by the UDF MPs against the multi-crore Silver Line semi-high speed rail corridor linking the north and south ends of Kerala a flagship infrastructure project of the Left government Tharoor may be an internationally renowned person writer or an orator But he has to learn the principles and discipline of the Indian National Congress It is not right to go forward without learning that Ramachandran said The former union minister also criticised Tharoors statement that he would reveal his opinion on the Silver Line project after studying it He is a person who approaches everything with an analytical mindset It is cheating the people of the country if a responsible person like him says that he is yet to study about the project he said Such a stand could be viewed only as a move to help the Left government the veteran added Though Satheesan did not criticise Tharoor publicly he said the party leadership would examine the circumstances under which the MP has taken such a stand on the Silver Line project The party will examine under which circumstance Tharoor did not sign the letter while all other MPs signed it and he made such a statement The party will take appropriate decision in this regard he told reporters However senior leader Ramesh Chennithala came out in support of the Thiruvananthapuram MP saying that he did not make any statement contradictory to the party stand What he said was he would tell his opinion about the project after studying it Chennithala said adding that the rail corridor was impractical and the Congress and UDF are united in opposing the initiative Meanwhile adding more fuel to the fire Tharoor tweeted that on some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside and get on with growth and shared his photo with the chief minister Enjoyed discussing Keralas development with CM vijayanpinarayi On some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside get on with growth The young people of our state deserve opportunities that the current economic situation does not offer them he said Tharoor said on Thursday that he had tried to attract many international investors to Kerala after his stint at the United Nations but they all eventually went to neighbouring states citing the reasons of strikes hartals among others in Kerala However our chief minister is trying to change that perspective and I feel that its a good thingWe all know our states history and we cannot always export our unemployment to Gulf countries We need to generate employment here and for that we need to instill confidence among the investors Tharoor said at the inauguration of the Lulu groups new mall here He also said all parties should stand together and send across a message that Kerala is open for business PTI LGK BN BN
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