Parroting the BJP's view, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Sunday squarely blamed the then Congress government of Indira Gandhi and the DMK government of late M Karunanidhi in the state for ceding the Katchatheevu islet in the Palk Strait to Sri Lanka in 1974.
The DMK held a meeting at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam, presided by Deputy Chief Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin.
In a showdown with the Modi government for “intimidating” Tamil Nadu to accept the New Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula for release of Central funds for the state, Deputy Chief Minister and ruling DMK’s Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Tuesday, warned that the BJP-led Union government’s haughtiness would only lead to another uprising against Hindi imposition.
Tight security has been put in place in Erode East as the counting of votes commenced at the Government College of Engineering, Erode on Saturday.
With the Raj Bhavans increasingly becoming politicised, the DMK MPs would highlight in the upcoming budget session of Parliament the need for a ‘Code of Conduct’ for Governors and a time frame for granting assent for Bills passed by the State Legislatures, till the gubernatorial office is abolished.
Discounting reports of his imminent elevation as Deputy Chief Minister, DMK youth wing secretary and Tamil Nadu Sports and Youth Welfare Minister said it is the sole prerogative and discretion of Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Reiterating the DMK’s commitment to fight for state autonomy, party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the Dravidian major will take necessary initiatives for a Constitutional amendment to empower state governments with all powers.
The invitation of the VKS to the DMK’s principal rival in Tamil Nadu politics triggered speculations about the cracks in the INDIA bloc.
He was responding to a query from the media at Chennai airport before leaving for the US on a 17-day investment scouting visit. Asked whether there would be a ministerial rejig on his return, the Chief Minister was candid enough to hint that it was very much a possibility.
The Rs 100 coin was released by senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of the patriarch’s son and Chief Minister MK Stalin.
