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  • BJP undertaking south push thru 4 RS nomination

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    NEW DELHI: In what gave the look to be a meticulously chalked-out technique the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) gave every other push to its ‘Undertaking South’ forward of the impending meeting elections in some states and the following 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

    As a part of the undertaking, the Modi govt after a month of deliberations inside of its think-tank nominated the 4 eminent personalities on Wednesday to the Rajya Sabha from quite a lot of acclaimed fields.

    Assets in BJP on Thursday in personal dialog with this day-to-day said that extra such unexpected strikes are within the pipeline of the birthday celebration as a part of the well-thought-out ‘Undertaking South’ protecting regional electoral problems in thoughts.

    “Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala are the high goal of the birthday celebration’s undertaking south through which each factor in regards to the humans and conducive to electoral beneficial properties are being integrated after the skilled scrutinise,” shared a senior BJP functionary.

    ALSO READ | Athlete PT Usha, tune maestro Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha

    As an example, athlete PT Usha, who belongs to Kerala carries a reputation and popularity in mass electorates of Kerala and her nomination to the RS has given a robust message amongst a bigger segment of sport-loving younger electorates.

    “In the similar manner, tune composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Virendra Hedge and well-known screenwriter-director V Vijayendra Prasad-all acclaimed in higher sections of electorates, who’ve now not began appreciating the birthday celebration’s choice to appoint them to the RS. In politics, belief issues so much in deciding the general result of the citizens battles,” remarked a former BJP MP, who continues to be regarded as as regards to the senior central management of the birthday celebration.

    He identified, “On this manner, at the sideline of nominations to the Rajya Sabha, BJP has attempted to present much more edge to its ‘Undertaking South’ and extra is learnt to be within the pipeline to position the Opposition in a tatter.”

    ALSO READ | Ilaiyaraaja on RS nomination: It’ll encourage extra more youthful minds to pursue tune and artwork

    International acclaimed athlete PT Usha is from Kerala. Ilaiyaraaja hails from Tamil Nadu and belongs to the Dalit group whilst Hedge heads the well-known shrine temple of Karnataka. No longer simplest this, if we glance, V Vijayendra Prasad comes from Andhra Pradesh and is broadly acclaimed among the film buffs for generating super-hit movies like ‘Bahubali’.

    “The listing from the south for the RS is a mirrored image of Modi’s imaginative and prescient of inclusivity in settling on humans, who’ve delivered and made a mark of themselves with out controversies. Indubitably, their nominations may have a fruitful affect on BJP’s electoral luck,” opined NKD Nambiar, a famous political analyst from South India argued.

    He added additional that the BJP desires to domesticate the 5 states of the South – Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in which 129 Lok Sabha seats are being eyed for electoral beneficial properties.

    Assets additional mentioned that the utmost, out of a complete of 144 Lok Sabha constituencies, just lately known as susceptible for the BJP, is in those 5 states of South India.

    ALSO READ | Veteran tune composer Ilaiyaraaja receives praises over Rajya Sabha nomination

    The hot assembly of the birthday celebration’s Nationwide govt committee used to be additionally an preliminary a part of this undertaking adopted by way of the PM’s seek advice from to Andhra Pradesh. The BJP desires to make use of Karnataka because the launching pad of its politics to different states of South India as a result of being in energy right here.

    In Karnataka, there are 28 Lok Sabha seats, out of which 26 are occupied by way of BJP+. In poll-bound Telangana and Tamil Nadu, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to dislodge the ruling events elevating dynastic and different problems earlier than the folks forward of the 2023 meeting elections.

    In AP, there are 25 Lok Sabha seats and the BJP within the 2029 LS elections had did not win even a unmarried seat. On the other hand, the BJP received the 2 seats in 2014 in Andhra Pradesh. Now, operating to venture as a substitute for Jaganmohan Reddy’s YSR Congress, all the electoral degree is farmed right here.

    In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the meeting elections are in 2026, so the BJP has given plentiful time for those two states proper from bringing influential faces into the birthday celebration to elevating people-centric problems thru quite a lot of media platforms. In 2024, the birthday celebration’s eye shall be on opening an account in Kerala for its overall of 20 Lok Sabha seats thru correct electoral making plans, which has been included within the undertaking south.

  • Athlete PT Usha, song maestro Ilaiyaraaja nominated to Rajya Sabha

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    NEW DELHI: Mythical athlete P T Usha and song maestro Ilaiyaraaja have been amongst outstanding personalties nominated to Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

    Philanthropist and administrator of the Dharmasthala temple Veerendra Heggade and famous display screen creator V Vijayendra Prasad have been additionally nominated to the Higher Area of Parliament.

    “The exceptional PT Usha Ji is an inspiration for each and every Indian. Her accomplishments in sports activities are widely recognized however similarly commendable is her paintings to mentor budding athletes over the past a number of years. Congratulations to her on being nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” High Minister Narendra Modi stated on Twitter.

    He additionally shared his footage with Usha and Ilaiyaraaja at the side of his congratulatory messages in separate tweets.

    “The inventive genius of @ilaiyaraaja Ji has enthralled folks throughout generations. His works superbly mirror many feelings. What’s similarly inspiring is his lifestyles journey- he rose from a humble background and accomplished such a lot. Satisfied that he has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha,” Modi stated.

    The Rajya Sabha had vacancies within the nominated class.

  • Ilaiyaraaja will pay tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, says ‘I don’t understand how I can pop out of this’

    Tune composer Ilaiyaraaja joined hundreds of thousands in paying tribute to past due singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died because of Covid-19 similar headaches on Sunday, on the age of 92. In a recorded video message shared on Twitter, the track composer stated that her loss of life is a large loss no longer only for the track business, however for the entire global.

    He wrote in his tweet, “Heartbroken, however blessed to have identified her & for having labored together with her.. cherished this improbable voice & soul… Lataji holds a spot in our hearts this is irreplaceable…. That’s how profoundly she has impacted our lives together with her voice.”

    In his video, he stated in Tamil, “Within the historical past of Indian movie track, for the final six-seven many years, Lata ji mesmerised the sector together with her divine voice. I’m deeply saddened at her loss of life, which has left a large void in me. I don’t understand how I can pop out of this. Her death goes to be a large loss no longer just for the track business, but additionally for the entire global.”

    Heartbroken, however blessed to have identified her & for having labored together with her.. cherished this improbable voice & soul… Lataji holds a spot in our hearts this is irreplaceable…. That’s how profoundly she has impacted our lives together with her voice. percent.twitter.com/HEAWKaUTZs

    — Ilaiyaraaja (@ilaiyaraaja) February 6, 2022

    He added, “My inner most condolences to her circle of relatives, Asha ji, Hridhayanath ji, Usha ji…” The past due singer has voiced lots of the composer’s songs, together with “Valai Osai Kala Kalavena” within the Kamal Haasan-starrer Sathya. Recalling the tale of the way Mangeshkar got here to file the music, Ilaiyaraaja had instructed The Hindu, “Once I performed the track, Kamal Haasan favored it and sought after to make use of it within the movie. However I stated it will have to be rendered best by means of Lata Mangeshkar and he agreed. She was once no longer totally assured after I sang it for her. But if we performed the music after recording, her response was once inexplicable.”

    Ilaiyaraaja additionally shared some antique footage of him and Mangeshkar in a 2d tweet.

    Lata Mangeshkar can be cremated with complete state honours at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday, within the presence of PM Narendra Modi. Referred to as the Nightingale of India, her occupation spanned seven many years and over 25,000 songs. She has been conferred with India’s easiest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.