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  • M K Stalin Predicts Modi’s ‘Isolated’ Future Over ‘Budget Bias’; Annamalai Replies |

    New Delhi: Sending a strong warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin said that he will be ‘isolated’ if he keeps running the government as per political ‘likes and dislikes.’ Stalin launched a scathing attack over the alleged favoritism in  2024 Budget allocation.  

    Since, the Finanace Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget, the opposition is claiming that the Bharatiya Janta Party has tried to satisfy its allies in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh with the financial aids in Budget. 

    MK Stalin took to social media platform ‘X’ hours after the Opposition staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha over the ‘Budget discrimination.’  

    “INDIA coalition MPs have staged a protest protesting the omission of several states in the Union financial report. Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi You said, “The election is over, now we have to think about the country.” But yesterday’s #Budget2024 will save your regime, not India! Run the government in general. Don’t be bent on avenging those who have yet defeated you. I am bound to advise that if you run the government according to your political likes and dislikes, you will be isolated,” he wrote in Tamil. 

    ஒன்றிய நிதிநிலை அறிக்கையில் ஒருசில மாநிலங்கள் நீங்கலாகப் பல்வேறு மாநிலங்கள் புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்டிருப்பதைக் கண்டிக்கும் வகையில் #INDIA கூட்டணி எம்.பி.க்கள் போராட்டம் நடத்தியுள்ளார்கள்.

    மாண்புமிகு பிரதமர் @narendramodi அவர்களே…

    “தேர்தல் முடிந்துவிட்டது, இனி நாட்டைப் பற்றியே… pic.twitter.com/95xXotDQDa


    — M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 24, 2024

    K Annamalai’s Detailed Response 

    The 2024 Union Budget, the first under the Modi 3.0 administration, was unveiled on Tuesday, sparking intense backlash with accusations of neglecting states governed by non-BJP parties. 

    K Annamalai, the BJP’s state president, has taken a prominent role in defending the budget. Annamalai criticized the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s response, calling it ‘ridiculous.’ He further alleged that Tamil Nadu had been overlooked in six out of ten budgets presented by the Congress-led UPA I and II governments. 

    Annamalai in a detailed post said, “Chief Minister Stalin is trying to create an impression that no welfare schemes will be made available to the states other than those named in the text of the financial statement. When the DMK was in alliance with the Congress Party at the Center for ten years from 2004 to 2014, the name of Tamil Nadu did not appear in the financial statements filed for 6 years. Will you say that during those 6 years, the central government in alliance with Congress DMK did not provide any programs to Tamil Nadu?”

    நமது மாண்புமிகு பாரதப் பிரதமர் திரு @narendramodi அவர்கள் தலைமையிலான மத்திய அரசு, 2024-25ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான நிதிநிலை அறிக்கையை நேற்றைய தினம் தாக்கல் செய்துள்ளது. ஏழை எளிய மக்கள், பெண்கள், இளைஞர்கள், விவசாயிகள் என அனைத்துத் தரப்பினரும் பயனடையும்படி, வெகு சிறப்பானதாக அமைந்துள்ள இந்த… pic.twitter.com/22JEwRQ0Rj
    — K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) July 24, 2024

  • Demise toll in TN hooch tragedy rises to 19

    Via IANS

    CHENNAI: With two individuals succumbing on Tuesday, the loss of life toll within the spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 19.

    In keeping with Villupuram police, Saravanan (58) from Marakkanam of Villupuram district succumbed on Tuesday morning. He was once present process remedy at Tindivanam Executive sanatorium after he ate up hooch in Marakkanam house.

    Rajavel (49) who was once admitted to Executive Clinical Faculty sanatorium, Villupuram, additionally died early on Tuesday. 

    Irate kinfolk and pals of the sufferers blocked the Puducherry-Tindivanam street challenging a complete ban at the spurious liquor sale within the state.

    As of now, the collection of deaths in Villupuram district’s Marakkanam stands at 14, whilst in Maduranthakam, Chengalpattu district, 5 lives were misplaced.

    Particularly, 50 other people had ate up in the neighborhood brewed liquor right through a wedding serve as at Ekkiyarakuppam fishing hamlet in Marakkanam, Villupuram district, on Saturday.

    In an instant, a number of complained of nausea and vomiting and have been rushed to hospitals. 3 other people died after achieving the sanatorium, and plenty of extra succumbed on Sunday.

    Six extra other people from Marakkanam who have been admitted to quite a lot of hospitals succumbed on Monday. Two people died on Tuesday taking the toll at Marakkanam to fourteen.

    A couple of individuals who had ate up liquor at Maruthanthakam in Chengalpattu additionally complained of vomiting. 5 other people died after eating spurious liquor at Maruthanthakam.

    Police are probing whether or not there may be any connection between the spurious liquor sale at Marakkanam and Maruthanthakam as the 2 puts are best 50 km aside.

    The police have arrested V. Muthu (35), A. Ravi (43) and A. Arumugam (37) in connection to the spurious liquor tragedy at Marakkanam in Villupuram district. Someone else, V. Amaran (28) was once arrested on Sunday.

    In Chengalpattu, police arrested two individuals, Velu (38) and Chandru (42) who had equipped spurious liquor in Maruthanthakam in Chengalpattu.

    The Leader Minister of Tamil Nadu has already introduced an ex-gratia reimbursement of Rs 10 lakh every to the households of the deceased and an quantity of Rs 50,000 for the ones admitted to hospitals.

    CHENNAI: With two individuals succumbing on Tuesday, the loss of life toll within the spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 19.

    In keeping with Villupuram police, Saravanan (58) from Marakkanam of Villupuram district succumbed on Tuesday morning. He was once present process remedy at Tindivanam Executive sanatorium after he ate up hooch in Marakkanam house.

    Rajavel (49) who was once admitted to Executive Clinical Faculty sanatorium, Villupuram, additionally died early on Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Irate kinfolk and pals of the sufferers blocked the Puducherry-Tindivanam street challenging a complete ban at the spurious liquor sale within the state.

    As of now, the collection of deaths in Villupuram district’s Marakkanam stands at 14, whilst in Maduranthakam, Chengalpattu district, 5 lives were misplaced.

    Particularly, 50 other people had ate up in the neighborhood brewed liquor right through a wedding serve as at Ekkiyarakuppam fishing hamlet in Marakkanam, Villupuram district, on Saturday.

    In an instant, a number of complained of nausea and vomiting and have been rushed to hospitals. 3 other people died after achieving the sanatorium, and plenty of extra succumbed on Sunday.

    Six extra other people from Marakkanam who have been admitted to quite a lot of hospitals succumbed on Monday. Two people died on Tuesday taking the toll at Marakkanam to fourteen.

    A couple of individuals who had ate up liquor at Maruthanthakam in Chengalpattu additionally complained of vomiting. 5 other people died after eating spurious liquor at Maruthanthakam.

    Police are probing whether or not there may be any connection between the spurious liquor sale at Marakkanam and Maruthanthakam as the 2 puts are best 50 km aside.

    The police have arrested V. Muthu (35), A. Ravi (43) and A. Arumugam (37) in connection to the spurious liquor tragedy at Marakkanam in Villupuram district. Someone else, V. Amaran (28) was once arrested on Sunday.

    In Chengalpattu, police arrested two individuals, Velu (38) and Chandru (42) who had equipped spurious liquor in Maruthanthakam in Chengalpattu.

    The Leader Minister of Tamil Nadu has already introduced an ex-gratia reimbursement of Rs 10 lakh every to the households of the deceased and an quantity of Rs 50,000 for the ones admitted to hospitals.

  • Disinformation marketing campaign: Particular staff shaped through Nitish Kumar leaves for Tamil Nadu to take inventory 

    Specific Information Provider

    PATNA: Amid experiences of Tamil Nadu leader minister M Okay Stalin’s dialog together with his counterpart Nitish Kumar in Bihar, a four-member particular staff left for DMK-ruled state to lend a hand the ones Bihar’s migrant employees who sought after to go back to their house the city within the wake of alleged assault on them. The Tamil Nadu police leader, on the other hand, denied such a assault in that state.

    Extremely positioned resources within the state secretariat stated that Tamil Nadu leader minister had a telephonic dialog with Nitish over the placement bobbing up out of the alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees. What transpired between the 2 leaders may no longer be instantly recognized however it’s anticipated that the 2 had mentioned in regards to the experiences of assaults on Bihar’s migrant employees.

    On Friday, Nitish constituted a four-member committee that may go back and forth to Tamil Nadu to take inventory of the placement.

    “Once I were given to grasp via newspapers, I directed the officers to seem into the subject. They talked with the Tamil Nadu executive and reported {that a} particular staff will have to be despatched from right here,” Nitish stated, including that the visiting staff may also glance into the subject totally.

    D Balamurugan, secretary, rural construction division, Shree Alok, particular secretary of labour sources division, and two IPS officials P Kannan and Santosh Kumar are a part of the visiting staff who will put up the report back to the executive minister on their go back. It’s learnt that Balamurugam and Kannan are from Tamil Nadu.

    “The staff has already left for Tamil Nadu on CM’s directive,” Bihar leader secretary Amir Subhani stated.

    An afternoon previous, a delegation of BJP leaders led through chief of Opposition in Bihar meeting Vijay Kumar Sinha had referred to as on Nitish and sought his intervention into alleged atrocities in opposition to Bihar’s migrant employees in Tamil Nadu. Nitish had confident the delegation that motion could be initiated through executive to make sure security and safety to Bihar’s migrant employees staying in Tamil Nadu.

    However, Tamil Nadu DGP Sylendra Babu claimed that the movies circulated on social media have been faux.

    The DGP had additionally warned of stern motion in opposition to the ones excited about circulating faux and doctored movies on social media to unfold hatred within the society and create confusion between the 2 state governments. 

    Bihar’s deputy leader minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had long gone to Tamil Nadu to wait a serve as held at the instance of birthday of leader minister M Okay Stalin. Tejashwi, on the other hand, attacked through Opposition BJP for collaborating in celebration of Stalin and no longer paying heed to grievances of migrant employees of the state.

    In the meantime, Bihar police headquarters has launched a helpline quantity for migrant employees caught in Tamil Nadu.

    Grievance in opposition to Stalin, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

    A criticism petition has been filed in a courtroom in opposition to Tamil Nadu’s leader minister M Okay Stalin and deputy leader minister of Bihar Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in reference to alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees previously couple of days, leaving the latter’s members of the family in a state of concern. 

    The petition has been filed within the courtroom of leader judicial Justice of the Peace, Muzaffarpur through suggest Manoj Kumar Singh on behalf of Ved Prakash, district leader of Jan Adhikar Celebration. The petitioner alleged that a number of employees have been brutally thrashed, resulting in dying of 2 and accidents to many others. 

    The courtroom has fastened March 18 because the date of the listening to. 

    PATNA: Amid experiences of Tamil Nadu leader minister M Okay Stalin’s dialog together with his counterpart Nitish Kumar in Bihar, a four-member particular staff left for DMK-ruled state to lend a hand the ones Bihar’s migrant employees who sought after to go back to their house the city within the wake of alleged assault on them. The Tamil Nadu police leader, on the other hand, denied such a assault in that state.

    Extremely positioned resources within the state secretariat stated that Tamil Nadu leader minister had a telephonic dialog with Nitish over the placement bobbing up out of the alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees. What transpired between the 2 leaders may no longer be instantly recognized however it’s anticipated that the 2 had mentioned in regards to the experiences of assaults on Bihar’s migrant employees.

    On Friday, Nitish constituted a four-member committee that may go back and forth to Tamil Nadu to take inventory of the placement.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Once I were given to grasp via newspapers, I directed the officers to seem into the subject. They talked with the Tamil Nadu executive and reported {that a} particular staff will have to be despatched from right here,” Nitish stated, including that the visiting staff may also glance into the subject totally.

    D Balamurugan, secretary, rural construction division, Shree Alok, particular secretary of labour sources division, and two IPS officials P Kannan and Santosh Kumar are a part of the visiting staff who will put up the report back to the executive minister on their go back. It’s learnt that Balamurugam and Kannan are from Tamil Nadu.

    “The staff has already left for Tamil Nadu on CM’s directive,” Bihar leader secretary Amir Subhani stated.

    An afternoon previous, a delegation of BJP leaders led through chief of Opposition in Bihar meeting Vijay Kumar Sinha had referred to as on Nitish and sought his intervention into alleged atrocities in opposition to Bihar’s migrant employees in Tamil Nadu. Nitish had confident the delegation that motion could be initiated through executive to make sure security and safety to Bihar’s migrant employees staying in Tamil Nadu.

    However, Tamil Nadu DGP Sylendra Babu claimed that the movies circulated on social media have been faux.

    The DGP had additionally warned of stern motion in opposition to the ones excited about circulating faux and doctored movies on social media to unfold hatred within the society and create confusion between the 2 state governments. 

    Bihar’s deputy leader minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had long gone to Tamil Nadu to wait a serve as held at the instance of birthday of leader minister M Okay Stalin. Tejashwi, on the other hand, attacked through Opposition BJP for collaborating in celebration of Stalin and no longer paying heed to grievances of migrant employees of the state.

    In the meantime, Bihar police headquarters has launched a helpline quantity for migrant employees caught in Tamil Nadu.

    Grievance in opposition to Stalin, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

    A criticism petition has been filed in a courtroom in opposition to Tamil Nadu’s leader minister M Okay Stalin and deputy leader minister of Bihar Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in reference to alleged assault on Bihar’s migrant employees previously couple of days, leaving the latter’s members of the family in a state of concern. 

    The petition has been filed within the courtroom of leader judicial Justice of the Peace, Muzaffarpur through suggest Manoj Kumar Singh on behalf of Ved Prakash, district leader of Jan Adhikar Celebration. The petitioner alleged that a number of employees have been brutally thrashed, resulting in dying of 2 and accidents to many others. 

    The courtroom has fastened March 18 because the date of the listening to. 

  • Congress differs with Sonia Gandhi, DMK goals TN Governor

    Via Categorical Information Provider

    NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Reacting sharply to the Best Courtroom order, Congress mentioned that it differed with Sonia Gandhi on pardoning them. Addressing a press convention in Delhi on Friday, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi mentioned his celebration will search criminal treatment.

    “The untimely unlock of the six convicts, who had performed the brutal, pre-meditated and heinous assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, has surprised the country’s sense of right and wrong and has invited critical fear and complaint from each side of the political spectrum,” Singhvi mentioned.

    “The assassination of a former PM stands on a wholly other footing. Regardless of political colour, this kind of individual is reflective of the insignia of the sovereignty of the rustic,” Singhvi mentioned. At the query of why the celebration’s opinion on this subject is at variance with Sonia Gandhi, the MP mentioned,  “Sonia Gandhi is entitled to her perspectives however the celebration does now not believe it. We appreciate that. If we will be able to disagree with Mrs Gandhi’s perspectives, we will be able to disagree with the DMK as smartly,” he mentioned. 

    In the meantime, the celebration’s best friend DMK and different political events in Tamil Nadu, with the exception of the state Congress unit, the BJP and the TMC, welcomed the decision. The events, whilst hailing the decision, slammed Governor R N Ravi and his predecessor Banwarilal Purohit over the extend in taking a decision at the State Cupboard’s determination to unlock the convicts. 

    Leader Minister M Ok Stalin mentioned, “It’s a historical verdict that upholds democratic rules.  The ruling additionally underscored the truth that Governors will have to now not stay the selections taken via a well-liked govt in abeyance as they’re simply appointees to the gubernatorial put up.” 

    Verdict a victory for human rights: CM

    The DMK govt has been difficult the discharge of those convicts. In 2000, the then CM M Karunanidhi took steps to go back and forth Nalini’s loss of life sentence to lifestyles imprisonment. “This verdict is a victory for all those that are suffering for human rights and humanism,” Stalin mentioned.

    AIADMK establishing secretary D Jayakumar termed the decision a victory for the continual criminal steps taken via successive AIADMK governments. Giving an in depth account of the efforts of former CMs J Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Ok Palaniswami, he mentioned,

    “Their criminal struggle has now culminated within the unlock of the entire convicts.” AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam additionally welcomed the decision. TNCC president KS Alagiri toed his celebration’s line and expressed dismay. “The households of those that misplaced their lives in conjunction with Rajiv Gandhi are in deep grief,” he mentioned.

    CPM state secretary Ok Balakrishnan mentioned the governor and the Centre behind schedule a choice at the State Cupboard’s advice to unlock those convicts. MDMK common secretary Vaiko mentioned even after the SC mentioned TN may just unlock the convicts, the governor had neglected the state’s requests.

    PMK founder S Ramadoss mentioned those convicts would had been launched 4 years in the past had the Governor approved the Cupboard’s determination. “A closing date will have to be fastened for Governors to come to a decision,” he mentioned. VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan mentioned the decision had showed that governors are sure via the selections of the State Cupboard and referred to as for the governor to renounce.

    BJP state president Ok Annamalai identified that the convicts had now not been acquitted. “I request CM Stalin to not make TN a haven for the convicts who’re launched now and who don’t seem to be electorate of our nation.”

    NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Reacting sharply to the Best Courtroom order, Congress mentioned that it differed with Sonia Gandhi on pardoning them. Addressing a press convention in Delhi on Friday, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi mentioned his celebration will search criminal treatment.

    “The untimely unlock of the six convicts, who had performed the brutal, pre-meditated and heinous assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, has surprised the country’s sense of right and wrong and has invited critical fear and complaint from each side of the political spectrum,” Singhvi mentioned.

    “The assassination of a former PM stands on a wholly other footing. Regardless of political colour, this kind of individual is reflective of the insignia of the sovereignty of the rustic,” Singhvi mentioned. At the query of why the celebration’s opinion on this subject is at variance with Sonia Gandhi, the MP mentioned,  “Sonia Gandhi is entitled to her perspectives however the celebration does now not believe it. We appreciate that. If we will be able to disagree with Mrs Gandhi’s perspectives, we will be able to disagree with the DMK as smartly,” he mentioned. 

    In the meantime, the celebration’s best friend DMK and different political events in Tamil Nadu, with the exception of the state Congress unit, the BJP and the TMC, welcomed the decision. The events, whilst hailing the decision, slammed Governor R N Ravi and his predecessor Banwarilal Purohit over the extend in taking a decision at the State Cupboard’s determination to unlock the convicts. 

    Leader Minister M Ok Stalin mentioned, “It’s a historical verdict that upholds democratic rules.  The ruling additionally underscored the truth that Governors will have to now not stay the selections taken via a well-liked govt in abeyance as they’re simply appointees to the gubernatorial put up.” 

    Verdict a victory for human rights: CM

    The DMK govt has been difficult the discharge of those convicts. In 2000, the then CM M Karunanidhi took steps to go back and forth Nalini’s loss of life sentence to lifestyles imprisonment. “This verdict is a victory for all those that are suffering for human rights and humanism,” Stalin mentioned.

    AIADMK establishing secretary D Jayakumar termed the decision a victory for the continual criminal steps taken via successive AIADMK governments. Giving an in depth account of the efforts of former CMs J Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Ok Palaniswami, he mentioned,

    “Their criminal struggle has now culminated within the unlock of the entire convicts.” AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam additionally welcomed the decision. TNCC president KS Alagiri toed his celebration’s line and expressed dismay. “The households of those that misplaced their lives in conjunction with Rajiv Gandhi are in deep grief,” he mentioned.

    CPM state secretary Ok Balakrishnan mentioned the governor and the Centre behind schedule a choice at the State Cupboard’s advice to unlock those convicts. MDMK common secretary Vaiko mentioned even after the SC mentioned TN may just unlock the convicts, the governor had neglected the state’s requests.

    PMK founder S Ramadoss mentioned those convicts would had been launched 4 years in the past had the Governor approved the Cupboard’s determination. “A closing date will have to be fastened for Governors to come to a decision,” he mentioned. VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan mentioned the decision had showed that governors are sure via the selections of the State Cupboard and referred to as for the governor to renounce.

    BJP state president Ok Annamalai identified that the convicts had now not been acquitted. “I request CM Stalin to not make TN a haven for the convicts who’re launched now and who don’t seem to be electorate of our nation.”

  • Queen’s gambit: Chess Olympiad acquires some dance strikes in Tamil Nadu

    HAVING showcased the state’s Dravidian heritage within the spectacular inaugural rite for the forty fourth Chess Olympiad on Thursday, the Tamil Nadu govt has executed one higher. Leader Minister M Ok Stalin has uploaded a ‘Chess Dance’ video on-line the place the black queen triumphs over the white in a message this is as a lot political as concerning the sport.

    The three.48-minute dance video, titled Test Mate, is the brainchild of Pudukottai District Collector Kavitha Ramu, who’s a educated dancer herself.

    Chatting with The Sunday Specific, Ramu, who designed and choreographed the dance, mentioned for her, the mission used to be about color, gender and tool, but even so being a tribute to the sport that has made Chennai its house within the nation.

    With the DMK govt rolling out the pink carpet for the development, Ramu mentioned: “I meant it to be a Chess Dance, with classical, people and martial arts components, to make it colourful and vibrant.”

    Whilst she held the auditions in Pudukottai, the dance used to be shot in Chennai. “As I couldn’t sign up for the dancers in Chennai owing to paintings commitments, the director, Vijey Raj, despatched me video clips and images from the shoot.” Praising his meticulous dedication to the mission, she says she sought after to be sure that the dance caught strictly to chess strikes.

    A few of the crucial components used to be getting the song proper, and it used to be composed by way of Narendra Kumar Lakshmipathy.

    Pudukottai District Collector Kavitha Ramu

    Ramu mentioned given the concept that, the mission used to be conceived across the triumph of the black queen in spite of the white having the first-mover benefit.

    The black queen within the dance is portrayed by way of Priyadarshini Rajendran, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Pudukottai, who works within the IT trade in Bengaluru, and performs chess. Guffawing that she all the time prefers black, Rajendran says: “A few of us really feel black has a greater likelihood, perhaps a counter-intuition.”

    What makes the finesse of the overall video much more particular is the truth that the workforce did best two days of rehearsals, adopted by way of a shoot that lasted 24 hours, from 6 am sooner or later, to the following morning.

    The inventive director, Raj, who has labored as co-director in some Tamil motion pictures, says they to begin with conceived the dance as a song video. “However the plan modified to a visible tale concerning the sport, with extra explicit characters and black as a metaphor. It used to be an immense problem to inform all of the tale in a couple of mins. Most of the artistes had by no means been prior to a digital camera.”

    The dance video is the brainchild of Pudukottai Collector Kavitha Ramu

    Consistent with Raju, the inventive liberty Ramu gave helped a super extent in projecting a “compelling narrative”.

    Rajendran says they had been totally ready by the point they went in for the shoot. “We had been all briefed at the complete tale, from starting to finish. Because the black queen, I had the utmost actions. As a Bharatanatyam dancer, I assumed I’d use the ones steps, however it used to be now not meant that approach. It used to be choreographed in order that the point of interest used to be at the dynamics of collective frame motion.”

    So whilst she moved one sq. at a time, just like the queen on a chess board, she used to be surrounded by way of faces painted as in step with the Tamil conventional artwork shape through which people get dressed up as horses.

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    Suram Sahana, who has up to now collaborated with Ramu in a large number of dance displays, performed the white queen.

    The white king used to be Srinivas, a classical dancer. Manikantan, a freestyle dancer, used to be the black king. Poikkaal kudhirai artistes Muthukuran, Deepan, Baskar and Cheran, Manigandan, Karthigeyan, Manojkumar, Prathapan, Karthick, Lakshmanan, Divakar, Priyadarshan, Nishanthi, Oorvasi, Rithika Jayalakshmi, Narmatha, Krupavathi, Durga and Soundarya, had been additionally a part of the video.

  • Anger in Mahinda Rajapaksa stronghold: Voted for them, see what they did

    IN THE small fishing the city of Tangalle, 200 km from Colombo, Carlton, the ancestral house of Sri Lanka’s ruling circle of relatives, was once thronged via adoring guests on every occasion Top Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa visited.

    The temper has modified.

    “In 2009, when he completed the battle in opposition to the LTTE and got here right here, we have been proud. We went to Carlton and prefer we do for the Buddha, we did the similar for him,” mentioned Roshan, a tuk-tuk motive force looking forward to passengers within the native marketplace.

    “But when I meet him now, I will be able to say, ‘thanks very a lot for completing the battle, but when you’ll be able to’t do anything else now, please give up the activity to somebody higher’,” mentioned the 39-year-old father of 1.

    Explaining the greenback squeeze that has resulted in crippling shortages of very important commodities and an unaffordable upward thrust in costs, Roshan mentioned: “When I’ve 2 kg of rice at house, and 1 kg will get over, I do know I’ve to shop for 1 kg to exchange it. However they waited until all of the bucks have been completed.”

    In Colombo, Saturday noticed tens of hundreds converge at Galle Face, the capital’s primary ocean entrance.
    (Specific/Nirupama Subramanian)

    Till a couple of months in the past, it will had been tough, if now not inconceivable, to search out somebody with a foul opinion of the Rajapaksas on this circle of relatives pocket borough. In 2015, after Mahinda’s surprise defeat within the presidential elections, tearful supporters greeted him on this village and pledged to deliver him again to energy. However it kind of feels that even right here, other folks have run out of persistence.

    Remaining week, round 200 native scholars weren’t as well mannered as Roshan in expressing their discontent. Shouting “Move Gota Move” in opposition to Mahinda’s brother President Gotabaya, they marched down the street against Carlton. They broke during the yellow barricades and rushed against the home till the police used teargas and water cannons to disperse them.

    These days, Carlton is guarded via a posse of armed policemen, in addition to the Particular Activity Drive, an elite anti-terrorist paramilitary, with barricades on the able.

    Hambantota district, which contains Tangalle, despatched 3 Rajapaksas to Parliament — Mahinda’s son Namal, his brother Chamal and nephew Ajith — and 3 others from the similar birthday celebration. It gave Gotabaya 66 in line with cent of votes within the 2019 presidential election. However as of late, the discontent with the primary circle of relatives is all too obtrusive.

    “I additionally voted for the Rajapaksas,” mentioned a lady who was once status in a queue outdoor the government-run Sathosa honest worth store in Hambantota the city in a courageous try to refill for the native new yr on April 14. “We need to organize with what little we get,” she mentioned.

    “No feeling for New Yr,” mentioned a teenaged lady on the store. Her mom’s face wrinkled on the point out of Rajapaksa. “It’s unhappy. I voted for them and have a look at what they have got completed to us,” she mentioned, pointing to her meagre acquire of rice.

    Milani Hareem, who contested the Hambantota municipal council elections as an Opposition candidate, mentioned massive numbers of Rajapaksa supporters have been rethinking their selection.

    “That is their stronghold. There’ll at all times be supporters of the Rajapaksas right here. However now, with the rustic on this scenario, they’re seeing the anger of the folks, and so they don’t wish to be noticed at the flawed facet. We will be able to’t are expecting how they are going to vote if an election is held, however the Rajapaksas don’t seem to be as fashionable at this second,” mentioned Hareem, who belongs to the Malay Muslim neighborhood, a small ethnic staff with an important presence in Hambantota.

    “The folk have now understood that you can not run a rustic via dividing them over language, race and faith,” she mentioned. Not like every other portions of the rustic with a sizeable Muslim inhabitants, Hambantota had now not noticed any communal incident, she mentioned.

    Hambantota the city, 40 km from Tangalle, is the district headquarters, the place the Rajapaksas first displayed their partiality for big-ticket infrastructure tasks that might develop into white elephants and drain the rustic’s sources.

    Hareem recalled how Mahinda Rajapaksa had mentioned that he would construct a town that might be “at least Colombo”, however ended with wasteful expenditure.

    Amongst them is the debatable Hambantota world port, which the govt. ended up leasing to its Chinese language developers to pay off the development loans. Additionally on that record is the Mattala airport and a tradition centre, which was once constructed to host reliable purposes however is now being employed out most commonly for weddings.

    In all probability, essentially the most used of most of these infrastructure tasks is the Chinese language-built four-lane throughway from Colombo to Hambantota, and the world cricket stadium, the place suits are held frequently.

    Sithy Sabeena Rezik, a member of Sri Lanka Freedom Birthday party, which contested the 2019 presidential and 2020 parliamentary elections as alliance companions of the Rajapaksas, mentioned she is now telling supporters that SLFP is not a part of the tie-up.

    “We’re helpless to do anything else for the folks at this second. I believe in reality to blame about that. We will be able to hardly ever display our faces to our supporters,” she mentioned.

    In Tangalle, in line with the protests, some Rajapaksa supporters had been noticed close to Carlton, conserving placards that say: “We would like Gota”. However Roshan, the tuk-tuk motive force, isn’t inspired: “They’re individuals who had been given jobs via the Rajapaksas. They’ve no selection however to come back and display their improve.”

  • Categorical in Sri Lanka | Ethnic fault-lines blur as country unites in a single cry: Cross Gota Cross

    Sri Lanka’s financial misery and its ruling Rajapaksa circle of relatives have accomplished what many idea was once unattainable: bringing Sinhalese, Tamil, and Muslim in combination and, a minimum of for now, uniting them in a single cry: “Cross Gota pass”.

    At the streets, protestors chant: “We aren’t divided by way of elegance, We aren’t divided by way of race.” A brand new technology of Sri Lankans has taken the lead within the outpouring of anger towards the Rajapaksa circle of relatives, and they don’t seem to hold the luggage of Sri Lanka’s ethnic divide – described in Sri Lanka as racial divide — which the Rajapaksas, each Gotabaya and his brother Mahinda, did not anything to finish, proceeding to feed it even after the civil battle resulted in 2009.

    The prevailing provides a possibility to show the web page at the previous, mentioned Tamil parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran. For this reason he in a well mannered way deflected Tamil Nadu leader minister M Ok Stalin’s be offering to ship meals and different very important provides for the Tamils of Sri Lanka.

    “We’ve got been grateful for the help prolonged by way of the Indian executive, and we welcome the be offering of the aid of the Tamil Nadu Leader Minister. However that help must be for all Sri Lankans right now, no longer simply Tamils. That may have a good affect,” Sumanthiran advised The Indian Categorical Saturday.

    Sri Lanka’s Tamil group has learnt the laborious manner – when Tamil Nadu politicians absorb their purpose, the reactions from the bulk Sinhala-Buddhist group are unfavorable.

    Sumanthiran pointed to placards held up by way of protestors apologising for the killings of Tamils throughout the battle and mentioned this was once proof of a brand new considering some of the younger. Stalin’s be offering to lend a hand the Tamils could be well-intentioned, Sumanthiran mentioned, however was once prone to be misused by way of components looking forward to a possibility to defame the protests.

    In Colombo, Saturday noticed tens of 1000’s converge at Galle Face, the capital’s major ocean entrance.

    We’re right here to turn that individuals are in combination and that this corruption can not pass on and that the President certainly can not pass on,” mentioned Charini, a attorney maintaining a placard that mentioned Other people’s Energy. “He has to move, and that is to invite him to move, after which the reforms can come. It’s as much as the parliament what comes subsequent,” she mentioned. “First he has to move, then all of the Rajapaksas should pass, after which the rustic can breathe simple.”
    The numbers swelled in the course of the day, and into the night time. First of all, the police made manner for automobiles to go thru. Many honked in strengthen of the protestors, some dispensed water. Later, as the street was once taken over by way of the protestors, it was once closed to site visitors.

    Some of the political elegance, the chorus is “after Rajapaksa who?” despite the fact that there’s no signal that both of Gotabaya or Rajapaksa is considering an go out.

    Nonetheless, Opposition politicians are racing to finalise an settlement between themselves on what must substitute Rajapaksa rule ahead of Parliament meets once more on April 19, hoping to finish the political deadlock.

    “We’ve got the numbers to transport a no-confidence movement however those that wish to strengthen it first wish to make sure that what comes the day after the no-confidence vote is carried,” mentioned a number one flesh presser concerned within the deliberations.

    The federal government of President Rajapaksa, and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, has misplaced its majority. The Opposition has spurned the President’s be offering to enroll in a countrywide executive. Opposition politicians need the Rajapaksas to step down and make manner for a brand new dispensation.

    Hoping to placate the protestors, the President were given his whole Cupboard to surrender. However he has no longer been ready to nominate a brand new one. One ruling birthday party flesh presser who was once appointed the brand new Finance minister resigned inside 24 hours.

    The principle opposition birthday party is the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, led by way of Sajith Premadasa, with the certain strengthen of 48 parliamentarians. Every other 42 have separated from the federal government and phone themselves “unbiased”. The Tamil Nationwide Alliance has 10 parliamentarians.

    A gaggle of 20 parliamentarians is claimed to be keen to strengthen a no-confidence movement however is not going to devote itself with out the peace of mind that it’ll be a part of the following dispensation. Their strengthen could be an important.

    The SJB chief, the son of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, believes it is a likelihood to abolish the manager presidency thru a vote in parliament, in order that even supposing Rajapaksa does no longer give up administrative center, he’ll be stripped of his absolute powers.

    The proposal would need to be put to a referendum even within the match of two-thirds parliamentary approval, however going by way of the temper at the streets, some Opposition leaders are assured that it could obtain a convincing sure from citizens. There could also be the view that this must be adopted by way of an impeachment of Gotabaya.

    The TNA’s Sumanthiran mentioned Tamil parliamentarians would strengthen strikes to finish the manager presidency. “Finishing the President’s government powers would additionally entail taking out the manager powers from the Governors of the provinces additionally. If no longer, he can nonetheless workout government powers on all devolved topics thru his brokers. As soon as the workplaces of the Governor additionally turn out to be ceremonial in nature, and paired with motion to put in force the thirteenth Modification, devolution will turn out to be just a little extra significant than at the moment,” he mentioned.

    Then again, there’s worry within the political elegance that if push involves shove, President Rajapaksa, who does no longer appear to have many choices, however instructions a lot recognize and loyalty from the army for empowering them to defeat the LTTE — particularly his personal Gajaba regiment (he was an Military officer) — would possibly lodge to the unthinkable: the “Myannmar style”, as it’s referred to right here within the Sri Lankan capital.

    Military commander Basic Shavendra Fernando has mentioned the military will stand by way of the Charter. “That could be a welcome reassurance, however given the way in which the military were pumped, one hopes that there received’t be a temptation to fill a political vacuum,” mentioned Sunday Occasions editor Sinha Ratnatunga.

  • Mamata phones M Okay Stalin, suggests assembly of non-BJP CMs

    By means of PTI

    CHENNAI: Whilst Leader Minister M Okay Stalin on Sunday stated West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s act of proroguing the Meeting is ‘with none propriety’, the latter stated the Area used to be prorogued on the executive’s request and that the Tamil Nadu Leader Minister’s observation used to be harsh and no longer in keeping with truth.

    Stalin tweeted, “The act of #WestBengal Governor to prorogue the WB Meeting Consultation is with none propriety anticipated from the exalted publish and is going in opposition to the established norms and conventions.”

    The Tamil Nadu Leader Minster additional stated, “the ‘symbolic’ head of the state will have to be the position fashion to uphold the charter. Great thing about democracy lies in extending mutual recognize to one another.” Stalin, after Dhankhar defended his motion tweeted, “Liked Didi Mamata Banerjee telephoned me to proportion her fear and anguish at the Constitutional overstepping and brazen misuse of energy through the Governors of non-BJP dominated states.”

    Liked Didi @MamataOfficial telephoned me to proportion her fear and anguish at the Constitutional overstepping and brazen misuse of energy through the Governors of non-BJP dominated states. She recommended for a gathering of Opposition CMs. (1/2)

    — M.Okay.Stalin (@mkstalin) February 13, 2022

    “She recommended for a gathering of Opposition CMs. I confident her of DMK’s dedication to uphold State autonomy. Conference of Opposition CMs will quickly occur out of Delhi!, the TN CM stated. Previous on Sunday, replying to Stalin, Dhankhar had on his legitimate twitter deal with stated, “To find it strangely expedient to respectfully invite indulgent consideration of TN CM @mkstalin that his extraordinarily harsh hurtful observations aren’t the least bit in conformity with facts- connected order. Meeting used to be prorogued at categorical request @MamataOfficial @rajbhavan_tn.” Dhankhar additionally had posted an legitimate conversation on this connection.

    Governor Dhankhar had prorogued the Meeting from Saturday in keeping with the state executive’s advice.

    Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh had stated, “The governor didn’t take the verdict on his personal initiative. He has prorogued the Meeting following the advice of the Cupboard. There is not any confusion in it.”