Facebook Instagram X Youtube
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Facebook Instagram X Youtube
Home Blog Page 1024

“Would’ve Wrapped In Shroud If Parents Had Asked”: DMK Health Min Says On KMC Handing Over Stillborn Baby’s Body In Cardboard Box, Mortuary Staff Suspended

By
The Commune
-

In a heart-wrenching incident amidst the devastating Chennai floods, a 20-year-old woman, Sowmya, delivered a stillborn baby at home on 6 December 2023 as they could not go to a hospital owing to the floods in their locality, Pulianthope. Despite desperate attempts to find an ambulance, the inundated neighbourhood posed insurmountable challenges. The family’s anguish continued after the stillborn delivery. With no means to sever the umbilical cord and unable to secure an ambulance, compassionate neighbors used a cycle rickshaw to transport the mother and child to G3 hospital. Encountering locked gates and unresponsive staff at G3, they sought help at Muthu Hospital, where treatment was reluctantly administered after police intervention.

Amidst the family’s distress, the tragedy deepened at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMC). Disturbingly, on December 10, the grief-stricken father, Masood, a daily wage worker, received the stillborn baby’s body in a cardboard carton. Masood alleged that hospital staff demanded a bribe of ₹2,500 for the baby’s cremation, a fee he couldn’t afford.

Meanwhile, the mother, Sowmya, remains hospitalized and is undergoing treatment. The baby girl’s body was transferred to the hospital mortuary following a comprehensive examination by the paediatrician. Shockingly, after a police inquiry, the body was handed over to the father on December 10, without any proper shrouding, highlighting a lapse in the hospital’s procedures.

In response to the distressing incident, a staff member of Chennai’s Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital has been suspended. 

The Dean of KMC, R Muthuselvan, has formed a three-member panel of senior doctors to investigate the incident. The hospital, responding to media reports, suspended the staff involved on Monday (11 December 2023). Dr. Muthuselvan stated that the committee, instructed by the Director of Medical Education and Research, aims to examine why the staff failed to use appropriate wrapping materials, despite the availability. The hospital emphasized that corrective actions, including staff suspension and departmental action, have been taken.

Talking to the press on the matter, Minister M. Subramanian stated, “The parents requested to give the mortal remains of their child without post-mortem. It is customary to tie white cloth all over the body during an autopsy. But if the parents had asked to wrap the child’s body with cloths, we would have given it. They didn’t ask for anything,”. 

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

TN BJP’s “Anniyan” Returns With Theemai Kadhaigal Episode 5, Exposes DMK’s Failure In Chennai Floods

By
The Commune
-

The Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the fifth episode of its video series, “Theemai Kadhaigal,” leveraging the iconic vigilante character, ‘Anniyan,’ from the eponymous Tamil blockbuster. The video takes a strong stand, using Anniyan as a powerful metaphor to underscore the DMK government’s neglect towards the people of Chennai during the recent floods.

Opening with Anniyan addressing the citizens of Chennai, he declares, “Vanakkam Chennai people, if you are watching this video, then we assume that you’re safe. This week marks a dark chapter in the history of Chennai.” Anniyan goes on to attribute the aftermath of the flood to the incompetence of the elected Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in the state.

Highlighting the historical support Chennai has provided to the DMK, Anniyan points out that out of the eight mayors in Chennai since 1965, seven of whom have been from the DMK, including the current Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin. Speaking about the aftermath of the cyclone Michaung and the floods, the video shows clips of Chennai residents crying in hunger during the floods, depicting the struggles of people trying to obtain essential supplies like milk.

Anniyan condemns the DMK for its poor handling of the crisis, narrating instances where citizens protested on the streets for basic needs, only to face insults from DMK functionaries. The video captures the defiance of the people of Puliyanthope, who rejected food supplies provided by the government. Anniyan criticises the DMK IT wing for verbally attacking those seeking help online and alleges that DMK supporters went as far as threatening journalists who questioned the government in a Twitter space.

The video somberly lists the lives lost in the floods due to the government’s alleged failure to provide necessary medical facilities. Anniyan accuses the DMK of spreading misinformation, asserting that instead of saving lives, the government was busy disseminating fake news to the press, falsely claiming that Chennai had returned to normalcy.

Anniyan raises pertinent questions about the government’s promises, particularly pointing to the purported rainwater flood canal that the DMK claimed to have built with a budget of ₹4000 crores. He questions the authenticity of the canal’s existence, especially since the recent floods exposed the unpreparedness of the government. Anniyan challenges the government on its failure to provide assistance, ensure the availability of basic needs, and employ modern technologies like drones, which other states have utilised during disasters.

Anniyan concluded the video by saying, “DMK is purposefully using Chennai people only as election machine.”

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

How Bharathiyar Exposed The Dravidian Movement

By
Tamil Labs
-

The Dravidian movement detests the liberal, feminist, egalitarian poet Bharathi, not just due to his Tamil Brahmin caste, but also because Bharathi was razor sharp in identifying and getting to the root of this movement. A thread on Bharathi exposing the “Dravidian/NonBrahmin movement”

Right from Kuthoosi Gurusami to EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘periyar’ by his followers) to Maniyammai, all of them have written critical articles on Bharathi.

EVR said Bharathi’s writings were blabberings that lacked rationality and practicality. Kuthoosi Gurusami said his poems are akin to “Unsold Omapodi, foul Smelling Boondi”

Why do they hate him so much – ideally their values of egalitarianism, feminism should be aligned right? Nope. Bharathi called out their hypocrisy. In 1917, Bharathi wrote: “This Non Brahmin revolution will dampen on its own with time cuz it is not based on truth”

He continues: “Most are in this movement not for removing comm differences, but for getting posts in Govt, Zilla or Taluka Board, Municipalities and the Assembly. There is no such group called Non Brahmins. If being divided as one group is a fault, it is not the fault of Brahmins alone”

Bharathi dismisses how newer meanings were being mischievously added to the words Arya and Dravida, to create this artificial divide between Brahmins and the newly concocted group called Non Brahmins. He identified the falsehood and the real motivations of the movement pretty quickly.

Also… Also in his 1920 article, he got to the root of the issue: how the Nb movements had their roots in missi0naries.
“Since Brahmins are the guardians of H!nduism, these missi0naries who want to uproot Hinduism & spread Christianity wants the Non Brahmins to antagonize & hate the Brahmins” Spot on analysis!

Not only was he a fierce patriot, he was also a true Sanatani who wanted to re-establish the OG discrimination free H-ism, not fall into hands of missionaries for personal profiteering. He selflessly fought for the nation & his Dharma’s protection. Choose your heroes wisely.

 

(This article based on the X thread by Tamil Labs 2.0 – all images are from the same thread)

Tamil Labs provide high quality Tamil Content written interestingly in English.

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Why Did Mobile Signals That Worked During 2015 Chennai Floods Not Work During Cyclone Michaung?

By
The Commune
-

Telecommunication in Chennai faced significant challenges after the cyclone hit, leading to blackouts in some telephone exchanges. This disruption severely impacted internet services and mobile connectivity, affecting people working from home and hindering communication. Services of major telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL were disrupted across Chennai. 

What is puzzling is that the city was flooded over the past few years and also encountered massive cyclones. During all those times, cellphone towers and thus signals were functioning fairly normally. Then why did it happen this time? People were not able to reach out to their relatives/friends due to lack of signal. They were not even able to get in touch with emergency numbers. 

There are approximately 36000-40000 cellphone towers in Chennai and surrounding areas such as Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, and Thiruvallur. It was observed that 70-80% of the towers were not functioning properly. 

Why did this occur? Business Standard reported that the challenges primarily stemmed from difficulties in procuring and transporting diesel to tower sites, compounded by issues related to batteries. The state government had precautionarily cut off power when it rained, prompting reliance on backup diesel generator sets, which also subsequently depleted. 

Maridhas in his YouTube video says that TANGEDCO could provide power to such towers to continue providing signal to consumers. 

It is noteworthy that almost the whole of Chennai shifted to underground electrical cables in 2021 itself, except for a few parts. The cables are so sturdy that even when attacked by thunder and lightning, nothing will happen. The difference between the overhead and underground wires is that the underground ones are sturdy dry and also very expensive. This has been recommended by the United Nations themselves.

It is also notable that the World Bank has lent about 4300 crores to the Tamil Nadu government for disaster mitigation efforts. This agreement was signed in 2013. 

These cables are underground to provide electricity for essential services like hospitals, communication devices, and the functioning of the government. So it becomes the basic duty of the TANGEDCO to provide power to the various service providers’ substations in times of disaster. 

If such communication services are not provided by the service provider, they can even be arrested. In 2014, in Andhra Pradesh, the then Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu called for the arrest of agencies in Vishakapatnam for failing to provide services during times of distress.

Maridhas in his YouTube video alleges the reason as to why the power supply to the substations was cut off. He alleges that the ruling DMK government is worried about the issue of the cyclone and subsequent flooding becoming viral on social media and that they conspired to make social media inaccessible to users. The press release states that the team was headed by 20 Ministers

Subsequently, on 9 December 2023, TN Chief Minister MK Stalin shared a 6-page press release on his social media handle. He stated that all the disaster relief teams were ready for rescue.

Questions to be asked to the DMK government

  1. How many people were a part of the rescue team?
  2. What was the emergency centre number that people could reach out to in case of emergency?
  3. Who were the ministers/MLAs/MPs involved in the team – since no one was visible on the ground?

When mobile signals were practically absent, how were people supposed to communicate and lodge their complaints? And what feedback will the rescue team get if they do not receive any complaints? 

There have been many instances of people losing their lives, especially during this disaster. 

People could not even get in touch with volunteers to help them. Had the communication lines been available, the government departments could have communicated to the people about the approximate time it could rain further, the amount of rainfall they could expect in the next 24 hours, and how people could take precautionary measures accordingly. 

Thanks to the inundation, all electrical appliances, wood furniture, clothes, and everything else including vehicles were totally spoiled thanks to the water inside the homes. 

(This article is based on inputs from the video of Maridhas)

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

I.N.D.I. Ally DMK MP Quotes EVR And Advocates Kashmir’s Right To “Self-Determination” On Racial Basis

By
The Commune
-

On a day when the Supreme Court of India upheld the abrogation of Article 370 by the Narendra Modi government, I.N.D.I. Ally DMK MP MM Abdullah has made a shocking statement on the floor of Rajya Sabha that borderline calls for Kashmir’s secession on racial basis.

Quoting anti-Hindu and anti-India Dravidian demagogue EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers), the DMK MP said “Every race has the right to self-determination. It is applicable for Kashmiri people as well.”

The DMK MP kept repeating the same lines and even called for “investigation of human rights abuses in Kashmir”.

“I propose the concrete steps to address the situation in Kashmir sir. Establish an independent commission to investigate human rights violation in Kashmir.“, the I.N.D.I. Ally DMK MP said.

The Vice President of India (Rajya Sabha Chairman) Jagdeep Dhankar slammed the DMK MP for his remarks and said that it would be expunged.

“Can we believe in Constitution with such kind of observations? It will be deleted. Your observations are expunged. Hon’ble Member, you’re abusing the platform. Abusing the platform. You’re not aware of what you’re saying. You’ve gone too far. I expunge your observations. You indicate racial determination?”, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar asked to which the DMK MP tried to save his face saying “No no no”.

But he repeated the same quote of EVR again emphasizing the Kashmir’s right to “self-determination” which is the language used by separatists for secession from India.

MM Abdulla wasn’t the only DMK MP to make problematic statements on Kashmir in the floor of the House.

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva said that the if the I.N.D.I. Alliance comes to power, it would restore Article 370.

Article 370 was a temporary provision that granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and was abrogated by the Modi government on 5 August 2019.

DMK MP Abdullah: A Man Known For Abusing On Social Media

On 11 March 2022, DMK MP MM Abdulla unleashed an abusive tirade against two individuals, one of whom is a woman journalist, for speaking against DMK IT wing who were harassing anyone who criticizes the party on social media.

DMK MP MM Abdulla responded to Savukku Shankar’s accusation by saying, “Savukku Shankar is claiming that the Chinnamalai IT team photoshopped him to look like a pimp. If the Chinnamalai IT team had done it, they would have depicted him as a prostitute in the Marina beach background, demanding ₹5 for hand j*b and ₹10 for blowj*b.”

Prior to that, he had shared a Facebook post attempting to indirectly abuse actress Kasthuri Shankar and her family.

MM Abdulla wrote on Facebook, “You’re saying Kalaignar didn’t have a ticket. However, there is no documentation of him saying this on any platform, nor has the TTR of the alleged train Karunanidhi travelled on stated anything about this claim anywhere. There is one additional option apart from the above-mentioned ones!! The only proof would possibly be that your grandmother would have travelled with Karunanidhi on the same train and would have narrated to you that “Kalaignar and myself only had ran away from home and took that train.”

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

TNM Founder Dhanya Rajendran’s Old Posts On Karunanidhi Come Back To Haunt Her As DMK Members Are Furious Over Chennai Floods Reportage, TRB Rajaa’s Cryptic Response To Pudhupettai Meme Raises Eyebrows

By
The Commune
-

Dhanya Rajendran, founder of The News Minute (TNM) was seen “cozying up” on social media platform X thanking DMK’s IT Wing head TRB Rajaa for “standing with them” as allegations of TNM journalists having received bribes in 2016. 

Photos of an alleged diary entry of a mining baron Shekhar Reddy were circulating on X and it was debunked by Shabbir Ahmed of The News Minute. This comes at a time when TNM has been actively reporting on the failures of the DMK government in handling the floods and the impact of Cyclone Michaung.

Following this, DMK supporters started digging out old tweets of Dhanya Rajendran where she had posted derogatorily about former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the late DMK patriarch, Karunanidhi. 

As she shared an article from The Wire titled, “(At Least) Three Critical Flaws in the Ethics Committee Report on Mahua Moitra”, several DMK supporters called out her duplicity when it came to ethics. 

One supporter wrote, “Lol same @dhanyarajendran who was preaching DMK cadre on ethics, integrity, abuse, etc? This is her abusing an octogenarian leader and one of the tallest leaders in Tamilnadu and India. Now she expects the cadre of the party who are beneficiaries of Kaalingnars social/people welfare schemes to garland her with Roses for the agenda-driven journalism she and her Samsung friends carry out!  If Samsung phone beneficiaries who masquerade as journalists have so much loyalty to their masters, we will also showcase our loyalty to our leaders by exposing the agenda of these Samsung. Now go complain to our ministers you scam of a journalist…”

https://twitter.com/WengersFan/status/1733904737458614769

Here are some of her old tweets where she spoke about Karunanidhi making fun of his multiple marriages and plentiful children most often.

https://twitter.com/dhanyarajendran/status/68943841968914432

 

As the allegations of bribe started resurfaeing, it seemed as if TRB Rajaa was offering great support for Dhanya Rajendran and her team, however, the situation took a turn as he seemingly joined in on the amusement that DMK supporters were having at Dhanya and TNM’s expense.

Here is what TRB Rajaa wrote when a DMK supporter posted about the situation.

“Party members are very dignified, they will not slander the journalists. Only those who want to bring a bad name to the party must have done it.”. Rajaa replied to this post saying,“I can’t even! Am I the scapegoat today? Carry on, may the festival be successful”

This post seems to indicate that Rajaa had posted that “support” tweet just for the namesake. Some DMK supporters questioned TRB Rajaa as to why he was supporting abusers of their leader, Karunanidhi.

 

 

A video of a debate on Puthiya Thalaimurai surfaced amidst this where the panel included political commentator Savukku Shankar, Dhanya Rajendran, and present DMK State Deputy Secretary IT Wing Madurai S Bala. In the video, Bala is seen saying, “Making posts against Dhanya, that too vulgar ones are totally wrong. There is no doubt about it. But Dhanya is a journalist. She has made tweets about Kalaignar. Those tweets do not fall anywhere close to the standards one has for journalists. They were very vulgar.”

Bala was referring to this tweet and asked her, “Is this right? Would you have done this for Jayalalithaa or Modi?”

To this, Dhanya replies by saying, “I made those posts several years ago. I have already apologised for it. There is nothing vulgar about it. I have made several tweets against Modi and Jayalalithaa. If you want you can take a look. This is not right. I criticise BJP and Congress daily. So tomorrow will you go dig into someone’s words spoken in college or school days? Will you dig into their whole history and say you deserve this? Is that right?”

Dhanya states that she apologised for the tweets she made and had spoken about it to Stalin long back. 

 

Whether or not TNM continues to peddle propaganda just like the ruling DMK wants, they will be hounded for their past every now and then. 

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Passage Of Lorry Causes Damage to Srirangam Temple’s West Gopuram Sculptures

By
The Commune
-

At the revered Srirangam Temple, the west gopuram bore witness to an egregious act as a lorry, entered the sacred precincts, resulting in damage to the intricate sculptures adorning the towering structure. The Srirangam Temple, renowned for its architectural marvels and divine significance, is now grappling with the aftermath of this sacrilegious event.

The gopurams, or gateways, of the Srirangam Temple are considered not just architectural wonders but symbolic representations of grandeur and beauty. Adorned with meticulously carved sculptures depicting scenes from Hindu mythology, these towering structures have long been hailed as masterpieces of art and design. The intricate postures and symbols portrayed by the idols on the gopurams hold profound spiritual significance, believed to channel specific cosmic energies and blessings.

On 8 December 2023, a lorry, purportedly owned by the Trichy City Corporation, attempted to navigate through one of the gopurams on the western side of the temple.

But due to the width of the lorry, it was unable to enter and got stuck halfway. When the lorry was driven backwards, it scraped through the wall carving leaving it seriously damaged.

It is worth noting that there are numerous exquisite reliefs including a replica of the Ranganathaswamy which has been reportedly damaged.

Outraged devotees have now vociferously called for stricter regulations governing the movement of heavy vehicles through these sacred gateways.

This is not the first time that Srirangam Temple has been in news recently over scant maintenance.

In August 2023, a segment of the eastern entry tower at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple collapsed.

The plea for enhanced measures to protect the sanctity of the temple premises echoes a sentiment of dismay and concern among the faithful.

(With input from Dinamalar)

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

“Thank You TRB Rajaa”: TNM’s Editor-In-Chief Shows Gratitude To DMK Min & IT Wing Head For “Responding” To DMK Supporters’ Attack On Shabbir

By
The Commune
-

As The News Minute’s Shabbir Ahmed reported from several localities in Chennai uncovering the failures of the DMK government in the process, a picture of a document/diary entry of a mining baron Shekhar Reddy resurfaced on social media platform X after 7 years. 

The document allegedly had details of bribes paid by Reddy to various media persons. 

TNM founder, Dhanya Rajendran, reshared a post from 2022 recounting the Income Tax search conducted at their office in October 2018. She quoted the 2022 post saying, “Guess who is circulating the fake document mentioned in the second page of this note. Shame on you.”

The original Facebook post recounted the IT raids conducted in 2018 at the TNM office. The search was part of a wider operation that also targeted The Quint, a major investor in TNM. She narrates that the “ordeal” extended over three years, with frequent I-T notices demanding explanations for every transaction above Rs 500. 

The investigation culminated in another notice in August 2021, questioning whether Dhanya had received a bribe from the mining baron Sekhar Reddy. TNM states that they eventually proved the allegation baseless, and in September 2021, the I-T Department closed the case, finding no illegal activities. 

What Was The Alleged Diary Entry About?

The photo of the diary entry shows journalists such as Shabbir Ahmed, Dhanya Rajendran, Anna Issac (who are presently with TNM) among others allegedly receiving specific amounts as bribes. 

 

Shabbir debunked the allegation with a news clipping showing the recording of his conversation with ADMK IT Wing’s Prasath telecast on Times Now in 2016. It is noteworthy that Shabbir was associated with Times Network during this period. 

The conversation goes like this:

Prasath: Hello, see this is nothing… Just some useless idiots have “readied” something like this. I put it out without knowing what the content is.. sorry… I will delete it immediately. 

Shabbir: Should you have put out something like this?

Prasath: Sorry, sorry, I didn’t know… I even asked whether this was true… I am sorry, I didn’t know… The moment I realised it was fake, I deleted it. 

Shabbir: Some Prasad or Prashant who does cinema reviews has been pushing it, calling it shocking. 

Prasath: I don’t know… I will check and have it deleted immediately. 

Shabbir: Listen, apart from this journalism and all and whatever it is, we talk to you only because we feel that you are a decent guy from the ADMK.

Prasath: That’s the thing, this is not something we have ‘readied’. This actually came to me.

Shabbir: Okay okay, someone made it, someone sent it.. but you being a responsible person, shouldn’t have done that. Someone called me, I haven’t seen it at all. You tell Prashanth also, that what he is doing is unfair and unfortunate. If we get down to this level and start trolling you…

Prasath: Please listen to me Shabbir, have I ever done anything like this? I received it as such and I did not see it properly and shared it. 

Shabbir: How do I even believe that? Anyways, you want to do all this. We have no problem. The only thing is that we talk to you because we know you, that’s all. 

Prasath: Shabbir, I am really sorry… if I had known I wouldn’t have shared this at all. I immediately deleted it. It is there in all the ADMK groups.

Shabbir: Let it be boss, that is not a problem for me. We are used to all these things but the only thing is that people we talk to on a daily basis, if you guys start doing all this, it gets me thinking. At all levels, I don’t talk to you as a journalist and you don’t talk to me like a party worker.

Prasath: If I really had a malafide intent, then would I have shared it from my own handle? Think about it.

Shabbir: It originated from your handle only. 

Prasath: Yes I posted it on my handle only, I accept it. If my intent was truly wrong, would I have used my own handle to do it? I really didn’t know. It was inadvertent. 

As these allegations resurfaced, DMK IT Wing Secretary and Minister for Industries, TRB Rajaa replied saying, “THIS has been proven to be FALSE already and IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE… The Leader will not tolerate FALSE STATEMENTS. WHATEVER the reason MUDSLINGING like this is not something DMK prescribes to.”

Dhanya Rajendran quoted this reply and said, “Thank you @TRBRajaa. I cannot tell you how important this response is. As journalists, we are threatened and harassed. Most of us have learnt to live with it. But to question integrity is vile, something I will not take lying down.”

TRB Rajaa further wrote, “The DMK will always stand by those who are affected by Misinformation and downright False Accusations. We do at times hope the media does the same by just picking up the phone to clarify. I hope there WILL BE one good outcome of this present issue. Our phones and MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR MINDS will stay open for “Constructive Criticism” and “Proactive Dialogue” between the #FourthPillar and the First “

This open adoration for each other comes at a time when Shabbir Ahmed was given death threats on X spaces by DMK supporters as well as DMK Organizational Secretary RS Bharathi’s son Sai Lakshmikanth. He was heard saying, “He is comparing that and this flood. With what do we beat this guy (Shabbir)? Just thrash him. Just like that Omjasvin (another journalist with Times of India) we’ve to thrash him. He thinks he is some revolutionary leader. Paradesi Naai (Wastrel dog). He shouldn’t be left to live in peace. Poromboke payale (wasteland).”

Dhanya Rajendran on the other hand has not taken names of RS Bharathi’s son Sai Lakshmikanth who not just abused but also blatantly called for violence against Shabbir Ahmed.

Many on social media questioned the TNM’s Editor-in-Chief whether her response would’ve been the same had such threats had come from AIADMK or the BJP.

Political commentator ‘Savukku’ Shankar pointed out that the abuse against journalists is being orchestrated by a team funded by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son and DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.

“Nobody has the audacity and the guts to condemn Udhayanidhi. However, she raises the issue with TRB Rajaa and he is condemning (namesake) it seems, and she is thanking him for that.“, Savukku Shankar wrote.

Here are a few other reactions to Dhanya Rajendran showing gratitude to the DMK IT Wing head.

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

Supreme Court Upholds Modi Govt’s Decision To Abrogate Article 370, Calls It Temporary Provision

By
The Commune
-

The Supreme Court of India on 11 December 2023, upheld the Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said “We hold that Article 370 is a temporary provision. It was introduced to serve transitional purpose to serve an interim process. It was for a temporary purpose because of war conditions in the state. Textual reading also shows it is a temporary provision and thus it was placed in part 21 of the constitution.”

The CJI also noted that the Constituent Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir was never binding on the President nor was it a permanent body.

“Recommendation of the constituent assembly was not binding on the President. Constituent assembly was never intended to be permanent body and it was to operate in a period of transition. When the constituent assembly ceased to exist, the special condition for which 370 was introduced ceased to exist but the situation in the state remained and thus the article remained.“, the CJI said.

CJI Chandrachud also said “Every decision by the Centre on behalf of the state cannot be challenged. If allowed to challenge, it would lead to chaos.”

The Supreme Court ordered for steps to be taken to hold elections before September 2024 and restore the statehood as soon as possible.

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

DMK MLA Ebenezer And His Men Heckle And Allegedly Assault Flood-Affected Victims As They Question Accountability

By
The Commune
-

In the aftermath of the devastating Michaung cyclone that led to widespread flooding in various parts of Chennai, residents of Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) confronted their local MLA, J John Ebenezer, demanding accountability for relief efforts. A video circulating on social media captured the heated exchange between the residents of Korukkupet and the ruling DMK MLA.

In the video, residents questioned MLA Ebenezer about his absence during the floods and expressed dissatisfaction with the relief work provided. They demanded an explanation for his delayed visit to the locality, four days after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc in the area. The confrontation escalated into a heated argument, and locals were physically assaulted by Ebenezer’s supporters for challenging the MLA.

One victim recounted the incident, stating, “We questioned the MLA who came to our area four days after the cyclone. Not expecting such questioning, his supporters pushed us away and attacked us severely. But, without even consoling us, Ebenezer hastily left.”

A man who questioned the MLA was seen severely injured and had to be taken to the hospital to treat the injuries.

An aggrieved woman was seen asking, “Even if someone hits you, will you thrash the public? Does the MLA have no patience when people are asking justified questions? People are furious and he is answerable to them for having failed. Should you have not replied, no I could not come on time, we will do whatever you need.”

The incident unfolded in Korukkupet yesterday, highlighting the growing discontent among residents towards the DMK MLA’s lack of responsiveness during the crisis.

Earlier in January 2023, the same DMK MLA was in news for threatening Shalin Maria Lawrence, who identifies herself as a ‘Dalit Christian writer’ and an ‘anti-caste activist’, for a social media post against him in which she alleged that he forced a corporation worker to clean the sewer.

(with inputs from DT Next)

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.

1...1,0231,0241,025...1,879Page 1,024 of 1,879
TheCommune
The Commune is a news and views portal focusing on social and political issues of the southern part of India with a focus on Tamil Nadu.
Contact us: thecommune.news@gmail.com
Facebook Instagram X Youtube

NATIONAL NEWS

Pakistan's Islamic Identity Is Non-Negotiable, But India's Is, For Leftist Rag The Wire’s Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Pakistan’s Islamic Identity Is Non-Negotiable, But India’s Is, For Leftist Rag...

The Commune - 0
In a recent video, leftist rag The Wire journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani strongly argued that Pakistan cannot and should not recognise Israel. Her reasoning...
© The Commune 2025. All Rights Reserved.