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PMK founder Ramadoss to start intellectual propaganda organization

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Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr. S. Ramadoss has said that his party would be starting an intellectual propaganda organization to counter the malicious propaganda against the Vanniyar community and his party that is being done by various media organizations and political parties.

In a statement, Dr. Ramadoss said that PMK and the Vanniyar community were being maligned in the Soganur double murder case that happened a few days ago, in which 2 Dalit youth were murdered. He said that nobody has an alternative opinion on punishing the culprits and said that it was unfortunate that it is being given a caste and political colour.

He added that the victims and the accused (belonging to the Vanniyar community) had been friends for a long time and that the crime happened as a result of a drunken brawl. The deceased and the accused did not belong to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi or the PMK respectively, he said.

He also said it was vicious of those claiming to be ‘progressive’ forces to give a caste and political colour to seek political gain.

“Where did politics come from into this? Blaming a particular political leader is like blaming someone on the street.”, he said. 

He went on to say that the media, the DMK and its allies did not condemn several crimes committed by the VCK cadre or by the gangs that lure women romantically for gain.

He said the new organisation would counter malicious propaganda against the Vanniyars. “In order to protect the people of the Vanniyar community from the evil forces, to carry out intellectual campaigns, the intellectual propaganda organization is being launched”. Anyone aged between 22 to 30 including girls can join the organization, he said.

Earlier, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss had condemned the Soganur double murder through a video and accused VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan of politicizhe ing it.

“Chithirai Festival will be held despite ban”, says Hindu Munnani

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Images of posters that reads ‘Chithirai festival will definitely happen this year’ by Hindu Munnani have been found pasted in many places across Madurai.

The district administration has banned conducting Chithirai festival including main events-Charriot ride and immersing Kallazhagar in Vaigai river, for the second year in a row.

Condemning this decision of District Administration and Tamil Nadu government, members of Hindu Munnani put up posters across Madurai. They also said they will conduct the festival this year defying all restrictions imposed.

Chithirai Festival is an annual celebration celebrated in the city of Madurai during the Tamil month of Chithirai. It lasts for one month of which the first 15 days mark the celebrations of the coronation of Goddess Meenakshi and the Marriage of Lord Sundareswara and Goddess Meenakshi, and the next 15 days mark the celebrations of the Journey of Lord Alagar from Kallazhagar temple in Alagar Koyil to Madurai.

China Development Bank to extend $500 million loan to Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka on Monday inked an agreement with the Chinese state-run China Development Bank for a loan of $500 million to ensure fiscal stability in the country amidst the challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic.

This new deal comes less than a month after Sri Lanka signed a currency swap deal worth $1.5 billion with Beijing.

“China is a loyal friend, and reflecting the depth of our friendship, has been generously extending its helping hand to Sri Lanka when difficult challenges confronted us,” said a statement released by the Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing.

“This $500 million loan was a part of the $1 billion loan (signed before), out of which $500 million was released last year,” it said.

The loan will infuse much-needed foreign currency to the Lankan economy in order to face the COVID-19 challenges, the statement added.

Experts pointed out that the loan is being extended as Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves dropped to $4.05 billion in March 2021, the lowest since a currency crisis in 2008/2009.

Last month, Sri Lanka signed a 10 billion yuan (about $1.5 billion) currency swap deal with China for a three year-period to be used to boost bilateral trade and direct investment between the two countries.

China views Sri Lanka as a key player in Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

China has provided billions of dollars in loans for key infrastructure projects in the country over the years. Critics say that Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka are not financially viable and that Colombo will face difficulties in repaying the loans.

Massive debt incurred towards China to build the strategic Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka has been cited by experts as an example of the ”debt-trap diplomacy” being pursued by Beijing. After Sri Lanka defaulted the loan for the Hambantota Port, Colombo in 2017 was forced to lease out the port to a Chinese company on a 99-year lease.

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Video of Coimbatore police officer violently attacking customers in restaurant goes viral

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A police officer who lathi-charged people who were sitting and eating in a restaurant in Coimbatore has caused quite a stir on social media. In the CCTV video footage, the officer, a sub-inspector of police, was seen standing in the said restaurant, which is situated in the Central bus stand in Coimbatore’s Gandhipuram and watching those who were entering it.

The eatery’s owner said that last week, the same police officer had eaten at his restaurant and had refused to pay for  the food. When he had asked to pay for the food, the sub inspector had threatened the owner.

When he noticed a few customers eating at the restaurant walking towards the exit, he started violently attacked them with his lathi. Three people were gravely injured in the incident and have been admitted to the Government Hospital in Coimbatore. One of the victims is a woman from Hosur.

The CCTV footage of this specific incident has become viral on social media and is causing chills to run through the spine of whomsoever watches it.

The police officer was identified to be Sub Inspector Muthu from the Kaattoor police station. Following this, the sub-inspector was transferred to control room duty and was taken off field duty after there were complaints registered against his name. The city’s assistant commissioner also promised that appropriate action will be taken against the officer.

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Indian techie, pregnant wife found dead in US after neighbours see child crying in balcony

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An Indian couple was found dead at their residence in the United States after neighbours saw their four-year-old daughter crying alone on the balcony of their house. The police are investigating the incident.

The corpses of Balaji Bharat Rudrawar and his wife Arati Balaji Rudrawar were found at their 21 Garden Terrace apartment in the Riverview Gardens complex of North Arlington borough in New Jersey which has just over 15,000 residents.

The husband appeared to have stabbed and sliced his wife in the abdomen as she unsuccessfully tried to fight him off in their living room, a US media report said.

“The bodies were found on Wednesday after neighbours saw my granddaughter crying in the balcony and informed the local police who then entered the house,” Balaji’s father Bharat Rudrawar told presspersons.

He also said that his daughter-in-law was pregnant and did not suspect any foul play. “I am not aware of any possible motive. They were a happy family and had lovely neighbours”, he said.

The couple’s daughter is with a friend of her father.

Balaji Rudrawar, an IT professional from Ambajogai in Maharashtra’s Beed district had moved with his wife to the US in August 2015 after they got married in December 2014. Balaji worked in a well-known Indian infotech company and his wife was a home-maker.

This is a second suicide-murder in recent days, that involved a child. On Saturday, a convicted sex offender died by suicide Saturday following an hours-long SWAT standoff at his home. Before killing himself, he had killed his former wife in front of their 5-year-old daughter.

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Vigilance raids at houses of Muslim League MLA KM Shaji

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Raids were conducted at houses belonging to Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and Azhikode MLA, KM Shaji, in Kannur and Kozhikode. The raids were executed in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against the MLA by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB).

The raids began early Monday morning and were conducted on his two houses simultaneously. The houses in Azhikode and Kozhikode are reportedly registered under the name of the MLA’s wife, Asha.

Last month, a preliminary report filed after a Vigilance probe stated that Shaji had accumulated assets disproportionate to his income between 2011 and 2020. The report also said that his income had increased by 166% over these years.

Officials are looking into the source of the money that went into the construction of the MLA’s palatial residences in the two districts. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had conducted its own investigations into the MLA’s source of funds in this regard.

These investigations took off following a complaint lodged by Kannur Block Panchayat President Padmanabhan, who alleged that KM Shaji took ₹25 lakh in bribe to give official sanction for upgrading a Primary school in his constituency to a Higher Secondary one. It is also alleged that Shaji took ₹25 lakh as bribe for allotting a seat for a Plus 2 student at an Azhikode school in Kannur.

KM Shaji has been sitting MLA of Azhikode since 2011, winning both 2011 and 2016 Assembly polls from the seat.

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Mudumalai sees bamboo rice boom after 40 years

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After 40 years in Mudumalai, bamboo rice has seen a boom in production. Bamboo trees are abundant in the Mudumalai forests of the Nilgiris district.

The bamboo here is the main source of food for the wildlife including the wild elephant. Similarly, local tribes use bamboo for food and for building houses. The lifespan of such bamboo trees is only 40 years. In light of this, Bamboo trees in Mudumalai have begun to bloom after 40 years. In a few weeks, the flower bud will start to shed seeds from it. This is called bamboo rice.

At this point in time, the life span of about 50% of the bamboo trees in the forests of Mudumalai and the town of Kadalur is over. The last few weeks have seen a boom in the blooming of the bamboo blossoms. At present, bamboo seeds are being sown from the plants.

Bamboo rice is the staple food of the tribal people. Traditionally tribal people have been using bamboo rice in their diet. They are selling the rest of the rice to manage their livelihood. It is now a lucrative business for them as they get up to ₹800 per kilo. People from the neighbouring districts who know the medicinal properties of bamboo rice come directly and buy it from the tribal people. Collected from the forest and roadsides, the bamboo rice is then washed, dried in water, and pulverized to extract the rice. The rice is then cooked like ordinary rice and eaten by the indigenous tribal people.

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2 feet tall temple kalasam found in river canal in Thoothukudi causes stir

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A 2 feet tall Temple kalasam that was found abandoned in a canal in Naalattinputhur, a village in Thoothukudi district’s Kovilpatti taluka has caused quite a stir. It was found attached to a long stick in a water canal with a heavy rock at the other end of the stick.

The gram panchayat officials were immediately notified after the kalasam was found. The officials then went on to complain to the local police who retrieved the kalasam and are now investigating about the incident.

The kalasam that was retrieved was found to be made of copper and was two feet tall. It was found to be fastened to a ten feet long stick. It is suspected that whomsoever had stolen the kalasam abandoned it in the water canal, planning to retrieve it later.

A search operation is going on in the canal to find out if the robbers had stolen anything else other than the kalasam from the temple. There are also investigations going on to figure out the identity of the perpetrators and see if they had any other motive for throwing away the kalasam in the river canal

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Public complain against illegal church construction on government land in Hosur

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Locals in Hosur have complained that a group of evangelists have been illegally trying to build a church in government-owned land and have demanded immediate action to be taken by the tehsildar. This complaint was given by the people of Hosur’s Annamalai Nagar.

It is to be noted that earlier in the year 2000, similar attempts had been made by the same missionary group. But government officials intervened and had stopped them from building the church stating that they were not allowed to encroach on government-owned land for this purpose. In light of this, the people of the area have now complained that the group has now restarted the construction of the church on government land and that work is going on in full swing for the same.

The All India Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal have also intervened in this matter and have given an official complaint to the tehsildar, insisting that this be immediately stopped. They also went on to question how the construction was restarted after an official notice was issued by the then collector that a church could not be constructed on government-owned land.

Some among the public also sought an official confirmation or permission letter that was issued by any government official to the church authorities to construct the church and stated that unless and until that was furnished it was not legal for them to construct a church there.

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Mysterious posters of ‘Jesus bless Tamil Nadu’ come up across state

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Images of posters that reads ‘Jesus bless Tamil Nadu’ have been found pasted in many places across Tamil Nadu.

These posters have been stuck on walls of Hindu temples. In one of the unidentified place, the poster has been pasted just below the statue of Nandi, the sacred bull and gatekeeper of Lord Siva.

A netizen on Facebook has said that these posters have been found Coimbatore and Pollachi areas. Another user on Twitter said that he saw these posters in Tirupur area too.

Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK) has taken cognizance of the matter and posted on their Twitter account that they are looking into the matter to find out the culprits. It has been alleged that Christian NGOs are behind these mysterious posters.

The incident comes in the light of the ongoing debate about freeing Tamil Nadu temples from government control.  Many netizens expressed condemnation and have urged the Tamil Nadu government to take quick action against the culprits.

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