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Stalin does a flip-flop on lockdown

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Just a day after taking oath as Chief Minister, MK Stalin has imposed a full lockdown for a period of 14 days starting from May 10 to May 24.

It is to be noted that a few days ago on 24th April, the now Chief Minister MK Stalin had warned the government of imposing another lockdown after May 2.

Back then he had said that the lives and livelihoods in the state are not in a position to bear the brunt of another lockdown imposed by the government and that the authorities should take steps to ensure availability of beds, oxygen, ventilators and drugs required and prevent the spread of the virus.

Tamil Nadu is currently witnessing the second wave of the Wuhan Virus pandemic with hospitals getting overwhelmed with patients. A few days ago 13 patients had died at a hospital in Chengalpattu allegedly due to non-availability of oxygen.

In view of the rising cases, the Tamil Nadu government has imposed the lockdown. While it is necessary to impose curbs on movement in this time, many took to social media to point out the double talk of Mr. Stalin.

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Complaint filed against YSRCP ZPTC election candidate for misusing SC benefits and suppressing facts in election affidavit

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The BJP candidate who contested the Andhra Pradesh Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections from Kollipara constituency has complained against the YSRCP candidate Kathera Heni Christina for misusing reservation benefits meant for Scheduled Castes and for suppressing information about her children.

In the complaint to the District Collector, it has been alleged that Kathera Heni Christina, a Christian representing a Christian missionary organization named ‘Harvest India’ has misused reservation benefits meant for Scheduled Castes.

As per the Constitutional (Scheduled Castes) Order of the President 1950, a person ceases to be a member of the Scheduled Caste community if he/she professes a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism.

Also, Kathera Heni Christina had mentioned names of only two of her children in the election affidavit. However, during a speech in an open conference in the United States she had said that she was blessed with 3 children. It has been reported in the complaint that she has 4 children in total.

The complaint notes that this is a violation of Section 19 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act 1994 which clearly says that a person who is having more than two children shall be disqualified for election or for continuing as a member.

Kather Heni Christina had earlier filed Election Affidavit during 2014 General Assembly Elections and contested from Tadikonda Constituency (SC Reserved – Guntur) on behalf of YSR Congress Party. In her election affidavit she did not disclose the details of her children and their whereabouts whereas, in her current nomination as contestant for Kollipara ZPTC elections, she mentioned only 2 children by suppressing the fact she has 4 children.

In this light, BJP candidate Mandru Sarala Kumari who is also a member of Scheduled Caste and had contested the ZPTC election from Kollipara reserved constituency has petitioned the District Collector to take action against Kather Heni Christina for misusing the reservation benefits meant for Scheduled Castes and for suppressing the fact that she has four children.

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N Rangasamy sworn in as CM of Puducherry, BJP to be part of cabinet

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All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) chief N Rangasamy was sworn in as the chief minister of Puducherry on Friday in a brief five minute-ceremony held at Raj Nivas at Puducherry. He will lead a coalition government, with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his cabinet.

On Friday afternoon, the Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Ramasamy, giving him his fourth stint in the office of the CM. N Rangasamy, who was the only legislator who was sworn in today, took the oath in Tamil.

While Karnataka is the lone southern state in India with the BJP in the ruling government, the party’s induction in the Puducherry cabinet points that the Narendra Modi-led party is expanding its political footprint in the region.

The BJP also fared well in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, where it won four assembly seats, infringing upon the Dravidian parties’ fiefdom.

Union Minister of State for Home and BJP leader Kishan Reddy attended the oathtaking ceremony. Reddy told presspersons that the BJP and AINRC would have three ministers each and they would sworn in the coming days. These six ministers, and Rangasamy, would bring the strength of the cabinet to seven members.

BJP’s A Namassivayam, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP’s legislature wing, is tipped to be the deputy chief minister. This would be the first ever instance of the union territory having a deputy chief minister.

The AINRC won ten seats while the BJP won six, giving them the simple majority in the thirty-member house. The six independent MLAs are mostly supporters of N Rangasamy.

The DMK won six seats out of the thirteen constituencies it had contested, while the Congress managed to only win two of the fourteen seats contested.

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Jamshad alias actor Arya in trouble for defrauding ₹70.5 lakhs from Sri Lankan Tamil woman

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Jamshad Cethirakath, the Tamil actor who goes by the name ‘Arya’ been caught in a scandal of cheating and fleeing away with the money of Vidja, a Srilankan-Tamil woman who is a German citizen.

He had allegedly been in a long-distance relationship with this woman since 2018. Promising to marry her, he had duped ₹70 lakh from her. He had then cut all contact with her.

Vidja, had sent an e-mail to Prime Minister Modi on February 13 based on which the Ministry of Home affairs has ordered the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary to take necessary action in the case.

In the complaint she alleges that actor Arya alias Jamshad had cheated her ₹70 lakhs. She has said that the actor convinced her that he loves her and wanted to get married to her. Apparently, Arya’s had told her that he has some financial problems and sought her help. She had sent money to Arya’s managers (as directed by Arya) – Mohammed Armaan and Husseiny via Western Union, Money Gram & Ria Money Transfer at regular intervals. A total of ₹70.5 lakhs has been send to them from her in a span of 3 years.

“Arya and his  mother Jameela asked me for financial help, citing financial problems in the family. They wished me to be one in their family and to be a future daughter-in-law. Relying on this, I had sent Arya up to 80 thousand Euros (₹70.5 lakhs in Indian Rupees). I trusted their false promise and fell prey to their deception.”, Vidja had reportedly said.

After hearing that actor Arya had married Sayyesha, she realized that she had been cheated . When she asked to return her money, Arya had threatened to kill her and her family. She also alleged that Arya and his mother Jameela verbally abused her on multiple occasions. “She called my father ‘a Sri Lankan dog’ who moves from country to country because of war.

“He was already in a relationship during the show Enga Veettu Maappilai , and he told me that he only did the show because he was highly paid for it.” Vidja said.

“Actor Arya, cheated me and extorted money. I know that he has cheated many other girls and betrayed them. Court should take legal action against these four people, including his mother Jameela . I need justice” she added.

In this light, Arya’s manager Mohammad Arman had filed an anticipatory bail application in the Chennai Sessions Court in connection with the complaint. When the case came up for hearing last time, the police said that the complaint has been transferred from the Chennai Cyber ​​Crime to the CB-CID.

When the case came up for re-trial again again before the First Sessions Court Judge Selvakumar, the plaintiff was represented by Advocate P. Anandan who argued against granting bail to Arman. But no counsel appeared on behalf of the defendant. Following this, Judge Selvakumar dismissed the bail petition of Arya’s manager Arman.

Currently, the CB-CID is investigating the case.

To know more about the case, click here.

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DMK office bearer and 5 others prohibited from entering Sathyamangalam Taluk after creating ruckus at hotel

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The Erode court has prohibited a DMK Panchayat President and 5 others from entering Sathyamangalam Taluk following the incident where they created ruckus at a hotel.

Two months ago, the DMK Panchayat President Elango along with his supporters had gone to a small eatery in Sathyamangalam Taluk. At that time they had created a ruckus at the hotel. They were booked by the Sathyamangalam police and were produced before the court.

The judges who had presided case ruled that the DMK office bearer along with 5 others have to sign the register at the Erode North police station daily for a period of 30 days. In case of contempt, it was ruled that they would be prohibited from entering the Sathyamangalam limits.

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Stalin’s cabinet has no Ministers from Cauvery Delta region which gave a sweep to DMK

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The absence of a single person from the delta districts in the DMK’s cabinet list has disappointed the people of region which gave a lot of seats to the DMK in the recently concluded Assembly Elections. 

Along with DMK leader MK Stalin taking over as Chief Minister, 33 other Ministers took oath of office today. The DMK, which captured 15 of the total 18 constituencies in the delta districts, has given no ministerial berths to any of its MLAs elected from this region. All of the party’s senior executives in the delta districts seem to be dissatisfied with not even a single representation in the Cabinet. At the same time, those close to Stalin’s family have been accommodated in the cabinet despite their less age and experience.

The DMK’s seeming boycott of the delta has not gone down well with the party leaders and cadres of the region. 

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RaGa writes to PM Modi, says ‘complete lockdown inevitable’, questions efficacy of India’s vaccine again

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As the country is grappling with the second wave of the Wuhan Virus,  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a list of suggestions one of which is calling for a complete lockdowon of the country.  He also raised doubts over the efficacy of made-in-India vaccines and asked him to share the study findings with the world.

Rahul Gandhi also said the government’s failures in containing the pandemic have made “another devastating national lockdown almost inevitable”. This is the second letter he has written to the PM after the second wave of Covid-19 hit India.

“Your government’s lack of a clear and coherent Covid and vaccination strategy… has placed India in a highly dangerous position,” Gandhi said.

By writing this letter, Rahul Gandhi has again questioned India’s ability to develop an indigenous vaccine. When Bharat Biotech announced it has developed Covaxin, the Congress party went all out to question its efficacy and in that process create doubt in the minds of average Indians. 

In his letter to the PM Gandhi said, “The pandemic has demonstrated that our size, genetic diversity and complexity make India fertile ground for the virus to rapidly mutate, transforming itself into a more contagious and more dangerous form. The double and triple mutant strains that we are currently grappling with are only the beginning, I fear,”. 

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Meet Shyam Baba, the prisoner who is involved in cremating COVID victims

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A prisoner from the state of Madhya Pradesh has been released on bail and is helping in burying COVID victims. Shyam Baba, originally from Madhya Pradesh, was convicted of murder in 2009 and was recently released from prison on bail.

Shyam Baba, who saw the daily death toll from the coronavirus as he was released, began to assist in burying the bodies in a local cemetery in Thar district, 60 km from Indore. Shyam Baba volunteered to perform the funeral rites for the corpses of the corona victims as the family was reluctant to perform the funeral rites due to the risk of infection as it was necessary to follow some strict procedures to carry out the last rites of the corona victims.

Shyam Baba, who currently spends most of his time in the cemetery, is involved in unloading bodies from ambulances, stacking bodies and performing funeral rites for bodies as and when required. The prison administration, which saw Shyam Baba’s commitment during the pandemic, has ordered his bail to be extended for another two months at his request.

However, he said he was concerned about such deaths and prayed to God that a pandemic like this should not happen again soon. Hemendra Singh Banwar, a social activist, praised Shyam Baba for coming out of jail on parole and engaging in such social service during the Corona outbreak last year.

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Jharkhand CM tweets about his conversation with PM, stirs row

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren took to Twitter and took jibe at Prime Minister Modi on Thursday saying that the PM shared his ‘mann ki baat’. He went on to say that the Prime Minister did not listen to his point of view on the pandemic and went on to accuse him of not prioritising the welfare of the country. This blew up overnight and resulted in triggering a lot of hate tweets against the Prime Minister.

Commenting on this and retweeting it on her handle, Times Now’s Navika Kumar came to the Prime Minister’s defence. She accused the Jharkhand CM of taking potshots at the Prime Minister to gain publicity.

Her tweet read, “Has it really come to this now? In a pandemic when PM @narendramodi calls up a CM to enquire about the COVID situation in the state this is what a CM says? Is propriety dead? Is respect/courtesy extinct? Petty posturing more imp than human lives? PM abused for helping? Shocking.” News18’s Amish Devgan also took Navika’s side and commented that politics had stooped to a new low.

Earlier, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal came under criticism after violating official protocol. He had live broadcasted the meeting that the PM had held with the Chief Ministers of all the states.

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China reinforcing its military positions in Eastern Ladakh as summer approaches

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As summer approaches, China which had disengaged and had promised de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh is now reinforcing its military positions and rotating troops in that area.

In 2020, after China made a significant incursion along the LAC, India both countries were locked in a stand-off for over a year now.

After it emerged that the soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is facing problems in this high altitude zone, China asked India for a mutual de-escalation as the harsh winter was approaching.

However, now that summer has approached the Chinese are converting temporary structures to support helicopter landings and surface-to-air missile positions into permanent positions.

As per observations made by India at the LAC China continues to maintain a big force and has witnessed plenty of activity in the past couple of days as the PLA can move forces must faster to the LAC due to better road connectivity and associated infrastructures supporting its logistics.

Talks after talks between senior military commanders have failed as the Chinese side did not agree to pull back troops at patrolling posts 15, 17 and 17A in the Hot Springs-Gogra-Kongka La areas.

A statement from India said that both sides agreed to resolve issues. “It was highlighted that completion of disengagement in other areas would pave the way for two sides to consider de-escalation forces and ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity and enable progress in bilateral relations,” the statement read.

“The two sides agreed on the need to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols,” a statement by the Defence Ministry read.

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