In Tamil Nadu cabinet, Gandhi and Nehru will report to Stalin
R Gandhi and K N Nehru, as Ministers for Handlooms- Textiles and Municipal Administration respectively would report to Stalin!
By PTI| Updated: 7th May 2021 5:22 pm IST AIADMK chief coordinator and former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam being welcomed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, during his swearing-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, at Raj Bhavan in Chennai, Friday, May 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Chennai: What is in a name? In Tamil Nadu, a name may be an indicator to one’s political leanings, nationalist passion or the ideology of the parents of the individual.
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What is in a name? In Tamil Nadu, a name may be an indicator to one s political leanings, nationalist passion or the ideology of the parents of the
individual.
After India s independence, especially in southern Tamil Nadu, many were named Bose after freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
Similarly, the names of Gandhi, Nehru and Jawahar are also common in the state, the objective being perpetuating the hallowed memory of freedom fighters.
Also, pure Tamil names and those in memory of leaders of the Dravidian and Left movement are common.
The subject of names is in focus again as the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly has two Gandhis one of them a Minister, a Nehru who is also a Minister and a Stalin who is the Chief Minister.
What is in a name? Tamil Nadu Assembly has two Gandhis, one a Minister, a Nehru and a Stalin
After India s independence, especially in southern Tamil Nadu, many were named Bose after freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
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CHENNAI: What is in a name? In Tamil Nadu, a name may be an indicator to one s political leanings, nationalist passion or the ideology of the parents of the individual.
After India s independence, especially in southern Tamil Nadu, many were named Bose after freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose.
Similarly, the names of Gandhi, Nehru and Jawahar are also common in the state, the objective being perpetuating the hallowed memory of freedom fighters.
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The ruling party has alleged that DMK leaders are bribing voters
The polling for assembly elections will take place on April 6
Chennai: Alleging that the rival DMK party leaders have indulged in bribery in order to woo voters in their favour, AIADMK on Monday (April 5) approached the Election Commission of India seeking the disqualification of MK Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin among other leaders.
Apart from Stalin, the ruling AIADMK also urged ECI to cancel the candidature of other top DMK leaders including party s General Secretary Durai Murugan.
In his complaint R.M. Babu Murugavel, AIADMK s Advocate Wing Joint Secretary, has alleged that Stalin s wife Durga Stalin had paid Rs 10,000 to women self-help groups in the Kolathur constituency seeking their votes as well as to canvass for her husband, a report by IANS said.
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It was shocking that despite repeated complaints from the AIADMK and others persons in the constituency no effort was taken by officials to stop distribution of cash for votes, the AIADMK functionary alleged in the petition.
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The ruling AIADMK on Monday urged the Chief Electoral Officer to cancel the candidature of DMK president M K Stalin and four others of his party for the April 6 Assembly polls, alleging distribution of cash to voters. Associates of Stalin, who is contesting from Kolathur constituency here have been distributing a sum of Rs 5,000 to voters, party s joint secretary of the advocate s wing, R M Babu Murugavel alleged in a petition to the CEO, Tamil Nadu, Satyabrata Sahoo.