CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is banking on MIT-educated former US-based banker PTR Thiagarajan to play a major role in future in national politics and to steady the ship of the state.
When Stalin, after his resounding success at the hustings in 2021, picked Thiagarajan as Finance Minister, eyebrows were raised in the traditional DMK political quarters, but the Chief Minister was adamant on naming Thiagarajan for the post.
Thiagarajan is a product of MIT and has worked with Lehman Brothers in the US and with another international banking consortium in Singapore.
After five world-renowned economists with divergent views on the subject Nobel laureate Esther Duflo, Raghuram Rajan, Aravind Subramanian, S. Narayanan and Jean Dreze were roped in as economic advisors to the Chief Minister, Thiagarajan proved that he means business and political observers and DMK watchers had to concede that Stalin was right and apt in his choice.
CHENNAI (IANS) – Eminent American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.’s efforts have paved the way for Vice President Kamala Harris calling up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announcing
Eminent American civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson Seniors efforts have paved the way for US Vice President Kamala Harris calling up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announcing to allocate Covid vaccines doses to India, said Vijay .
TN reaches out to US civil rights leader to help state with vaccine supply
State Finance Minister held a zoom call meeting on May 21, 2021, and urged Jackson to request President Biden to expeditiously release an allotment of AstraZeneca vaccines for India.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By Express News Service
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has reached out to US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (Sr) to help ensure that at least 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from the excess reserves in the US are shipped to India at the earliest.
In an appeal to Jackson on the direction of CM MK Stalin, Finance Minister Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan held a zoom call meeting on May 21, and urged Jackson to request US President Joe Biden to expeditiously release an allotment of AstraZeneca vaccines for India (including a portion earmarked to the State of Tamil Nadu) from the 80 million vaccines that the US has offered to donate to foreign countries, according to a statement is
Jesse Jackson, Congressman Krishnamoorthi urge President Biden to rollout 60 million vaccine doses to India, assure help is on its way
Jesse Jackson, Congressman Krishnamoorthi urge President Biden to rollout 60 million vaccine doses to India, assure help is on its way
ANI | May 20, 2021, 08:16 IST
US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hi.Read More
WASHINGTON: American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson Sr on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to allocate at least 60 million vaccine doses to India out of the 80 million announced earlier by the US President. Jackson was joined by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi making a moral appeal and the duo assured that help is on its way.