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Sekar Babu won against BJP Youth Wing state president Vinoj P Selvam in North Chennai’s Harbour Constituency
The Constituency has a large share of communities from Gujarat, Rajasthan etc, who have been living there for many generations
Chennai: The comments made by Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board Minister, PK Sekar Babu, have sparked controversy. At an event, where the Mahavir International Chennai Metro Foodbank was to be inaugurated, the minister made a political speech that the DMK would work for the Hindi-speakers (North Indians), despite them having voted for the BJP in large numbers.
DMK ministerâs comments on not getting Hindi-speakersâ votes courts trouble, BJP objects
Reacting to the DMK Ministerâs comments, the BJP has said that such comments are blatant threats against BJP voters. Photo: ANI
Updated: May 27, 2021, 04:38 PM IST
Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board Minister, PK Sekar babu has sparked a controversy with his comments at an event. At the event where the Mahavir International Chennai Metro Foodbank was to be inaugurated, the Minister made a political speech that the DMK would work for the Hindi-speakers (North Indians), despite them having voted for the BJP in large numbers. Sekar Babu had won against BJP Youth Wing State president Vinoj P Selvam in North Chennai’s Harbour Constituency, which has a large share of communities from Gujarat, Rajasthan etc, who have been living there for many generations.
The comments made by Tamil Nadu’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board Minister, PK Sekar Babu have sparked controversy.
At the inauguration event of the Mahavir International Chennai Metro Foodbank, the minister made a political speech that the DMK would work for the Hindi-speakers (North Indians), despite them having voted for the BJP in large numbers.
Corporation begins telemedicine services
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135 doctors have been recruited for the purpose
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135 doctors have been recruited for the purpose
The Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday launched telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients on home quarantine in all zones of the city.
The civic body recruited 135 doctors for the purpose on Friday.
Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi visited the call centre at Teynampet zone on Saturday and inspected the facility. Chepauk Thiruvallikeni MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin called a patient in his constituency in the presence of Member of Parliament Dayanidhi Maran and Thousand Lights MLA N. Ezhilan.
According to the data compiled by the Corporation, around 4% of the patients on home quarantine required treatment at hospitals. At least 14% of the patients were not isolated from their family in many wards.