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Financetime.in Palaniswami pays floral tribute to Jayalalithaa in party office today

AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami will visit the party’s headquarters in Chennai on Friday and pay a floral tribute to the late leader Jayalalithaa on her birthday. A celebratory release said Mr Palaniswami would visit the headquarters at around 9:30 am. In a separate statement, Amma Makkal founder Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), TTV Dhinakaran, called on his party associates to…

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Tamil Nadu: TTV Dhinakaran’s party opts out of Erode by-poll race

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder TTV Dhinakaran Tuesday announced that his party will not contest in the Erode (East) Assembly by-poll. He added that they have taken the decision as the Election Commission (EC) did not allow them to use the pressure cooker symbol on which the party had contested previous polls. Dhinakaran’s party had named Sivaprashant as its candidate and he even…

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Reopen Mettur dam for 15 more days: T.T.V. Dhinakaran

T.T.V. Dhinakaran. File | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M Contending that the samba cultivation in the Cauvery delta region has not been completed as yet, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to keep Mettur dam, also known as Stanley Reservoir, open for 15 more days and release the water. In a series of social media posts, Mr. Dhinakaran…

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`தீய சக்தி தி.மு.க; தினகரன் முதலமைச்சர்; உண்மையான அம்மா ஆட்சி!’

`தீய சக்தி தி.மு.க; தினகரன் முதலமைச்சர்; உண்மையான அம்மா ஆட்சி!’

சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தலில் அ.ம.மு.க-வின் பொதுச் செயலாளர் டி.டி.வி தினகரனை முதலமைச்சராக்குவது என்று செயற்குழு, பொதுக்குழுக் கூட்டத்தில் தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஜெயலலிதாவின் 73-வது பிறந்தநாளை முன்னிட்டு நேற்று செய்தியாளார்களிடம் பேசிய சசிகலா, ”அம்மா அவர்களின் உண்மையான தொண்டர்கள் ஒன்றிணைந்து, ஆட்சியைப் பிடிப்போம்” என்றார். இந்நிலையில் இன்று அ.ம.மு.க செயற்குழு பொதுக்குழுக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றுள்ளது.…

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Tamil Nadu Congress rules out ending alliance with DMK to join hands with TTV Dinakaran's AMMK

Tamil Nadu Congress rules out ending alliance with DMK to join hands with TTV Dinakaran’s AMMK

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Chennai: Days after Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dinakaran said his party would consider aligning with the Congress if it walked out of the DMK-led alliance, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee ruled out the possibility.

File image of TTV Dhinakaran. PTI

“Dinakaran has expressed his view. We are already in an alliance with the DMK,” Tamil Nadu…

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📰 அதிமுக-அதிமுக இணைப்பு அட்டையில் இல்லை என தினகரன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader T.T.V.Dhinakaran on Wednesday clarified that there was no idea of merging his party with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. புதனன்று இங்கு செய்தியாளர்களின் கேள்விக்கு பதிலளித்த அமமுக தலைவர், எனினும், அதிமுக மற்றும் அதிமுக தலைவர் பதவி பறிக்கப்பட்ட ஓ.பன்னீர்செல்வம், இரு கட்சிகளும் (அதிமுக மற்றும் அமமுக) “கைகோர்த்து” இணைந்து செயல்பட வேண்டும் என்று கூறியதை…

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DMK bags majority in town panchayats

23/02/2022 

Special Correspondent COIMBATORE

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won majority seats in 31 of the 33 town panchayats in the district.

The AIADMK won a town panchayat and Independent candidates who came together bagged another.

Of the 31 town panchayats that it won, the DMK got a clean sweep in Odayakulam Town Panchayat, winning all the 15 wards, and Suleswaranpatti, again winning all the 15 wards. In Anamalai, Zamin Uthukuli, S.S. Kulam and Periya Negamum it fell a ward short of winning in all the wards.

In all, of the 504 wards in 33 town panchayats, the DMK had won 378, the AIADMK 71, the Congress 12, CPI(M) nine, BJP five, CPI and MDMK one each. Independents emerged victorious in 27 wards. The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, Naam Tamilar Katchi, Makkal Needhi Maiam, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi and a few other parties drew a blank.

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A passing mention of 'Kongu Nadu' in a BJP party document has opened a can of worms among the political circles in Tamil Nadu. The reference has been construed as being a pointed indication of the party's support for the carving out of a separate regional entity from the territory of Tamil Nadu although doubts have been expressed over popular support for any such move. Here's what you need to know.

How did the topic make headlines?

Following the recent Cabinet reshuffle effected by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the BJP published a list of newly-appointed ministers where party leader L Murugan, who is a former Tamil Nadu state BJP chief, was mentioned as hailing from Kongu Nadu. That raised eyebrows and prompted leaders of rival political parties in Tamil Nadu to allege that BJP was trying to bifurcate the state.

Now, reports say that at least one local unit of the BJP in Tamil Nadu — in Coimbatore north district — has come up with a resolution seeking that the Centre should "reorganise Tamil Nadu and create a separate state of 'Kongu Nadu' to safeguard self-esteem of the people in the region, protect their livelihood and spur growth".

Where is Kongu Nadu?

Kongu Nadu is neither a specific administrative or political unit within Tamil Nadu but a notional area lying in the western part of the state. According to reports, the name 'Kongu' is derived from the Kongu Vellala Gounders, who are an OBC community that is concentrated in these districts.

But a Tamil Nadu government page on Karur district says that "the name Kongu Nadu draws its origin from the term 'Kongu', meaning nectar or honey" and that the history of this region "dates back to the eighth century". It says that the districts and taluks that comprised Kongu Nadu include Palani, Karur, Dharapuram, Thiruchengodu, Erode, Pollachi, Nammakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiris, Avinashi, Satyamangalam, Coimbatore and Udumalpet.

Kongu Nadu was "blessed with huge wealth, a pleasant climate and distinct features" and control over the region passed from Chera, Pandya, Chola and Hoysala hands to Muslim rulers and, finally, the British.

What are the implications of the Kongu Nadu debate?

The region identified with the contours of Kongu Nadu is economically important for Tamil Nadu and politically significant for the BJP and its ally AIADMK. The area, which has important industrial centres like Coimbatore, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupur, etc. also saw the AIDMK-BJP alliance sweep 53 of its 57 state Assembly seats in the recently concluded elections.

But BJP state leaders argue that the area has been neglected by the government in Chennai. The News Minute quoted GK Nagaraj, a BJP farm leader from the Kongu Nadu area as saying that the region was neglected, "despite the fact that it contributed 45 percent to the state income". However, he did add that the region "is very developed".

BJP leaders in the state have spoken in many voices over the issue. The party's state general secretary K Nagarajan has argued that there is a demand on the ground for the creation of a separate Kongu Nadu although others like newly-appointed TN BJP president K Annamalai and the party’s leader in the state Assembly Nainar Nagendran have distanced themselves from the issue.

“There are parties like the Kongu Nadu Desiya Makkal Katchi. Even [PMK leader] S Ramadoss has spoken about the creation of regions such as Kongu Nadu,” Nagarajan was quoted as saying by The Hindu. However, leaders of the ruling DMK have dismissed any talk about the carving out of a separate state. “No one can divide Tamil Nadu or even dream of such a thing. Don’t worry,” DMK leader Kanimozhi told reporters while Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran urged the Centre and the state governments to not encourage any “mischievous voices” talking about the bifurcation of Tamil Nadu.

An issue of labels?

Interestingly, the Kongu Nadu debate is also being seen in some sections through the prism of a recent dispute over the labels being used for the government at the Centre.

According to reports, BJP leaders took umbrage to references to 'Ondriya Arasu', or Union government by the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu in government documents and circulars, insisting that the term to be used is "Madhiya Arasu", which means the Central government. However, DMK leaders have insisted that Ondriya Arasu is the appropriate term as no Government in India has precedence over other governments, an idea that is conveyed by the term "central government".

Nagarajan has been quoted by the media as saying that "if talking about Ondriya Arasu is their wish, it is also the wish of people to call it ‘Kongu Nadu’".

How is a new state created In India?

Experts say that Article 2 of the Indian Constitution gives Parliament "the exclusive power to admit or establish new states into the Indian Union... and the state legislatures have no power to frame laws" in this regard.

Article 3 of the Constitution says the Parliament can form new states or alter the area, boundaries or names of existing states by legislation. It also allows the Parliament to form a new state by separating the territory from any state or by uniting states or parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state. Where Article 3 is concerned, the expression 'state' includes a Union Territory.

PRS Legislative Research adds that there are two checks mainly on Parliament's power to create new states. First, "a bill calling for formation of new states may be introduced in either House of Parliament only on the recommendation of the President". Also, "such a bill must be referred by the President to the concerned state legislature for expressing its views" although the Parliament "will not be bound by these views".

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Mekedatu: Dhinakaran urges T.N. govt. act against Karnataka's moves

Mekedatu: Dhinakaran urges T.N. govt. act against Karnataka’s moves

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Tuesday called upon the State government to take steps to stall Karnataka government’s reported attempt to build a dam in Mekedatu across the Cauvery. In a series of tweets, he expressed concern over the reports in this regard. Source link

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | Upgrading of Nagapattinam port remains a forgotten promise

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | Upgrading of Nagapattinam port remains a forgotten promise

The political scenario has hotted up in this constituency where AIADMK’s Thanga Kathiravan takes on J. Mohamed Shanavas of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, DMK’s ally. Be it these two main contenders or candidates of other mainstream parties, including Makkal Needhi Maiam, Naam Tamizhar Katchi and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, none has been able to convince voters on their plans for infusing…

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Tamil Nadu polls: TTV Dhinakaran`s party and DMDK ink pact to fight elections jointly

Tamil Nadu polls: TTV Dhinakaran`s party and DMDK ink pact to fight elections jointly

Chennai: The ruling AIADMK’s rival Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday concluded a seat sharing arrangement with actor-turned politician Vijayakanth-led DMDK and alloted it 60 Assembly constituencies for the April 6 Assembly polls. Under the agreement, DMDK, which walked out of the ruling party led alliance recently would contest from city segments like Villivakkam, Egmore (Reserved) and…

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📰 தினகரன், பழனிசாமியுடன் கைகோர்க்க முடியாது

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இபிஎஸ் தனது தவறுகளை உணர்ந்தால், இபிஎஸ் உடன் இணைவது பற்றி யோசிப்பேன் என்று அமமுக தலைவர் கூறுகிறார் இபிஎஸ் தனது தவறுகளை உணர்ந்தால், இபிஎஸ் உடன் இணைவது பற்றி யோசிப்பேன் என்று அமமுக தலைவர் கூறுகிறார் Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Monday ruled out reconciliation with AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. சமீபத்திய தேர்தல் பின்னடைவுகள் இருந்தபோதிலும்,…

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Maintaining its winning streak in nine districts forming the central region, the front led by the ruling DMK handed a severe drubbing to the AIADMK and achieved a near total sweep of all four corporations, 23 municipalities and 71 town panchayats on Tuesday.

Riding the crest of a wave, the DMK-led alliance wrested control of the Tiruchi and Thanjavur corporations from the AIADMK and sailed to a comfortable majority in the new corporations of Karur and Kumbakonam.

In Tiruchi, the DMK and its allies won 59 out of the 65 seats. The AIADMK, which had won 42 seats in the 2011 elections, won just three seats. The DMK candidates, including former Deputy Mayor M. Anbazhagan, who is the party’s probable mayoral candidate, won in 49 wards. Congress candidates won all the five wards allotted to the party, while the MDMK won two seats. The VCK, the CPI and the CPI(M) bagged one ward each.

Of the 51 wards in Thanjavur, the DMK won 36, the Congress two, the CPI(M) and the VCK one each. The AMMK and the BJP also won a ward each. The AIADMK won seven wards and the Independents two. In the 48-member Kumbakonam corporation council, the DMK and its allies emerged victorious in 42 wards. The DMK won 37 seats, the Congress two and the VCK, the IUML and the CPI(M) one each. The AIADMK won just three wards and the Independents won three .

It was a complete rout for the AIADMK in Karur, the hometown of Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who is considered to have played a key role in the ruling party’s ascension in the western belt. The DMK won 202 of the 246 seats in the district, including 42 of the 48 wards in the Karur corporation. The ruling party won all the three municipalities and eight town panchayats in the district.

The DMK-led alliance swept all urban local bodies in Tiruvarur district, winning 145 of the 215 wards. The DMK secured a majority in the municipalities of Tiruvarur, Mannargudi, Thiruthuraipoondi and Koothanallur. It won the Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Aranthangi, Perambalur, Jayamkondam, Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam municipalities in the region.

In all, the DMK and its allies secured a comfortable majority in 19 municipalities across the region and were evenly matched with the AIADMK in the Ariyalur, Manapparai and Pattukottai municipalities. In Sirkazhi, they reached the half-way mark.

AMMK springs a surprise

Interestingly, T T.V. Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam pulled off a surprise, winning a majority in the Orathanadu town panchayat in Thanjavur district. Its candidates won nine of the 15 wards, leaving three each to the DMK and the AIADMK. The AIADMK managed a slender majority over its arch rival by just one seat in a couple of town panchayats such as the Annavasal and Talaignayiru in Pudukottai and Nagapattinam districts respectively. In the Thittacherry town panchayat in Nagapattinam district, eight of the 15 seats were won by the Independents. Barring these blips, the DMK-led front reigned supreme in the town panchayats, too, in the region.

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Dhinakaran demands Sterlite inquiry panel’s interim report be made public

Dhinakaran demands Sterlite inquiry panel’s interim report be made public

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Saturday demanded that the government make public, an interim report of the Commission of Inquiry, headed by former judge of the Madras High Court Aruna Jagadeesan, on the police firing and killing of civilians protesting against the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi in May 2018. On May 14, the interim report…