Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Wednesday alleged that Tamil Nadu has lost around 700 government quota MBBS seats after six private medical colleges were converted into deemed-to-be universities, a move it said would severely impact access to affordable medical education for students from poor and middle class families.In a statement, PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said the conversion of private medical colleges into deemed universities has significantly reduced the…
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Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to convene an all-party meeting to evolve a united strategy against Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project, claiming that farmers across the Cauvery basin have overwhelmingly rejected the state’s proposal to seek the constitution of a new tribunal to address the dispute. Alleging that Karnataka is moving ahead aggressively with its plans while Tamil Nadu has failed to mount…
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday launched a statewide public awareness march from Biligundlu in Dharmapuri district to the historic town of Poompuhar, intensifying his party’s campaign against Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery River.Flagging off the march, Anbumani described the project as a grave threat to Tamil Nadu’s water security, agriculture and ecology, and urged the State government to strengthen its legal efforts to pre…
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately announce whether it will implement the Centre’s new 125-day rural employment scheme, warning that the continued uncertainty has left lakhs of rural workers in the state unsure about their livelihood. In a statement issued, Ramadoss pointed out that with only two days remaining before the scheme comes into force on July 1, Tamil Nadu is yet to make its position …
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to take a firm stand against Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project and impress upon the Union government the need to prevent its construction, warning that the project could seriously threaten Tamil Nadu’s water security and further complicate the long-standing Cauvery river dispute. Speaking to reporters at the Chennai Airport, Anbumani expressed c…
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss is set to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday to press for a caste-based census in the state, a move the party says is essential to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s 69 per cent reservation policy. The meeting follows an all-party and community leaders’ conference organised by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in Chennai’s T. Nagar on June 5. The conference adopted a resolution urging the state government to conduct a caste ce…
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) PMK President Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Vijay government and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to address the long-pending demands of gangmen and appoint them to vacant Field Assistant and Wireman posts, stating that their request is both reasonable and justified.In a statement issued on Monday, Anbumani said that although steps are being taken to fill vacancies in the electricity board, the demand raised by gangmen for appointment …
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu government to immediately announce a comprehensive Kuruvai package and extend financial and infrastructural support to farmers, warning that the delayed release of water from the Mettur Dam could severely affect paddy cultivation across the Cauvery delta region. In a statement issued on Saturday, Anbumani said the steadily declining water level in the Mettur reservoir, coupled with the abse…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu stands on edge as counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections gets underway on Monday, with an unusually high number of political variables making the outcome one of the most unpredictable in recent decades. From the emergence of new political entrants to simmering internal rifts among established leaders and the impact of a large-scale revision of electoral rolls, the electoral battlefield has evolved into a complex contest where even seasoned observers ar…
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday called for the immediate opening of new government medical colleges in six districts of Tamil Nadu, following the National Medical Commission (NMC) decision to withdraw restrictive norms that had hindered the expansion of medical education in the state.In a statement, Ramadoss said the scrapping of the earlier regulation has created an opportunity to establish government medical colleges in Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Mayilad…