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…
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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…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to enact a landmark law that would prohibit the sale and consumption of tobacco products for individuals born on or after 2009, in a bid to create a “smoke-free generation” in India.In his communication addressed to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, Anbumani flagged what he described as a deepening public health crisis driven by tobacco use, particularly amo…
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Anbumani Ramadoss criticised the ruling M.K. Stalin-led DMK government, alleging that its inaction has led to a surge in illicit liquor sales across Tamil Nadu, forcing local communities to take matters into their own hands.In a statement on Tuesday, the PMK leader referred to a recent incident in Podur village near Bennenagaram in Dharmapuri district, where a group of women allegedly ransacked four illegal liquor outlets operating in the area. The main accused in the il…
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), April 19 (IANS) Anbumani Ramadoss, president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies, accusing them of defeating what he termed the “Women’s Reservation Bill” in Parliament, and calling it the “biggest betrayal to women.” Addressing a press conference, Anbumani referred to the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in Parliament on April 17. The proposed legislation, l…
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government over what he described as a serious deterioration in law and order, following a brutal attack on a college student near Chennai. In a post on the social media platform X, Anbumani alleged that the incident took place in Vallur village near Minjur, on the outskirts of Chennai.According to his statement, a college student who was studying at ho…