Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Congress high command on Wednesday appointed senior leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with immediate effect as part of its efforts to strengthen the party organisation in the two regions.The appointment was announced by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal in an official statement issued from the party headquarters in New Delhi.The statement said Congress President Mallikarjun Kh…
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Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President B. Manickam Tagore on Wednesday challenged the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagenthran to obtain a public assurance from the Karnataka BJP leadership that it would abandon the proposed Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river, reaffirming the Congress’ opposition to the controversial project. Tagore alleged that the BJP-led Union government had failed to resolve the long-standing inter-state ri…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday appointed Lok Sabha Whip and three-time Virudhunagar MP B. Manickam Tagore as the new president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), replacing K. Selvaperunthagai in a significant organisational reshuffle that reflects the party high command’s bid to reset its strategy in Tamil Nadu following the recent Assembly election.The leadership change comes amid growing differences within the state unit over the Congress’ political direction and al…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) YSR Congress Party staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Bill to give statutory status to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, terming it as “hopeless” for the people of the state.While making it clear that they are not against Amaravati, YSRCP leader P.V. Midhun Reddy said the party was opposing the Bill in its present form.He stated that merely naming the capital would serve no purpose and wanted the government to protect the interes…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid growing debate within the DMK-led alliance over the possibility of a coalition government in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 Assembly elections, Congress MP B. Manickam Tagore has said that the ultimate decision rests with the people of the State. His remarks come in response to Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin, who recently ruled out the Congress party’s demand for a coalition government if the alliance returns to power in 2026.Stalin asserted that Tamil Nadu…
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of attempting to stall the release of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s film ‘Jana Nayagan’, describing the move as a direct assault on Tamil culture.In a post on X, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha alleged that the Centre was using the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to suppress the voices of the Tamil people.”The I&B Ministry’s attempt to block ‘Jana …