Chennai, July 28 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha member Manickam Tagore has submitted a notice for an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking an urgent discussion on the Centre’s stand regarding construction activities across the Cauvery River, particularly the proposed Mekedatu project in Karnataka, and the need to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s legal rights and the interests of its farmers. In his notice to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General, Tagore described the issue as one of “grave public importa…
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Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Manickam Tagore has strongly criticised the reported protocol prescribed for the forthcoming convocation ceremony at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, alleging that it undermines the state’s linguistic and cultural identity.He urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately withdraw the directive and issue a public apology to the people of Tamil Nadu.The controversy centres on the university’s 33rd conv…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi led a sit-in staged near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence against police action on agitators during the march to Parliament a day before and over the NEET paper leak, MP Manickam Tagore claimed that party leaders were being detained from the protest site.Apart from LoP Gandhi, the agitation near the Prime Minister’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, saw the presence of senior Congress leaders includin…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Several Opposition Members of Parliament on Tuesday submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking discussions on issues ranging from the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and alleged irregularities in the examination system to police action against protesters in Delhi and the need for a new anti-defection law. Rajya Sabha member Syed Naseer Hussain moved a notice of motion in the Upper House, demanding an immediate discussion on the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and the con…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday wishes to Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, wishing him a long and healthy life. Taking to X, PM Modi said, “Birthday greetings to the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.”Born on July 21, 1942, in Varawatti village of Bhalki Taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, Kharge hails from a Dalit family and…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office in Parliament, just ahead of the Monsoon Session. During this meeting, the parliamentarians will be briefed on the decisions made during the Opposition floor leaders’ meeting, as Congress finalises its strategy for the session.The Monsoon Session is set to commence on Monday and will run until August 13, featuring a total of 19 sittings over …
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President Manickam Tagore has strongly criticised DMK MLA Anitha R. Radhakrishnan over his alleged defamatory remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, saying political leaders must maintain decency in public discourse. His comments came even as the Tiruchendur legislator secured bail around midnight on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, hours after his arrest in the case.Radhakrishnan, a senior DMK leader and MLA from …
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) Strongly opposing Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery river, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Thursday resolved to continue its fight against the project, describing it as a threat to the rights of Tamil Nadu’s farmers and a violation of judicial orders.The resolution was among three major resolutions adopted at a meeting of District Congress Committee presidents held at Sathyamurthy Bhavan in Chennai. The meeting was chaired by the newly ap…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Pointing to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launching the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by filling out his own Enumeration Form, the BJP on Tuesday remarked that Congress leaders themselves “don’t take the party’s stand seriously”.The response comes after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that a joint letter, now signed by 23 political parties and one Independent MP, has been sent to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, r…
Pudukottai (Tamil Nadu), June 7 (IANS) Senior DMK leader R.S. Bharathi on Sunday firmly ruled out any possibility of a future political reconciliation with the Congress, asserting that both parties had completely parted ways and that his party cadre would never accept it back in the alliance.Speaking to reporters in Pudukkottai, Bharathi said there was no longer any political relationship between the two parties and dismissed speculation about a future reunion.He maintained that the separation w…