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…
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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, 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…
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…
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Escalating the political confrontation over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on Thursday announced statewide protests on May 8 against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for not inviting Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief C. Joseph Vijay to form the next government despite his party emerging as the single-largest formation in the Assembly elections. In a strongly worded statement, Tamil N…
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) Political activity intensified in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday as a section of newly elected AIADMK legislators reportedly mounted pressure on party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) to reconsider the party’s alliance strategy and explore the possibility of supporting the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which has emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly elections.The developments came amid growing uncertainty over government formation in the …
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) Amid the rapidly changing political developments in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly election results, Karur MP and senior Congress leader Jothimani has strongly defended the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s decision to support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government formation efforts, while calling for a respectful political separation from the DMK.In a detailed post shared on her X social media handle on Wednesday, Jothimani said the Congress party had maintai…
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) said on Tuesday that it has left the final decision on extending support to C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to its Tamil Nadu unit, following a formal request from the actor-turned-politician to back his bid to form the next government in the state. Clarifying the party’s position, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said the electoral verdict in Tamil Nadu reflects a clear mandate for a secular…
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai on Tuesday faced a sharp rebuttal from the Income Tax Department, which termed his allegations of harassment by officials as “entirely baseless and factually incorrect.” In a detailed press release, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said it had examined claims made by Selvaperunthagai in a social media post dated April 20, in which he alleged that Income Tax officials, under the pretext of searchi…
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) With election campaigning in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry reaching a decisive phase, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are scheduled to arrive in Chennai on Monday.According to official sources, Amit Shah will land at the Chennai airport at 3.15 p.m. from Kochi in a private aircraft. Soon after his arrival, he will board a private helicopter at 3.20 p.m. and depart for Puducherry.During his visit, HM Shah is expected to camp…