Chennai, April 4 (IANS) In a rare and dramatic form of electoral protest, farmers and residents in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district have announced plans to field nearly 400 candidates in the Tiruppur South Assembly constituency. The move is aimed at pressuring the government to address their long-pending demand to declare Mudalipalayam and Nallur as “contaminated zones” due to prolonged waste dumping. The protest stems from years of garbage disposal practices in the region. Tiruppur Corporation, w…
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Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s appointment of campaign managers for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has provided the clearest indication yet of the constituencies the party is keen to contest as part of its alliance with the AIADMK.Though both the BJP and the (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) have maintained that formal seat-sharing talks are yet to begin, party sources say the internal list reflects the BJP’s negotiating priorities.According to the l…
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is set to hold a massive women’s conference on Monday at Palladam in Tiruppur district, marking a key political mobilisation exercise ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The event, focused on women’s empowerment and welfare, is expected to draw nearly 1.5 lakh participants from 39 Assembly constituencies across 13 party districts.The conference will be held under the leadership of DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi, …