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Chennai, March 4 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday strongly criticised the Congress party and its allies in the DMK-led coalition, accusing them of “political hypocrisy” and “anti-national conduct” following protests held in Chennai over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.In a statement, Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad alleged that demonstrations organised on March 1 and 2 mourning Khamenei, who was killed in US…

Chennai, March 3 (IANS ) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, accusing it of permitting protests in support of Iran despite a nationwide security alert issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In a statement, BJP Tamil Nadu spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad alleged that the DMK government had allowed its alliance partners, including the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Left…

Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) The killing of at least 12 Pakistani citizens in Karachi by Marine Security Guards stationed inside the United States Consulate on Mai Kolachi Road marks another such episode on Pakistani soil, with Islamabad opting to contain the diplomatic fallout rather than pursue accountability, a report said on Monday. The incident followed violent demonstrations over the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint US-Israel strike on Sunday.Accordi…

Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Condemning the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following US military action, activists of the CPI(M) staged a protest near the United States Consulate in Teynampet on Monday, leading to the detention of around 150 demonstrators, including 25 women.The protest was organised to register opposition to what the party described as “imperialist interference” in Venezuela’s internal affairs.The demonstrators assembled on Peters Road in Royapettah, a short dist…