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  • OMR residents urge Stalin to close Navalur toll plaza

    OMR residents urge Stalin to close Navalur toll plaza

    CHENNAI: Irked by higher toll and bad road, the residents of OMR (Old Mahabalipuram Road) urged Chief Minister MK Stalin to close down a toll plaza in Navalur which is just one kilometer from Chennai Corporation limits.

    Harsha Koda, co-founder of Federation of OMR Resident Associations, said in his petition that with the Metro construction progressing in the southern half of OMR between Sholinganallur and Navalur, the road has been reduced to just 2 lanes on each side, causing massive traffic jams and inconvenience to residents. The toll continues to be collected despite the reduced road width. The 6-lane OMR becomes a 4-lane road but TNRDC (Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation) continues to charge the full rate.

    “By collecting Rs. 33 (car) for a road of just 7 km (from Navalur to Sholiganallur), OMR is the second most expensive toll road in India – at the rate of almost Rs. 5 per km. Sadly the citizens are paying this huge rate for a road that has barricades, bad road quality, absence of streetlights and blinding construction lights from CMRL worksites,” he said.

    While pointing out 4 of 5 toll plazas have already closed in OMR, the petition recalled a statement made by Highways Minister EV Velu, who said there is a sub-section in the NHAI rules which states that there should not be any toll plaza within 10km of municipalities and corporations, but the toll plazas in Chennasamudram, Nemili, Vanagaram, Surapattu and Paranur exist in violation of this norm.

    TNRDC’s Navalur Toll Plaza is a mere 1 km from the Greater Chennai Corporation limits, the petition said.

    The Federation urged the chief minister to lead by example by closing state-run (TNRDC) toll plaza in Navalur.

  • Stalin inaugurates Karunanidhi Centenary Photo Exhibition in Chennai

    Stalin inaugurates Karunanidhi Centenary Photo Exhibition in Chennai

    CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday inaugurated the Karunanidhi Centenary Photo Exhibition and unveiled the centenary emblem at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai. Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and former Governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi and ministers participated in the event as special guests.

    The birth anniversary of late former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is celebrated on June 3. As Karunanidhi turns 100 this year, plans are being made to commemorate it as a centenary throughout the year.

    On behalf of Tamil Nadu government and DMK, plans are being made to bring people together and celebrate to honour him.

  • Kejriwal to meet Stalin, Soren for support against Centre’s ordinance

    Kejriwal to meet Stalin, Soren for support against Centre’s ordinance

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that he would be meeting his Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand counterparts to seek their support against the Centre’s ordinance on the control of services.

    Kejriwal shared this information in two tweets. He mentioned that he will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on June 1 followed by Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on June 2.

    The first tweet stated, “Will be meeting Tamil Nadu CM Thiru M K Stalin in Chennai tomorrow (1st June) to seek DMK’s support against the Centre’s unconstitutional and undemocratic ‘Anti-Delhi’ Ordinance.”

  • Stalin files defamation case against Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai

    Stalin files defamation case against Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai

    Chennai (IANS) | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday told state BJP president K.K. Filed a defamation case against Annamalai for making baseless allegations. Defamation case Public Prosecutor G. Devarajan has filed on behalf of the Chief Minister. According to the complaint, BJP state president K.K. Annamalai had given a defamatory statement in a press conference held on 14 April 2023.

    Videos of the press conference were uploaded and circulated on various social media platforms. Whose aim was to harm the reputation of Chief Minister Stalin.

    The complainant asked the court Annamalai and passed orders to punish him for the offenses under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.

    It is worth mentioning that on 14 April 2023, BJP state president Annamalai had accused the DMK government of corruption by releasing a video named ‘DMK Files’.

    Annamalai also leveled allegations against Stalin and his family, including Udhayanidhi Stalin, his son and Minister of State for Youth Welfare and Sports Development. The BJP president also leveled the allegations and said he would file a CBI complaint against the chief minister for alleged corruption in the Metro Rail Phase-I project in 2011.

    The BJP president also leveled big allegations against Stalin’s son-in-law Sabarisan and MP Kanimozhi. However, Stalin’s sister Kanimozhi has already given a defamation notice to Annamalai.

    –IANS

  • Stalin directs officials to contact Tamils stranded in Manipur

    Stalin directs officials to contact Tamils stranded in Manipur

    CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday instructed state Public & Rehabilitation dept officials to establish contact with Tamils stranded in Manipur & rescue them.

    This came after Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had on Monday said that 60 people were killed, 231 injured and 1,700 houses including religious places burnt in the ethnic violence that rocked the northeastern state for the past few days.

    Addressing a press conference here on Monday evening, the chief minister said that the state cabinet resolved to provide an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh each to those who suffered major injuries and Rs 25,000 each to people with minor injuries.

    “These are very very unfortunate incidents. I appeal to people to bring peace together at the earliest,” Singh said.

    He said that 1,700 houses, including temples and churches, have been burnt down in the violence.

    Singh said Rs 2 lakh will be paid to those whose houses were destroyed, and the state government will rebuild them.

    However, the situation across violence-hit Manipur is improving, with no fresh reports of any untoward incident, while curfew has been relaxed in all the 11 districts where it was clamped, officials said on Tuesday.

    (With inputs from Bureau, PTI)

  • Stalin to visit Japan on May 23 to seek more foreign investments

    Stalin to visit Japan on May 23 to seek more foreign investments

    CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin will fly to Japan on May 23 to seek more foreign direct investments to State. After laying foundation stone for Mitsubishi’s new AC plant, the Chief Minister said that the trip will strengthen the Indo-Japan relationship. “Will invite Japan companies to take part in Global Investors Meet which will be held in 2024 January in Tamil Nadu,” he added.

    The Chief Minister layed foundation stone for air conditioner and compressor factory project by Mitsubishi Electric India in presence of Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Industries and Kazuhiko Tamura, MD, Mitsubishi Electric India, Yasumichi Tazunoki, Group president, MEI and Masayuki Taga, Consul General, Consulate Generalof Japan, in the event held at Chennai on Tuesday.

  • Will ignore criticisms and move on, Stalin says as the DMK Government steps into the third year

    Will ignore criticisms and move on, Stalin says as the DMK Government steps into the third year

    CHENNAI: As the DMK government headed by him stepped into its third year today, Chief Minister MK Stalin said his government would ignore criticisms and move on to serve the people. 

    The chief minister and his ministerial colleagues visited the memorials of former Chief Ministers Arignar CN Annadurai and Kalaignar M Karunanidhi on Marina and paid their respects. 

    When a scribe asked during the past two years, his government has registered many achievements while facing criticisms on a few issues, the chief minister said, “I take whatever is good and ignore whatever is bad.”

    The chief minister also said: “Before assuming office, I said, this government is for all – those who voted for this and those who did not. I also promised that this government will function in a way to make those who voted for this government happy and make those who failed to vote regret why they failed to vote for this government. This government’s functioning continues on this line.”

    Later, the chief minister visited the residence of his father and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at Gopalapuram and paid homage to the portrait of Karunanidhi and received the blessings of his mother Dayalu Ammal.  The chief minister who is also the DMK president is scheduled to visit the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam to meet the party functionaries and cadre.  

    The chief minister will also be inaugurating the AVM Heritage Museum and the AVM Studios, one of the oldest and most active film production houses in the country. 

    On Sunday evening, the chief minister is addressing a public meeting at Pallavaram on the achievements of the DMK government for the past two years.   

  • Dairy farmers pour milk on the road to protest against Stalin’s government over prices

    Dairy farmers pour milk on the road to protest against Stalin’s government over prices

    The dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu carried out an unusual protest against Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK government demanding an increase in milk procurement prices.

    The protest was carried out by the farmers in Erode district where the dairy farmers staged a demonstration along with their cows in the middle of the road obstructing the traffic. The farmers threw the milk on the road and were heard raising slogans against the Stalin regime. This comes a few weeks after the DMK government registered victory in the Erode by-polls.

    The Erode East by-poll segment was held on February 27 where a total of 77 candidates across political affiliations were vying for the prized assembly constituency. As the results were announced on March 2, the ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) retained the elections with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK. Erode recorded 74 per cent voting when it went to the poll

    The byelection was necessitated by the death of Congress MLA Thirumagan Everaa earlier this year. Thirumagan, son of Elangovan, died of a cardiac arrest on January 4 at the age of 46. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said that the victory of the DMK alliance in the recently held Erode bypolls had shown the confidence people had in the ruling government.

    After winning, CM Stalin said that the victory of the DMK alliance in bypolls had shown the confidence people had in the ruling government. He said people have “taught a lesson” to Leader of Opposition and AIADMK interim chief K Palaniswami, whom Stalin accused of making “fourth-rate (campaign) speech.” “I sought an endorsement of the DMK government’s Dravidian model and asked them to gauge our government. People have gauged and have strengthened this government,” he added.

    He expressed confidence that the SPA will record a bigger win in the 2024 elections in the state. Tamil Nadu has 39 LS seats while neighbouring Puducherry has one.