Poetry collection brought out
The compendium was launched at the Legislative Assembly in the presence of Speaker R. Selvam, Public Works Minister K. Lakshminarayanan, Civil Supplies Minister P.R.N. Thirumurugan, Deputy Speaker P. Rajavelu and Government Whip V. Aroumougame.
The event was also attended by S. Ramesh, R. Baskar, U. Lakshmikandhan, S. Chandra Priyanga, all MLAs, and NSJ Jayapal, AINRC general secretary, and Kalaimamani Vasuki Rajaram, OSD, Tamil Development Wing, Tamil scholars and poets.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
DMK, allies, NTK oppose addition of guest workers from Bihar in TN voter list
Chennai: After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that 36 lakh voters from Bihar were missing from the electoral rolls, Tamil Nadu politicians expressed concern that they might be included in the state's voter list. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, NTK chief coordinator Seeman, and Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) founder T Velmurugan opposed "the addition of guest workers from Bihar to the Tamil Nadu voter list". Duraimurugan told reporters in Vellore, "This is a problem in Tamil Nadu as they came to work here as guest workers. But giving them voter IDs in Tamil Nadu will result in political change in the future." You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai Thirumavalavan insisted that chief minister M K Stalin convene an all-party meeting to address the issue. "The ECI is carrying out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, where dalits and minorities are eliminated from the voters' list," said Thirumavalavan. Tamil Nadu, which will face the assembly election next year, will also face SIR soon, and there are chances that lakhs of guest workers from other states will be added to the voters list, said Thirumavalavan. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo "This will change the entire political scenario in the state, and I insist Stalin take a decision on the issue," he told reporters in Villupuram. Seeman issued a statement saying that if SIR was carried out in Tamil Nadu, he would organise protests. "Trying to convert people from the North into voters of Tamil Nadu is a great injustice to Tamil people. All democratic forces should come forward to fight against the BJP for this tyranny, and for trying to undermine the democratic system by using the ECI as a puppet to capture power in states where it cannot govern," Seeman said. Velmurugan told journalists, "It is shocking that 6.5 lakh guest workers from Bihar were already added to Tamil Nadu voters list. Lakhs of guest workers are already working in Tamil Nadu, and this is a challenge to the culture and tradition of the soil." People here vote not based on religion, but the BJP has devised a plan to include them as voters in Tamil Nadu and to form govt here, said Velmurugan. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
DMK, allies oppose EC's move to add 6.5 lakh voters from Bihar in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: DMK and its allies have opposed the decision of Election Commission to register migrant workers in the states of their domicile, alleging that inclusion of migrants from north India in the Tamil Nadu voter list would alter political landscape of the state. The apprehension arose after EC explained that 65 lakh voters missing in the draft poll roll for Bihar after the first phase of SIR had died, or were registered in two locations, or had permanently migrated out of Bihar. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan told reporters in Vellore, "Giving the guest workers voter IDs in Tamil Nadu will result in political change in the future." Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi founder T Velmurugan said, "It is shocking that 6.5 lakh guest workers from Bihar were already added to Tamil Nadu voters list. Lakhs of guest workers are already working in Tamil Nadu, and this is a challenge to the culture and tradition of the soil." VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan urged CM M K Stalin to convene an all-party meeting to address the issue. Tamil Nadu, which will face assembly election next year, will also undergo SIR soon, and there are chances that lakhs of guest workers from other states will be added to the voters list, said Thirumavalavan. "This will change the entire political scenario in the state," he told reporters. NTK coordinator Seeman said, "Trying to convert people from north India into voters of Tamil Nadu is a great injustice to Tamil people."
The Hindu
6 hours ago
- The Hindu
Aided-school teachers allege foul play in appointment of PG teachers
Teachers of a government-aided school in Madurai district, through a petition to Collector and Chief Educational Officer, have expressed their grievances about new regulations and a suspected foul play by school administration in appointing teachers. A schoolteacher from the PKN Boys Higher Secondary School in Tirumangalam, requesting anonymity, alleged that the teachers were coerced by the school administration into giving a letter stating that they did not want promotions. 'In government-aided schools like ours, teachers who meet the required educational qualifications for vacant posts left by retiring teachers in the school will be promoted,' the teacher added. Currently, the school has vacant postgraduate teacher positions in English, Chemistry and Physics and in the ongoing academic year, a PG Tamil teacher was also retiring, they added. But, instead of promoting the two most senior and qualified teachers among them, the school's secretary had pressurised them to write a letter rejecting the promotion, they alleged. They noted that for the vacant positions, as they would not need to require Teachers Recruitment Board examinations for appointments, the school administration was directly recruiting through their own procedure, they stated. Alleging cash-for-job for appointment of PG teachers, the teachers said that they suspected a foul play in appointment. By stopping elevation of the existing teachers, the school administration thought they could take people from outside on their own will. Apart from this, a teacher said that in the recent two years, following the appointment of a new secretary, new rules and regulations were being implemented to curb the teachers' freedom. For instance, installation of CCTV cameras in classrooms and monitoring teachers' each and every move mentally restricted them from discharging their duties, the teacher added. Even a bit of deviation from what the school administration expected could attract disciplinary action against them, the teacher noted. Not only the teachers, but also the school administration, by keenly noticing the students' activities, imposed strict punishments. 'The school administration by informing parents for even minor mistakes mentally demotivated the students. The school strength which was over 2,300 has now come down to 1,700,' the teacher alleged. Lacking even basic gender sensitivity, the school administration directed all the women teachers to wear coats over their saris when on school campus. This could not be justified as teachers were well aware of what to wear and how to maintain a decorum, the teachers observed. By pressurising the teachers to wear over coats, the school administration had been taking an authoritarian position, they added. This would not only demotivate the teachers, but would also affect their mental health and the eventual loss would be to the students, they said. The school administration replying to the grievances raised by the teachers said it was due to the regulations imposed by the school to discipline them. The CCTV installation in classes and direction to wear coats were for their own welfare, said the administration. 'As it is a boys' school, we wanted the women teachers to maintain a dress code,' they added. With regard to coercion of staff to refuse promotion, they said that the teachers were only instructed about the offers and procedure, and the decision was up to theirs.
