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Deccan Herald
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Former MLA to be elected Puducherry BJP chief unopposed on June 30
Ramalingam was the only candidate to file a nomination for the post on Sunday. With no other contenders, he is set to be elected unopposed to lead the party, which is a coalition partner in the AINRC-led government.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Former MLA to be elected Puducherry BJP chief unopposed on June 30
The BJP in Puducherry will get a new president, with former nominated MLA V P Ramalingam expected to take charge on June 30, sources said. Ramalingam was the only candidate to file a nomination for the post on Sunday. With no other contenders, he is set to be elected unopposed to lead the party, which is a coalition partner in the AINRC-led government . The 63-year-old began his political career with the Congress before joining the BJP in 2021, when the party became an alliance partner in the N Rangasamy-led government. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo Ramalingam was among the three BJP members nominated to the Puducherry Assembly, along with K Venkatesan and R B Ashok Babu. All three resigned from the Assembly on June 27, following directions from the BJP high command. Live Events A businessman and realtor by profession, Ramalingam holds a diploma in a technical discipline. His elder brother, V P Sivakolundhu, is a senior Congress leader and served as Speaker in the previous V Narayanasamy-led Congress government. Ramalingam will succeed S Selvaganapathy as the BJP's Puducherry unit president. He filed his nomination before the party's returning officer, Akilan, accompanied by Puducherry Home Minister A Namassivayam and former Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister A K Sai J Saravanan Kumar. Political developments have been unfolding rapidly in Puducherry, following Saravanan Kumar's resignation from the Cabinet on June 27. His resignation has been accepted, and a replacement will be decided after consultations with the BJP central leadership, party sources said. The BJP's Puducherry unit has also recommended three names to the high command to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of the three nominated MLAs.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Three southern CMs skip PM-chaired NITI Ayog meet; Stalin, Revanth, Naidu in attendance
Three southern Chief Ministers , including from NDA ruled Puducherry skipped the Niti Ayog's Governing Council meeting in New Delhi that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. CMs of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana-- N Chandrababu Naidu, M K Stalin and A Revanth Reddy, were scheduled to attend the meeting and put forth their views before the council on respective issues. While the CM of Congress-ruled Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, was busy with "prior engagement" in the state and sent his speech to be read out in the council, Marxist veteran and Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan deputed his cabinet colleague K N Balagopal on his behalf. Similarly, Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy, who heads the AINRC-led NDA coalition in the union territory, also skipped the event, an official source said. The source, however, did not disclose the reason for Rangasamy skipping the event. It was not clear immediately whether the speech of the chief minister would be read out at the meeting. Live Events In Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram, government sources said that CM Vijayan has designated state finance minister Balagopal to go in his stead. However, since it is a meeting of CMs, it is not clear whether Balagopal would be able to attend it, the sources said. No reason was given for the CM not attending the meeting. Last year also, Vijayan had not attended a Niti Aayog meeting of CMs in Delhi and had sent Balagopal. In Bengaluru, a source close to Siddaramaiah said, "The Chief Minister is not boycotting the meeting, but he has a prior engagement in Mysuru". The source told PTI that the CM has sent his address to the Governing council. He, however, did not clarify who would present Siddaramaiah's address in the meeting. While AP CM Naidu heads a NDA coalition government in his state, DMK president Stalin and Congress' Revanth Reddy lead the non-BJP ruled Tamil Nadu and Telangana, respectively. Incidentally, Stalin had last attended the 2021 governing council meeting. With the opposition AIADMK questioning his motive behind attending today's meeting, he had days ago asserted he would be in the national capital to voice the demand for "fair financial right of Tamil Nadu." He had said: "I will be firm on the ideology! I will get funds for Tamil Nadu through struggle." AIADMK top leader Edappadi K Palaniswami had alleged Stalin's Delhi visit was for the sake of family's benefit. Niti Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by PM Modi, has the theme 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'. The council, the apex body of Niti Aayog, includes all state CMs, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. Prime Minister Modi is the chairman of Niti Aayog. It is the first major meeting of the PM with chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors after Operation Sindoor.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Three southern CMs skip PM-chaired NITI Ayog meet; Stalin, Revanth, Naidu in attendance
Three southern Chief Ministers, including from NDA-ruled Puducherry skipped the NITI Ayog's Governing Council meeting in New Delhi that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana-- N Chandrababu Naidu, M K Stalin and A Revanth Reddy, were scheduled to attend the meeting and put forth their views before the council on respective issues. While the Chief Minister of Congress-ruled Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, was busy with "prior engagement" in the state and sent his speech to be read out in the council, Marxist veteran and Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan deputed his cabinet colleague K N Balagopal on his behalf. Last year also, Mr. Vijayan had not attended a Niti Aayog meeting of CMs in Delhi and had sent Balagopal. In Bengaluru, a source close to Mr. Siddaramaiah said, "The Chief Minister is not boycotting the meeting, but he has a prior engagement in Mysuru". Similarly, Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy, who heads the AINRC-led NDA coalition in the union territory, also skipped the event. It was not clear immediately whether the speech of the chief minister would be read out at the meeting. Incidentally, Mr. Stalin had last attended the 2021 governing council meeting. With the opposition AIADMK questioning his motive behind attending today's meeting, he had days ago asserted he would be in the national capital to voice the demand for "fair financial right of Tamil Nadu." He had said: "I will be firm on the ideology! I will get funds for Tamil Nadu through struggle." AIADMK top leader Edappadi K Palaniswami had alleged Mr. Stalin's Delhi visit was for the sake of family's benefit. Niti Aayog's 10th Governing Council meeting, chaired by PM Modi, has the theme 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'. The council, the apex body of Niti Aayog, includes all state CMs, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and several Union ministers. Prime Minister Modi is the chairman of Niti Aayog.
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Three southern CM's skip PM Modi-chaired NITI Aayog Meet
CHENNAI: Three southern Chief Ministers, including the head of the NDA-ruled Puducherry, were absent from the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog held in New Delhi on Saturday and chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana N Chandrababu Naidu, MK Stalin, and A Revanth Reddy attended the meeting to present their respective states' concerns before the council. However, Congress-ruled Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cited a "prior engagement" in the state and sent his speech to be read out at the council. Sources in Bengaluru said the Chief Minister was not boycotting the meeting but had a scheduled event in Mysuru. It was not immediately clear who would present his address during the session. In Kerala, Marxist veteran and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan deputed state Finance Minister K N Balagopal to attend the meeting on his behalf. Government sources in Thiruvananthapuram noted that since the event was designated for Chief Ministers, it remained uncertain whether Balagopal would be allowed to participate. Similarly, Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, who leads the AINRC-led NDA coalition in the Union Territory, was also absent. An official source confirmed his absence but did not disclose the reason. This is not the first time that Kerala's CM has skipped a NITI Aayog meeting last year too, Vijayan had sent Balagopal in his place. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who had last attended the Governing Council meeting in 2021, defended his decision to participate this year. Amid criticism from opposition party AIADMK, which questioned his motives, Stalin stated he was attending to assert the "fair financial rights of Tamil Nadu". "I will be firm on the ideology! I will get funds for Tamil Nadu through struggle," he declared. AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami had earlier alleged that Stalin's Delhi visit was driven by personal and family interests. The 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog was held under the theme 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047'. The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, and several Union Ministers. Prime Minister Modi chairs the council. This was also the first major meeting of the Prime Minister with state Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors following Operation Sindoor.
