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India.com
9 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Meet B. Sudershan Reddy, INDIA bloc pick for the Vice President post, Mallikarjun Kharge says...
B. Sudershan Reddy New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has named B. Sudershan Reddy as INDIA alliance candidate for the Vice President post. The key leader of opposition parties held an online meeting on Monday evening and decided in principle to field a vice-presidential candidate. It is important to note that some DMK members, reportedly at the suggestion of their leader MK Stalin, circulated Mylswamy's name. According to certain leaders, the DMK would prefer a Tamil candidate to counter the BJP-AIADMK move to leverage Tamil identity with NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan. The name of DMK MP Tiruchi Siva was also mentioned in some circles. All You Need To Know About B. Sudershan Reddy: B. Sudershan Reddy, B.A., LL.B., was born on July 8, 1946. He was enrolled as Advocate at Hyderabad with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on December 27, 1971. B. Sudershan Redd has practiced in Writ and Civil matters in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. He worked as Government Pleader in the High Court during 1988-90. Sudershan Reddy also worked as Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government for a period of 6 months during 1990. He worked as Legal Adviser and Standing Counsel for Osmania University. B. Sudershan Reddy was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on May 2, 1995. He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on 05.12.2005. Appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India on 12.01.2007. Retired on 8.7.2011 (F.N.)


India.com
14 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Meet M Annadurai, who is likely to be Vice Presidential candidate of the 'INDIA' alliance, also known as 'Moon Man of India', famous for his...
New Delhi: The key leader of opposition parties held an online meeting on Monday evening and decided in principle to field a vice-presidential candidate. According to the reports, names of some probable candidates- including DMK-floated Mylswamy Annadurai, a space scientist from Tamil Nadu who had worked with ISRO – were also discussed. The leaders decided to hold more talks before finalising the Opposition candidate. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was authorised by the meeting to reach out to leaders such as Mamata Banerjee, Tejashwi Yadav and others. Some DMK members, reportedly at the suggestion of their leader MK Stalin, circulated Mylswamy's name. According to certain leaders, the DMK would prefer a Tamil candidate to counter the BJP-AIADMK move to leverage Tamil identity with NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan. The name of DMK MP Tiruchi Siva was also mentioned in some circles. Mylswamy Annadurai: All You Need To Know Mylswamy Annadurai was born on July 2 1958 in Kodhawady, Tamil Nadu He is an Indian aerospace engineer who held a number of posts with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), including the directorship (2015–18) of the U R Rao Satellite Centre (formerly the ISRO Satellite Centre). Annadurai in 1980 earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Government College of Engineering in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In 1982 he received a master's degree from the PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore. He later was awarded honorary doctorates from several universities and was the recipient of numerous awards. Annadurai joined ISRO in 1982. He served as spacecraft operations manager for the IRS (Indian Remote Sensing)-1A, IRS-1B, INSAT (Indian National Satellite System)-2A, and INSAT-2B satellite programs. He held the post of deputy project director prior to being promoted to mission director of the INSAT-2C program and of the INSAT-2D, 2E, 3B, 3E, and GSAT (Geosynchronous Satellite)-1 programs. Annadurai was program director for India's lunar probes Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota Island, India, on October 22, 2008, by a PSLV-C11 launch vehicle. As the project director (2011–15) of the IRS and Small Satellites Systems (SSS) schemes, Annadurai led five projects. His most highly publicized post was serving as program director of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), which was launched in November 2013 and entered Mars orbit in September 2014. In addition to performing his research and administrative duties, Annadurai wrote a popular science column for the Tamil newspaper Kungumam and lectured on science in an effort to interest young Indians in taking up scientific careers.


Economic Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
INDIA bloc decides to field VP candidate, weighs DMK-backed scientist Mylswamy Annadurai among options
New Delhi: Leaders of many INDIA bloc parties held an online meeting on Monday evening and decided in principle to field an Opposition vice-presidential candidate. While some probable names - including DMK-floated Mylswamy Annadurai, a space scientist from Tamil Nadu who had worked with ISRO - were discussed, the leaders decided to hold more talks before finalising the Opposition candidate, perhaps by president Mallikarjun Kharge was authorised by the meeting to reach out to leaders such as Mamata Banerjee, Tejashwi Yadav and others. The bloc leaders may meet on Tuesday afternoon to finalise the name was circulated by some DMK members at the suggestion of their leader MK Stalin. DMK, some leaders say, would prefer a Tamil candidate in order to deal with BJP-AIADMK bid to play on the Tamil identity of NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan. DMK MP Tiruchi Siva's name was also floated by some sections. Trinamool leadership is reportedly keen on having a non-politician as Opposition candidate as a way of navigating through the fault lines within the Opposition camps. With DMK leadership on board, there were also suggestions of fielding a candidate from Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra, where BJP has allies. Some argue that Opposition should make the contest against Radhakrishnan a "fight against his RSS background". Since Radhakrishnan is currently Maharashtra governor, a fact that weighs in the mind of some INDIA bloc leaders, some Opposition circles circulated the name of a former Dalit MP, but it didn't receive much traction. The odds in the election are clearly against the Opposition as the ruling NDA is set to bag the post comfortably.


Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
INDIA bloc decides to field VP candidate, weighs DMK-backed scientist Mylswamy Annadurai among options
New Delhi: Leaders of many INDIA bloc parties held an online meeting on Monday evening and decided in principle to field an Opposition vice-presidential candidate . While some probable names - including DMK-floated Mylswamy Annadurai , a space scientist from Tamil Nadu who had worked with ISRO - were discussed, the leaders decided to hold more talks before finalising the Opposition candidate, perhaps by Tuesday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was authorised by the meeting to reach out to leaders such as Mamata Banerjee, Tejashwi Yadav and others. The bloc leaders may meet on Tuesday afternoon to finalise the name. Mylswamy's name was circulated by some DMK members at the suggestion of their leader MK Stalin. DMK, some leaders say, would prefer a Tamil candidate in order to deal with BJP-AIADMK bid to play on the Tamil identity of NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan. DMK MP Tiruchi Siva's name was also floated by some sections. Trinamool leadership is reportedly keen on having a non-politician as Opposition candidate as a way of navigating through the fault lines within the Opposition camps. With DMK leadership on board, there were also suggestions of fielding a candidate from Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra, where BJP has allies. Some argue that Opposition should make the contest against Radhakrishnan a "fight against his RSS background ". Since Radhakrishnan is currently Maharashtra governor , a fact that weighs in the mind of some INDIA bloc leaders, some Opposition circles circulated the name of a former Dalit MP, but it didn't receive much traction. The odds in the election are clearly against the Opposition as the ruling NDA is set to bag the post comfortably. Live Events


NDTV
05-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"Our Goal Is...": EPS Launches AIADMK Campaign Logo Ahead Of 2026 Polls
Chennai: AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday launched his 2026 election campaign with the release of a new logo and slogan from the party headquarters, 'MGR Maligai', in Chennai. He announced that his statewide campaign titled 'Makkalai Kaappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom' (Let's Protect People, Let's Redeem Tamil Nadu) will begin from Coimbatore on July 7, covering eight districts in the first phase. The newly launched campaign logo featured two leaves with the AIADMK flag, a raised fist symbolising revolution, and the slogans 'Puratchi Tamizharin Ezhuchi Payanam' and 'Tamilagathai Kappom, Makkalai Meetpom', reinforcing the party's mission to protect and uplift the people of Tamil Nadu. While addressing the event, Edappadi Palaniswami said, "Following the footsteps of Perarignar Anna, our leaders MGR and Amma have lived their lives for people. AIADMK is following that and working for the welfare of people." Taking a sharp jibe at Chief Minister MK Stalin, Mr Palaniswami added, "Chief Minister MK Stalin says Opposition leader now only meeting the people. But CM thinks speaking about me, but actually, he is speaking about himself. I always live with the people." Mr Palaniswami made it clear that although this was a campaign tour, it carried a much larger political goal. "Our goal is to remove this evil government," he added, setting a confrontational tone ahead of the 2026 state elections. "To defeat DMK, all like-minded parties should unite. They also should accept our request, which is our opinion," he further said. He later added that Union Minister Amit Shah has already mentioned that AIADMK will head the NDA alliance in the State, and he will be the candidate for the Chief Minister post. Earlier, AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan welcomed the reported remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the BJP-AIADMK alliance and the chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly elections. He said that all was well within the BJP-AIADMK alliance and that Edappadi K Palaniswami would lead the state again.