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Hans India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
South Korean presidential candidates honor victims of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
Some presidential candidates honored victims of the pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju on Sunday by visiting a cemetery where protesters who were killed 45 years ago were laid. Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, the minor New Reform Party's Lee Jun-seok and the minor Justice Party's Kwon Young-kook were among some 2,500 attendees who took part in the ceremony at the May 18th National Cemetery. On May 18, 1980, demonstrators in Gwangju, including students, protested against the then ruling junta led by Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power in a military coup the previous year. The military conducted a bloody crackdown, leaving hundreds dead, Yonhap news agency reported. "Going toward the future by respecting others' differences and sharing their pain is the true way to repay for Gwangju that May," acting President Lee Ju-ho said at the ceremony. "The spirit of solidarity and unity that Gwangju demonstrated that May 45 years ago is a teaching that is needed today." The ceremony featured various performances dedicated to activists who died during the uprising, including Moon Jae-hak, who was the inspiration for a character in Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's novel "Human Acts." The event concluded with all of the participants, including the presidential candidates, acting President Lee and National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, singing the song "March for the Beloved" that symbolises the pro-democracy uprising. Meanwhile, the May 18 Foundation, a civic group dedicated to commemorating the pro-democracy movement, expressed "strong regret" over Lee's speech, saying that it did not mention efforts to support the movement, such as outlining the May 18 spirit in the Constitution. The government has held a ceremony marking the pro-democracy uprising every year after May 18 was designated as a memorial day in 1997.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
DMK's rule in T.N. an extension of Justice Party govt.: Chief Minister
There is no end to the Justice Party. The DMK's rule in Tamil Nadu is an extension of the Justice Party's rule in Madras Presidency, said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Chennai on Tuesday. Releasing a book on the life and legacy of Justice Party leader and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile Madras Presidency P.T. Rajan titled Dravida Araneriyalar Thamizhavel P.T. Rajan Vaazhve Varalaru, Mr. Stalin said when the Justice Party was defeated in the 1937 election, Rajan had remarked, 'One day we shall take revenge for this defeat.' Thirty years later, when the DMK won the 1967 election, he considered the DMK's victory as a success of the Justice Party. During the 1971 election, he appealed to the people to vote for the DMK to form a strong government, the Chief Minister said. 'Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is not the only heir of P.T. Rajan. We all in the DMK are political heirs of P.T. Rajan. Some may feel irritated when they hear the word 'heir.' They might feel uneasy, but we would keep repeating it.….Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is an intellectual and capable of putting forth strong arguments. But his eloquence should remain a strength, not a weakness,' he said. Mr. Stalin added that the book was not just the biography of one individual, but the history of the Justice Party, its leaders, and its governance achievements. 'Not everyone's life can be called a history, but P.T. Rajan's life is undoubtedly a history. His contributions to various departments like Cooperation, Public Works, and Registration, had shaped Tamil Nadu's development,' the Chief Minister said. 'In 1938, during the anti-Hindi agitations P.T. Rajan famously said, 'We are not opponents of Hindi, but we are against the imposition of Hindi upon us.' We continue to voice the same sentiment today. Though the faces of our enemies may change, their mentality remains the same. Until that mentality changes, our struggle will continue,' he said. Recollecting the speech of former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai on April 20, 1967, who called Rajan as a 'Man of culture and a learned man', N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, said Tamil Nadu remained the top State in the country not only because of its economic progress, but also because of its crusade against regressive social norms. He also hailed Mr. Stalin for his stance on implementing two-language policy in the State, the recent landmark judgment of the Supreme Court with respect to the role of Governors in taking decisions on Bills passed by the Assembly, and the State's opposition to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. Justice C.T. Selvam, former Judge, Madras High Court, who received the first copy of the book, recollected his grandfather and Justice Party leader Sir A.T. Panneerselvam's association with Rajan. Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus, TVS Motor Company, recollected his family's long association with the family of P.T. Rajan and the latter's contribution to social justice, equality, spirituality and Tamil. Ministers Duraimurugan and Mr. Thiaga Rajan and Rukmini Palanivel Rajan, chairperson, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple Board of Trustees, were among those present.
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
James Carville suggests 'split' with the left over 'pronoun politics'
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville wants the progressive wing of the Democratic Party to distance themselves from the party, suggesting a "split" due to "pronoun politics." "I don't think we can't work together on pronoun politics. This election did not teach you how damaging that is. I don't think there's anything that I can tell you," Carville said on the Politics War Room podcast on Tuesday. "And you say, this guy is stuck in another century, not another decade. And he represents nothing to do with the future of our movement. I can accept that. You're not really going to hurt my feelings. So, maybe we can have a kind of amicable split here," he added. As progressives tend to be very vocal about LGBTQ rights, Carville proposed that there needs to be a "schism" within the Democratic Party. Carville went on to say, "They'll never run against a Republican… All they do is run against other Democrats. I don't quite understand why you're so anxious to have the word Democrat in the description of what you do. But maybe we can have an amicable split here. And you go your way, we go our way, and after the election, we come together and see how much common ground we can find." Carville's comments came after he said last week that the Democratic Party needed to distance themselves from identity politics because their first priority should be to win elections. He explained further that if there is a formidable female candidate to win the White House, then the Democratic Party will rally around her. Carville, who became famous for working on former President Bill Clinton's campaign in 1992, listed several factions within the Democratic Party, including the Justice Party, the Working Families Party, and the Socialist Party. "The only thing I'd ask is just don't use the word Democratic in any title that you have, because most Democrats that I know that are running for office don't want your name, don't want you to be part of the deal," the veteran Democratic strategist said. "They would surely be glad to take your vote. Who wouldn't? Everybody wants to get as many votes as they can. Maybe you come up with your own name. And by the way, nothing against after the election, you can sit down and do like it's done in parliamentary governments or governments around the world."
Korea Herald
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Ex-lawmaker sued for alleging Yoon Suk Yeol was 'drunk' during martial law
A former lawmaker is facing legal actions after he raised suspicions that President Yoon Suk Yeol was under the influence of alcohol during the imposition of martial law in early December. According to Yoon's legal representatives on Wednesday, a complaint was filed with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against Kim Jong-dae, a former lawmaker of the minor progressive Justice Party, Wednesday morning. Kim was accused of defaming the impeached president and misleading the public, making him just the latest on a list of those facing potential legal ramifications after publicly alluding to the president's alleged drinking habits. This came as Kim on Monday said that Yoon was apparently drunk inside the Joint Chiefs of Staff building hours after he declared martial law, based on information he had obtained from military police. Kim said in a radio interview with CBS that he was told an unnamed military police officer inside the building could "smell alcohol on the breath of Yoon" as he walked past the officer after a private conversation with then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun at between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Dec. 4. The National Assembly had passed its motion to reject martial law at about 1 a.m. the same day. In response, Yoon's legal team said Tuesday that the remarks imply that Yoon had imposed martial law by accident while under the influence of alcohol, rather than upon deep contemplation. "Kim should refrain from depreciating the president's determination (to impose martial law) using the privately obtained information that was not fact-checked," Yoon's team said in a statement. This followed the presidential office's announcement Monday that it had sued an unnamed individual for generating and circulating explicit deepfake videos of Yoon and his wife Kim Keon Hee. Images of Yoon drinking heavily were among the deepfake material, as displayed at a rally in Gwangju on Saturday calling for his removal from the presidency with the impeachment verdict. The career prosecutor-turned-president of South Korea has had a public perception as a heavy drinker, which has often sparked criticism. Yoon Yeo-joon, who was the environment minister under the late former President Kim Young-sam's administration, raised suspicions based on hearsay that Yoon had been "drinking all night until dawn every day," blaming his drinking habit as leading to potentially insensible decisions, in a media interview in December. Also in January, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, citing a former minister of the Cabinet, raised suspicions that Yoon had started to consume more alcohol at private dinner gatherings since the ruling party's general election defeat in April 2024, adding that he was frequently bringing up the notion of declaring martial law.
