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Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Hurt by his remark: Ranjani Raghavan pulls the plug on Kamal Haasan-linked event
Actor-turned-director Ranjani Raghavan recently stirred conversations on social media after she shared a series of images featuring her alongside Kamal Haasan . In the photos, Ranjani is seen presenting him with a Kannada book—her own work—which quickly became the subject of public debate and curiosity. While some hailed it as a thoughtful gesture, others questioned if it was a strategic move, given the language row. The actor has been facing a lot of backlash in Karnataka after he claimed at an event that the Kannada language originated from Tamil. 'It is symbolic that Kamal sir is holding a Kannada book in the pics' Ranjani, meanwhile, is clear about her intent. 'Sharing the picture of Kamal sir holding the Kannada book I wrote was my way of indirectly protesting against the ongoing issue,' she says. The images, she clarifies, are from a prior meeting in Chennai, where she had approached Kamal for a video byte to accompany the teaser launch of her upcoming film. 'We had planned a grand teaser launch where the image of Kamal sir and me would be used as a stage highlight, and his video message would open the event,' she reveals. However, in light of recent developments, the team has decided to call off the event. 'Of course, Kamal sir is a legend of Indian cinema. But like every Kannadiga, I was hurt by his remark suggesting that Kannada is rooted in Tamil — it was unnecessary. But many appreciated that I handed him a Kannada book — it was symbolic,' says Ranjani. Kamal Haasan is a legend of Indian cinema. But like every Kannadiga, I was hurt by his remark suggesting that Kannada is rooted in Tamil — it was unnecessary. I have now shared the picture of Kamal sir holding my Kannada book since this is my way of subtly protesting against what he said about our language Ranjani Raghavan, actor Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Kerala top in health & education, but poor in fiscal segment
KOCHI: Kerala secured the top position in social indicators, which include health and education, but stood at a poor 15th spot among 17 large states in the fiscal segment, in the ranking of states released by CareEdge Ratings, a leading credit rating agency, on Tuesday. Kerala ranked seventh in the composite ranking, which captures seven key pillars – economic, fiscal, infrastructure, financial development, social, governance and environment covering 50 indicators. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka were top three in composite ranking, while Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Haryana were in the fourth, fifth and sixth spots, respectively. Andhra Pradesh (8), Odisha (9), Punjab (10), Chhattisgarh (11), Rajasthan (12), West Bengal (13), Uttar Pradesh (14), Madhya Pradesh (15) and Jharkhand (16) figured after Kerala. Bihar (17) was at the bottom of the table. 'Kerala excelled in the social rankings occupying the top spot. Within social indicators, while Kerala scored strongly across the health and education related indicators, it lagged on the employment front,' said Rajani Sinha, chief economist, CareEdge Ratings. Social pillar comprises education (gross enrolment ratio in secondary education, literacy rate), health (infant mortality rate, life expectancy), labour (unemployment rate) and poverty (multidimensional poverty index), which are critical for attaining sustainable and inclusive growth. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra were placed second and third in social segments. The bottom three states were UP (15), MP (16) and Bihar (17). The worrying segment for Kerala is the fiscal pillar, which includes budget deficit (fiscal deficit, budget deficit), debt repayments, guarantees (total outstanding liabilities as a percentage of GSDP, revenue deficit as a percentage of GSDP), debt repayments (total outstanding liabilities-% of GSDP), interest expenses, revenue generation capacity, debt management and others. 'Kerala fared poorly on the fiscal pillar, ranking 15th, among large states. This can be attributed to a weaker score for budget deficits, debt, and quality of spending. Going ahead, focus on improving the state's fiscal health remains critical,' said Ranjani. She said at the 9th position, Kerala fared better in the financial development segment compared to states like UP, MP, Odisha and Gujarat due to credit disbursements by banks and loans to self-help groups. Kerala stood 11th in the economy pillar, which takes into consideration GSDP growth, inflation and investments. Top three performers were Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra. A segment where Kerala came in top five was infrastructure, comprising physical infrastructure such as per capita power availability, air passenger traffic, road density, railway, etc, and social infrastructure, including availability of doctors and pupil teacher ratio. Kerala's ranking on seven pillars Economic 11 Fiscal 15 Financial Development 9 Infrastructure 5 Social 1 Governance 8 Environment 7 Composite ranking 7 Top composite rankers Maharashtra Gujarat Karnataka
