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The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Penalise shops without Tamil nameboards, says Puducherry BJP leader
The former president of the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) V. Saminathan has urged the Puducherry government to impose penalties on shops and business establishments that have failed to display their nameboards in Tamil. In a statement, he said the government had directed the mandatory display of Tamil nameboards in front of shops and establishments across the city. However, the authorities had failed to enforce the rule effectively, and a number of shops continued to carry English nameboards. Mr. Saminathan said the authorities are duty-bound to implement the directive. The officials must ensure 100% compliance in all hotels, commercial establishments, and institutions, failing which penalty should be imposed on them.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Former Puducherry BJP president criticises CM Rangasamy for skipping NITI Aayog meeting
Former president of the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) V. Saminathan has criticised Chief Minister N. Rangasamy for abstaining from the recently held Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in New Delhi. In a statement on Monday (May 26, 2025), he said that the Chief Minister had missed an important opportunity to raise the Union Territory's demands. He added that it was not prudent to abstain from the meeting, despite being in an alliance with the BJP. 'Even Chief Ministers of Opposition-ruled States attended the meeting. There was no point in the Chief Minister speaking about Statehood and other issues faced by the UT by sitting in Puducherry. He should speak about them at the appropriate forum. The NITI Aayog meeting was an opportunity for him to raise important subjects,' Mr. Saminathan said. The territory was lagging in several development initiatives because of the policies of the previous Congress government, he said, adding it was very important for the government to continuously engage with the Centre for the progress of the UT. Mr. Saminathan also criticised the Chief Minister for his statement asking educated youth to take up dairy farming. 'There is no farm land available for cattle rearing because of the conversion of agriculture land for real estate business,' he added.
