TN hooch tragedy: AIADMK begins hunger strike, demands CBI probe, MK Stalin's resignation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TN hooch tragedy: AIADMK begins hunger strike, demands CBI probe, MK Stalin's resignation

Hindustan Times  

AIADMK MLAs and party workers, led by the Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, commenced their hunger strike on Thursday, demanding a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The AIADMK members are also demanding TN chief minister MK Stalin's resignation following the illicit liquor tragedy. Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker Appavu said: “It is painful to see in a democratic assembly that the AIADMK leaders keep on disrupting the proceedings. The departments that were entrusted with the protective and preventive duties have failed, the government failed, the ministers failed and ultimately people died…the government headed by the Chief Minister, who also happens to be the home minister, failed due to a lack of leadership and ability to handle the issue,” said the letter.

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Ambedkar row: DMK, allies protest across Tamil Nadu, demand Amit Shah's removal
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ambedkar row: DMK, allies protest across Tamil Nadu, demand Amit Shah's removal

India Today  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday staged statewide protests in Tamil Nadu condemning Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar, demanding his removal from the Cabinet for at least six months. The protests, held across Tamil Nadu, featured DMK cadres holding portraits of Ambedkar while demanding Shah’s resignation. She captioned the image, “Jai Bhim!” Speaking to reporters, …

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Rallies for Social Justice in Vikravandi By-Election
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Rallies for Social Justice in Vikravandi By-Election

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Social Justice took centre stage in the charged electoral campaign for the by-election to the Vikravandi Assembly constituency with Chief Minister M K Stalin calling upon voters to teach a lesson to ‘those betraying the interests of social justice’ by aligning with the BJP that was opposed to reservation, thus invoking a quick retort from PMK president Anbumani on …

Onus on hooch tragedy will be on police, district SP: TN CM Stalin
6 months, 1 week ago

Onus on hooch tragedy will be on police, district SP: TN CM Stalin

New Indian Express  

"Despite all these efforts, that too within 24 hours, the AIADMK is insisting on a CBI enquiry. We have nothing to hide unlike the Sathankulam custodial death case during the previous AIADMK regime," Stalin said, winding up the debate on the demand for grants to home department, a portfolio he holds. The DMK then sought a probe by the CBI …

Tamil Nadu CM: Will amend prohibition act to curb manufacture, sale of arrack
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu CM: Will amend prohibition act to curb manufacture, sale of arrack

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin announced on Friday that the ruling DMK will amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937, to ensure stringent punishment for manufacturing and selling illicit liquor, even as the toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 65 within a week. “I would like to inform this House that a bill to amend the Tamil …

Tamil Nadu to Amend Prohibition Act After Hooch Tragedy
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu to Amend Prohibition Act After Hooch Tragedy

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act of 1937 would be amended to make the punishment for those brewing illicit liquor and those bootlegging it more stringent as the present penalty for those crimes were not severe enough to be a deterrent, Chief Minister M K Stalin told the Assembly on Friday. Making an intervention when PMK member G K Mani …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Edappadi Palaniswami leads AIADMK MLAs’ hunger strike against DMK government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Edappadi Palaniswami leads AIADMK MLAs’ hunger strike against DMK government

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislators led by their general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami staged a hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday, June 27, 2024 protesting against the alleged failure of the DMK government in taking appropriate action over the deaths due to illicit liquor in Kallakurichi. Mr. Palaniswami had on June 24 led a protest at Kallakurichi highlighting the …

Tamil Nadu: Death count rises to 63 in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, NHRC issues notice to state govt
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Death count rises to 63 in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, NHRC issues notice to state govt

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy: The death count in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi hooch tragedy climbed to 63 on Wednesday. The latest death count comes a day after the National Human Rights Commission issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and police chief in connection with the matter. NHRC seeks detailed report In response, notices have been issued to the Chief Secretary …

AIADMK MLAs meet Tamil Nadu Governor as row over hooch deaths heats up
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK MLAs meet Tamil Nadu Governor as row over hooch deaths heats up

Hindustan Times  

AIADMK MLAs submitted a petition to Governor RN Ravi seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy hours after they were evicted en masse from the assembly on Tuesday for trying to raise the tragedy during the question hour and barred from attending the proceedings for the rest of day. Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and AIADMK General …

AIADMK stages protest against government over hooch tragedy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK stages protest against government over hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Condemning the DMK government for the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, AIADMK leaders and cadre staged a protest near Arapalayam in Madurai on Monday morning. AIADMK leaders, led by former ministers RB Udhayakumar and Sellur K Raju and former mayor VV Rajan, wore black shirts and raised slogans against the DMK government, alleging inaction over the incident. He also stated …

Opposition targets DMK over hooch tragedy, demands CBI inquiry
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition targets DMK over hooch tragedy, demands CBI inquiry

Hindustan Times  

The Opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday continued to corner the ruling DMK over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, with the AIADMK going on a state-wide protest and the Bharatiya Janata Party meeting the governor to seek a CBI probe into the case. “Stalin has to resign from his post as chief minister.” EPS announced that along with the …

AIADMK demands resignation of Stalin for Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK demands resignation of Stalin for Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

The Hindu  

A large number of cadre and office-bearers of the AIADMK staged demonstrations in Tiruchi and other districts in the central region on Monday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister M.K. Holding placards that contained slogans demanding the resignation of Mr. Stalin, the demonstrators condemned the DMK government for its “failure” to eradicated distillation and sale of illicit liquor. They demanded …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP State president K. Annamalai, along with senior leaders from his party, met Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Monday, June 24, 2024, and submitted a representation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The representation also sought the resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy, alleging that his …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi

The Hindu  

Alleging that the ruling DMK government’s lax attitude has led to the deaths of 58 persons in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, AIADMK general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday, June 24, 2024 demanded that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin take responsibility and step down for his gross failure in preventing the manufacture and supply of spurious …

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted the opposition INDIA bloc over its ‘silence’ on the hooch tragedy in DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu in which more than 50 people have died so far. BJP MP Sambit Patra said the ‘silence’ of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the …

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died
6 months, 2 weeks ago

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died

Op India  

TTV Dhinakaran, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam General Secretary, termed the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy as the “failure of the DMK government” and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the matter. The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration’s report released on Sunday. As per the information shared by the …

DMK shielding culprits of TN hooch tragedy: BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

DMK shielding culprits of TN hooch tragedy: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday demanded the immediate resignation of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Minister S Muthusamy over a recent hooch tragedy in the state and accused the ruling DMK of shielding the culprits.The saffron party also demanded a probe into the incident by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Poonawalla also said the National Commission for Scheduled Castes …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK demands adjournment of House; stages walkout
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK demands adjournment of House; stages walkout

The Hindu  

The hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district echoed for the second day in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The AIADMK, the main Opposition party, led by former Chief Minister Edappai K. Palaniswami staged a walkout after Speaker M. Appavu rejected their demand to adjourn the Question Hour to discuss the issue. The AIADMK, the main Opposition …

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die

New Indian Express  

KALLAKURICHI/CHENNAI: As the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy toll continues to rise with over 50 deaths reported till Friday evening, there was full-blown war of words between the AIADMK and DMK. While all AIADMK members, including Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, were evicted from the Assembly for staging a protest, Chief Minister M K Stalin dismissed it as ‘drama’ and appealed …

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector

India TV News  

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Fifty-three people belonging to Kallakurichi district have died following consumption of 'methanol mixed arrack,' District Collector MS Prashanth confirmed on Saturday. Also, the CM said the state Home Secretary and Director General of Police will submit a report on the hooch tragedy following inspection. BJP demands CBI probe However, the BJP has attacked the rulling DMK in …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1

The Hindu  

In one of the worst-ever hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu, illicit arrack claimed the lives of 68 persons including women. Editorial:Killer moonshine: On the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The arrested accused include the prime accused Chinnadurai of Sankarapuram who supplied the killer brew, bootlegger Govindaraj alias Kannukutty, his wife Vidya and brother Damodaran. The hooch …

TN Assembly: AIADMK members evicted for raising hooch issue, later allowed back
6 months, 3 weeks ago

TN Assembly: AIADMK members evicted for raising hooch issue, later allowed back

Hindustan Times  

The AIADMK members in the Tamil Nadu Assembly were evicted en masse on Friday after the main opposition tried to raise some issue during the Question Hour, but the ruling was withdrawn by the Speaker soon, following an appeal made by Chief Minister M K Stalin. Leader of Opposition K Palaniswami had earlier said the party wanted to raise the …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK members evicted from T.N. Assembly
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK members evicted from T.N. Assembly

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislators were evicted from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, on Friday, June 21, 2024, after they staged a sit-in protest over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi which has so far claimed 48 lives. Stalin, the AIADMK members led by former Chief Minister Edappai K. Palaniswami, raised slogans immediately after the House session met. Though the Speaker said the issue …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy deaths resonate in TN assembly, opposition MLAs demand CM Stalin's resignation; evicted
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy deaths resonate in TN assembly, opposition MLAs demand CM Stalin's resignation; evicted

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: While death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy touched 49 on Friday, the issue resonated in the Tamil Nadu Assembly as the opposition arrived wearing black clothes and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister M K Stalin owning responsibility for the deaths. The AIADMK legislators led by Leader of the Opposition and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami were …

Tamil Nadu's Hooch Tragedy: 38 Dead, 4 Arrested As CM Stalin Says 'Immediate Action Will Be Taken'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu's Hooch Tragedy: 38 Dead, 4 Arrested As CM Stalin Says 'Immediate Action Will Be Taken'

News 18  

Thirty-eight people belonging to Kallakurichi district have died following consumption of ‘methanol mixed arrack,’ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Thursday, as he vowed to take stern action against officials accountable for their failure to prevent the incident. Four Arrested As four people were arrested in the Kallakurichi case, Stalin directed officials to appoint a one-man commission, …

Tamil Nadu Today | AIADMK ends alliance with BJP, pulls out of NDA
1 year, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu Today | AIADMK ends alliance with BJP, pulls out of NDA

The Hindu  

AIADMK snaps alliance with BJP, opts out of NDA In the wake of strained relations with its ally, the AIADMK formally announced its decision to snap its ties with the BJP and withdraw from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Munusamy, briefly after the party’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami presided an hour-long meeting with the party’s district secretaries, headquarters secretaries, …

AIADMK Turns Aggressive Against DMK
1 year, 4 months ago

AIADMK Turns Aggressive Against DMK

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The AIADMK turned aggressive in attacking the DMK government for its alleged failure in abolishing Neet but trying to place the blame of the 21 deaths on the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami. Targeting Minister of Health and Family Welfare M Subramanian who had said that Palaniswami should take the responsibility of the Neet-induced deaths, AIADMK Organisational …

DMK postpones hunger strike in Madurai alone
1 year, 4 months ago

DMK postpones hunger strike in Madurai alone

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: In an apparent bid to avoid any clash between DMK and AIADMK cadre, the State-wide hunger strike against Neet by the student, youth and medical wings of the DMK on Sunday has been postponed to Wednesday in Madurai alone in view of the AIADMK’s State level conference in the temple city. Ever since DMK announced the date for its …

AIADMK MLA stages hunger strike against NLCIL’s move to take over fertile farm lands for its expansion activities
1 year, 5 months ago

AIADMK MLA stages hunger strike against NLCIL’s move to take over fertile farm lands for its expansion activities

The Hindu  

Bhuvanagiri MLA A. Arunmozhithevan of the AIADMK on Monday staged a token fast at the MLA office in Bhuvanagiri against NLC India Limited’s acquisition of fertile farm lands for its expansion activities. The hunger strike saw participation of AIADMK functionaries including Chidambaram MLA K.A. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Arunmozhithevan accused the State government of unleashing oppressive measures by using the …

Death toll in Tamil Nadu's hooch tragedy touches 14
1 year, 7 months ago

Death toll in Tamil Nadu's hooch tragedy touches 14

Deccan Chronicle  

Villupuram: The death toll in Tamil Nadu's hooch tragedy in two northern districts increased to 14 on Monday and 51 people who consumed the poisonous brew were being treated in various hospitals, the government said. After visiting those being treated at Villupuram government medical college hospital, Chief Minister M K Stalin told reporters here that investigation into the matter would …

Tamil Nadu Tussle: AIADMK Faction Fight Intensifies as EPS And OPS Lock Horns over 'B-team' Barb
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Tussle: AIADMK Faction Fight Intensifies as EPS And OPS Lock Horns over 'B-team' Barb

News 18  

The latest feud between the AIADMK’s Edappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam is now a familiar affair in Tamil Nadu’s political sphere. The EPS faction had hoped that the Speaker would agree to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ’s RB Udhayakumar replacing OPS as the next deputy leader of the opposition. Earlier, Panneerselvam said that he and his supporters will …

AIADMK holds DMK regime responsible for violence in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 3 months ago

AIADMK holds DMK regime responsible for violence in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Monday assailed the DMK regime for “having allowed” the spread of violence again in the State. Referring to a series of incidents of hurling of petrol bombs at many places across Tamil Nadu, former Minister and AIADMK’s organisation secretary, D. Jayakumar told reporters at Chennai that those who took to arms had “no fear” of the government …

Trouble in Tamil Nadu? Palaniswami says 10 DMK MLAs in touch with his AIADMK camp
2 years, 4 months ago

Trouble in Tamil Nadu? Palaniswami says 10 DMK MLAs in touch with his AIADMK camp

Firstpost  

AIADMK Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said many senior DMK leaders feel that they have been sidelined for the benefit of the party New Delhi: AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday claimed that 10 DMK MLAs are in touch with his faction. Meanwhile, AIADMK Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said, “Since the time DMK came to power and the subsequent alleviation of family …

Tamil Nadu polls: Free gas cylinders, loan waiver among key promises in AIADMK manifesto
3 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu polls: Free gas cylinders, loan waiver among key promises in AIADMK manifesto

India Today  

In the run-up to the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam released the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party manifesto on Sunday for the polls. Released at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai, some of the major promises made to the people include six cooking gas cylinders per year to each family …

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