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Tension at Nellithope following protest by Periyarist outfits against NTK chief Seeman

Tension prevailed at Nellithope after a protest by Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and other Periyarist organisations against Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman for making certain disrespectful comments against Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. Several volunteers belonging to Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and other outfits gathered near Nellithope signal on Thursday morning to stage a protest against Mr. Seeman when he arrived …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Stalin marvels at the change in Vaikom

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin marveled at the change that had happened at Vaikom in Kerala, where the streets that were barred for lower caste people to walk through a 100 years ago now bustled with humanity with caste discrimination becoming a thing of the past. When he visited the Periyar Memorial in Vaikom, he realized how that seed …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

CM Stalin inaugurates renovated Periyar memorial in Kerala’s Vaikom

Deccan Chronicle

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the renovated Periyar Memorial in Vaikom, Kerala as part of the centenary celebrations of the historic Vaikom Satyagraha. After decades, the Tamil Nadu government undertook the renovation of the memorial under the orders of Chief Minister M.K. He and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan jointly inaugurated the renovated Periyar Memorial and Library. The …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin honour Periyar's legacy in Vaikom Satyagraha

India Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin emphasised the need to continue Periyar’s legacy by fighting caste and gender inequalities during the inauguration of the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Periyar Library at Vaikom, Kottayam, in Kerala. Addressing the public event held to mark the valedictory function of the centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha, a movement that saw the active …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Pinarayi Vijayan advocates for Kerala-Tamil Nadu cooperative model for progress

India Today

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday called for the expansion of Kerala-Tamil Nadu’s cooperative federalism model to other states. Speaking at a public gathering at Vaikom Beach after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Periyar Library, Vijayan hailed the enduring partnership between the two southern states. STRENGTHENING COOPERATION Drawing parallels between the …

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CM Stalin in Kerala for Vaikom centenary today

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin arrived in Kerala, ‘the land of vibrant culture, serene beauty, and progressiveness,’ to attend Thursday's centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha, when he will be presenting the Vaikom Award to Kannada writer from Mysuru, Devanur Mahadeva. ‘Each time I come here, I am touched by the warm reception and genuine hospitality of our Dravidian …

Kannada State Stalin Award Periyar Vaikom

1 month ago

CM Stalin to inaugurate Periyar memorial, library in Kerala's Vaikom

Deccan Chronicle

Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Periyar Library, established in honour of Dravidar Kazhagam founder E V Ramasamy, will be inaugurated in Kerala's Vaikom on December 12.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will inaugurate the memorial and library, while his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan will preside over the function and deliver the keynote address during the ceremony.All arrangements have been completed …

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1 month ago

Tamil Nadu, Kerala chief ministers unite to mark 100 years of Vaikom Satyagraha

India Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reached Kerala to inaugurate the renovated Thanthai Periyar Memorial and Granthasala in Vaikom, Kottayam, alongside Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. I will participate in the hundred years completion of Vaikom protest which seeded these changes.” HISTORY OF VAIKOM SATYAGRAHA The Vaikom Satyagraha was a pivotal non-violent movement in Travancore between 1924 and 1925, which …

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1 month ago

Religious bigotry, casteism will never succeed in Periyar's Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin

India Today

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday reiterated his commitment to building an egalitarian society rooted in social justice, vowing to stand firm against religious bigotry and casteist ideologies. Speaking at an event in Chennai, Stalin declared that such divisive forces would find no ground in Tamil Nadu, a state shaped by the rationalist ideals of Periyar Ramasamy …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu BJP leader gets 6-month jail for remarks on Kanimozhi, Periyar statues

India Today

A special court in Tamil Nadu convicted senior BJP leader H Raja on Monday in two separate cases, one related to his remarks about Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi and another concerning his controversial comments about demolishing Periyar statues. In the case related to his comments about demolishing statues of EV Ramasamy ‘Periyar’, the court condemned Raja’s social media post …

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2 months ago

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

The Hindu

Edappadi Palaniswami wins Kodanad defamation case The Madras High Court ordered the payment of ₹1.1 crore of defamation damages to the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on a suit filed by him against S. Dhanapal, the brother of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s driver Kanagaraj, for having linked his name to the 2017 Kodanad estate heist-cum-murder case. …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

CM Stalin, ministers take social justice pledge

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday took the social justice pledge to mark the birth anniversary of social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy at the parade grounds at the secretariat. The chief minister, after paying floral tributes to the portrait of Periyar, read out the pledge to build a society based on social justice and Assembly Speaker M Appavu, and …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin comes in defence of controverisal vocalist TM Krishna

Op India

On Saturday, the ongoing row in the Carnatic music industry took a political turn after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extended support to controversial vocalist TM Krishna. #BREAKING | Music academy row turns political; Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin comes to TM Krishna's support after many from the Carnatic music industry withdrew from the music academic conference Tune in …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin supports noted vocalist TM Krishna amid controversy

Hindustan Times

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday backed renowned Carnatic musician T M Krishna and said he is being targeted by a section of people for his progressive ideology. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin The CM, in a post on social media said: "It is regrettable that a section of people, due to hatred and with ulterior …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Stalin backs T.M. Krishna’s selection for Sangita Kalanidhi award 2024

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Krishna for being selected for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy for 2024. The management of Music Academy deserves appreciation for choosing Mr. Krishna for the Sangita Kalanidhi award by recognising his contributions to the music world, said the Chief Minister, adding, “Mr. The need of the day is to have a broad …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin backs TM Krishna on Sangita Kalanidhi award: 'Don't mix narrow politics into music'

Hindustan Times

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday backed Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna amid protests by several artists who have opposed the Sangitha Kalanidhi award for him. "My warmest congratulations and appreciation to the great singer TM Krishna for being selected for the 'Sangeetha Kalanidhi' award of The Music Academy," Stalin wrote on X. MK Stalin defends TM Krishna getting …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A young child being targeted: Kamal Haasan backs Udhayanidhi on Sanatana Dharma row

Deccan Chronicle

Coimbatore: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Friday said DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin is being "hounded" for his remark on Sanatana Dharma. Addressing a party meet here, Haasan, without naming Udhayanidhi, the BJP or any other outfit, said a "young child" is being targeted today as he had spoken about Sanatana Dharma. Indicating …

Sanatana Dharma Udhayanidhi Dmk Periyar Haasan

1 year, 3 months ago

Kamal Haasan backs Udhayanidhi Stalin, says 'young child' being 'hounded' for Sanatan Dharma remark

India TV News

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan lent his support to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over the ongoing Sanatan row. The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and others over his "eradicate Sanatan Dharma" remark, which the petitioner likened to hate speech. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Sambhaji Bhide booked for derogatory comments against Buddha, Jyotiba Phule and Periyar

The Hindu

Radical Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide was booked by the Navi Mumbai police for his alleged derogatory comments against Buddhism founder Gautam Buddha and social reformers Jyotiba Phule and Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, revered as Periyar. Based on a complaint lodged by advocate Amit Katarnavre, a resident of Panvel in Navi Mumbai, the New Panvel police station registered a case against Mr. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Remembering Vaikom Satyagraha: A movement that spearheaded social reforms in two States

The Hindu

March 30, 2023 06:11 pm | Updated May 31, 2023 03:06 pm IST - CHENNAI Precisely a century ago, Kerala’s Vaikom town which was then in the princely state of Travancore became the epicentre of a historic non-violent movement against untouchability and caste discrimination. Vaikom Satyagraha that lasted for 604 days from March 30, 1924 to November 23, 1925 marked …

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1 year, 9 months ago

T.N. plans year-long celebrations to observe Vaikom Satyagraha centenary

The Hindu

On the beginning of the centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Making a suo motu statement in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Mr. Stalin announced that a ‘Vaikom Award’ would awarded to eminent personalities or organisations that worked for the welfare of the oppressed sections beyond State borders. It would be awarded on Periyar’s …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala, TN CMs to jointly inaugurate centenary celebrations of Vaikom Satyagraha

Hindustan Times

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin will jointly inaugurate the year-long centenary celebrations of Vaikom Satyagraha in Vaikom, Kerala on April 1. Mahadeva temple in Vaikom The epoch-making satyagraha that began on March 30, 1924, breached rigid walls of orthodoxy and opened a new chapter in the fight against untouchability and the caste …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Stalin to inaugurate Vaikom centenary in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will be inaugurating, along with his Kerala counterpart Pinayari Vijayan on April 1, a 603-day celebration, marking the centenary of the historic Vaikom struggle of 1924 that was a pioneering socio-political fight against untouchability aimed at upholding social justice. Vijayan’s letter to Stalin, inviting him to inaugurate the celebrations at Vaikom in Kottayam district …

Kerala Congress Stalin Periyar Inaugurate Vaikom

2 years ago

T.N. Governor skips reference to Ambedkar, Dravidian leaders, ‘Dravidian model’ in his Assembly address

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, who addressed the year’s first session of State Legislative Assembly on Monday, skipped references to Dravidar Kazhagam founder Periyar, father of the Indian Constitution B. R. Ambedkar, former Chief Ministers K. Kamaraj and C. N. Annadurai, as well as the “Dravidian model” of government, mentioned in the 65th paragraph of the printed copy of his …

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Tension at Nellithope following protest by Periyarist outfits against NTK chief Seeman

Stalin marvels at the change in Vaikom

CM Stalin inaugurates renovated Periyar memorial in Kerala’s Vaikom

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin honour Periyar's legacy in Vaikom Satyagraha

Pinarayi Vijayan advocates for Kerala-Tamil Nadu cooperative model for progress

CM Stalin in Kerala for Vaikom centenary today

CM Stalin to inaugurate Periyar memorial, library in Kerala's Vaikom

Tamil Nadu, Kerala chief ministers unite to mark 100 years of Vaikom Satyagraha

Religious bigotry, casteism will never succeed in Periyar's Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu BJP leader gets 6-month jail for remarks on Kanimozhi, Periyar statues

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

CM Stalin, ministers take social justice pledge

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin comes in defence of controverisal vocalist TM Krishna

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin supports noted vocalist TM Krishna amid controversy

Stalin backs T.M. Krishna’s selection for Sangita Kalanidhi award 2024

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin backs TM Krishna on Sangita Kalanidhi award: 'Don't mix narrow politics into music'

A young child being targeted: Kamal Haasan backs Udhayanidhi on Sanatana Dharma row

Kamal Haasan backs Udhayanidhi Stalin, says 'young child' being 'hounded' for Sanatan Dharma remark

Sambhaji Bhide booked for derogatory comments against Buddha, Jyotiba Phule and Periyar

Remembering Vaikom Satyagraha: A movement that spearheaded social reforms in two States

T.N. plans year-long celebrations to observe Vaikom Satyagraha centenary

Kerala, TN CMs to jointly inaugurate centenary celebrations of Vaikom Satyagraha

Stalin to inaugurate Vaikom centenary in Kerala

T.N. Governor skips reference to Ambedkar, Dravidian leaders, ‘Dravidian model’ in his Assembly address