Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader V. Narayanasamy has sought the resignation of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy following the defeat of BJP candidate and Home Minister A. Namassivayam from the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the former Chief Minister said the victory of Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam in the Lok Sabha polls was a …
Home Minister and BJP candidate A. Namassivayam who is pitted against sitting MP and Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam, talks to The Hindu on candidate selection process, Statehood issue and criticism against him by Opposition leaders. Mr. Rangasamy says he is confident about convincing Prime Minister on Statehood. But after the election, Mr. Narayanasamy came through the backdoor and became the …
Ahead of the commencement of the budget session of Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and sought his intervention in sanctioning additional Central Assistance of ₹2,000 crore for the Union Territory. The Chief Minister brought to the knowledge of Prime Minister, the Union Territory’s committed expenditure towards …
LONG before politicians started positioning themselves “closer” to voters through dramatic gestures such as travelling by bike, drinking tea at a local tea shop or sitting around in a small businessman’s outlet, N. Rangasamy, former Chief Minister of Puducherry, was doing these things as a matter of routine. He rode his Yamaha 100cc bike to and from work even when …