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BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan says Periyar photo removal reflects organise
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday justified the reported removal of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's photograph from the entrance of an NDA public meeting in Madurai, saying it reflected the organisers' choice to acknowledge Hindu sentiments.
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Madurai Road full of potholes, 37 wards face water shortage: AIADMK's Sell
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Sellur Raju said, " The Chief Minister had come here. The roads in Madurai are full of potholes. A false and misleading piece of information was given to the Chief Minister that under the Mullai Periyar combined drinking water scheme, uninterrupted water supply is being provided to 2,57,0
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TN Governor RN Ravi says state government defying court orders on search c
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
A press release from Lok Bhavan, Tamil Nadu, alleges that the state government is proceeding with the constitution and extension of search committees for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors at Bharathiar, Bharathidasan, and Periyar Universities in a manner contrary to binding University G
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"Tamils shall not bow their heads": MK Stalin sends clear message as he ha
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday paid tribute to social reformer Periyar E V Ramasamy, describing him as a towering figure who instilled self-respect, rational thought and equality among the people.
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Tamil Nadu: Fire breaks out at LIC Office in Madurai, woman dies
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A fire broke out in an LIC Office in the Periyar area of Madurai on Tuesday night. The fire tender and ambulance were reported to be at the scene. One woman died due to the incident, according to the Madurai City Police.
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AIADMK calls for zero government interference in judiciary following impea
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Wednesday proposed 16 resolutions, including one stating that there should be no government interference in the judicial system, following the impeachment motion moved in Parliament by the opposition MPs against Madras High Court judge Justi
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"Hinduism is nothing but collection of castes; if caste is removed, there'
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The DMK leader made the remarks while attending the centenary celebration of Periyarist scholar V Aanaimuthu and the release of a commemorative book at the Mutthamizh Peravai Auditorium in Adyar. During his address, Raja emphasised the ongoing challenges of untouchability and caste-based
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"Periyar cannot be set as a role model for youngsters": BJP's Soundararaja
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday criticised the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over the unveiling of late social reformer 'Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy's portrait on the University of Oxford campus in the United Kingdom. She said that Periyar cannot be set as a role model for the youngs
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"A great tribute": DMK's Saravanan on Periyar Portrait unveiling at Oxford
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
DMK Spokesperson Saravanan has called the unveiling of social reformer E V Ramasamy Periyar's portrait at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin "a great tribute" to a person whose struggles and ideals helped Tamil Nadu to make great progress i
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DMK MP Tiruchi Siva hails TN CM Stalin's Oxford speech, calls him 'torchbe
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
DMK Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchi Siva lauded Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's speech at the University of Oxford, describing him as the "torchbearer" of the Dravidian movement through his works as an administrator and champion of social justice.
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TN CM Stalin releases books on Periyar at Oxford conference, reiterates Dr
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taking to social media platform X, CM Stalin wrote that 'Thanthai' (father) Periyar's Self-Respect Movement symbolised "revolutions without weapons - without bloodshed."
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"Periyar's rationalist light now shines across the world": Tamil Nadu CM S
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK. Stalin unveiled a portrait of social reformer E.V. Ramasamy Periyar, widely hailed as the "Prophet of Rationalism," at the University of Oxford. The ceremony marked the centenary of the Self-Respect Movement, founded by Periyar in 1925, and was followed by a
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