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Importance of being Kalaignar Karunanidhi
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi breathed his last on Tuesday in a Chennai hospital after a short illness. He was 94.
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MP: Vandalised bust of Syama Prasad Mukherjee found in trash
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): A broken bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee was found in a pile of garbage in a godown here on Saturday.
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TN: Petrol bomb hurled at pro-Hindu outfit leader's residence
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Unidentified miscreants hurled two petrol bombs at the residence of Hindu Munnani leader Dhanapal in Mettupalayam here on Friday.
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Beat the summer heat at these popular destinations
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): The months of May, June and July are that of scorching heat and humidity in most parts of India, and also the most popular for Indians to go on a vacation with their friends and family.
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Amid vandalisation spree police to shield famous figures' statues in UP
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow [Uttar Pradesh] [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Home Department on Sunday directed the state police to ensure the security of statues of famous figures.
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Periyar statue vandalised: CRPF personnel placed under suspension
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Pudukottai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who was arrested for vandalising Periyar's statue in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai, was placed under suspension on Wednesday.
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Petrol bomb hurled at BJP district secy's car
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 21 (ANI): A petrol bomb was allegedly hurled on the car of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district secretary in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore in the wee hours of Wednesday.
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Saffron cloth found tied to Tamil icons' busts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu], Mar. 15 (ANI): A saffron cloth was found tied to busts of Tamil Nadu's iconic leaders on Thursday, days after several incidents of vandalism of statues took place in the country.
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After Lenin and Periyar, Ambedkar's statue vandalised in UP
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): The vandalisation of statues of political and ideological figures across the country found its latest victim in Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar, whose statue was targetted by miscreants in Meerut's Mawana late on Tuesday night.
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Rajnath reacts sharply on statue vandalism spree
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday condemned incidents of vandalism in several states and called it 'unfortunate and unjustified'.
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Tamilians can protect Periyar's honour: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai [India], March 7 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that the state does not need police deployment to protect E.V. Ramasamy Periyar's statue as Tamilians are self-capable of protecting the honour of the social reformer.
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BJP TN pres expels R Muthuraman for vandalising Periyar's statue
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu) [India] Mar 7 (ANI) : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu president,Tamilisai Soundararajan expelled R Muthuraman, party functionary, on Wednesday.
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