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Periyar's statue row: PIL filed against BJP's H Raja
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Madras (Chennai) [India] Mar 7 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H Raja on Wednesday with regard to his now deleted Facebook post on Periyar's statue.
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TN minister condemns BJP leader's Periyar remarks
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu], Mar 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar on Wednesday condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H. Raja's Facebook comments on social activist Periyar.
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Syama Prasad Mukherjee's bust vandalised in Kolkata, six detained
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata [West Bengal], Mar 7 (ANI): At least six persons were detained when a bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee was vandalised in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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PM condemns vandalism incidents
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the incidents of vandalism reported from Tripura and Tamil Nadu.
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H Raja apologises for his 'Periyar' post
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H. Raja on Wednesday apologised for his Facebook post on social reformer Periyar (EVR Ramasamy), which created a storm in Tamil Nadu.
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Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vellore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 7 (ANI): A statue of social reformer and rationalist leader, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised on Tuesday night in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.
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Divorce petition filed against dog, goat marriage
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India] February 15 (ANI): The Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) on Thursday filed a petition in the Coimbatore family court seeking divorce between a dog and a goat, married by a group in protest against Valentine's Day yesterday.
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Coimbatore: Another beef fest organised against cattle ban
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 6 (ANI): The member of 'Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam' on Tuesday organised a beef festival to protest against Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter.
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Chennai: Regional party protests against sale of Gangajal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai, July 15 (ANI): Members of regional Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) party has held protest in Chennai against the Central Government for selling 'Gangajal', water from the holy river Ganges.
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