Earlier, the Governor had dismissed Balaji from the Council of Ministers, days after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday hit out at Governor RN Ravi over the dismissal of jailed minister Senthil Balaji, saying he does not have the right to do so and his government will proceed legally in the matter.
Tamil Nadu Minister of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department Periyakaruppan informed that tomatoes would be sold at Rs 68 per kilo to help rein in prices and also warned of strict action against hoarders.
"We are celebrating Karunanidhi Centenary year. Social justice and equal industrial development are Karunanidhi s vision. In India, it's Karunanidhi who introduced a policy for the MSME sector for the first time in Tamil Nadu," the Chief Minister said.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday mocked at the opposition party meeting, saying that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav were "daydreaming" reminding them of their "suffering" during the Emergency imposed by late
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, who had convened the meeting of opposition leaders, said at the joint press conference that opposition parties decided to fight the elections together.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President, MK Stalin, said all like-minded Opposition parties need to come together with a single-pointed goal -- to defeat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next year's Lok Sabha elections.
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar said on Friday that the opposition parties had a "good meeting" in Patna and it has been decided to fight the elections together
The highly-anticipated Opposition meeting begins in Bihar's Patna hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with an aim to arrive at a consensus to forge a united Opposition front to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Leaders of Opposition parties from across the country are set to meet in Patna to chalk out a strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.