A few of us have come together to provide info on TN Covid helplines that actually work. We are verifying this ourselves & putting out only numbers that are being answered. This #Thread will keep getting updated. Pls ask those in need to refer. #Covid19IndiaHelp#TNFightsCovid
To check where hospital beds are available across Tamil Nadu. #Covid19IndiaHelp#CovidIndia#TNFightsCovid
Please share widely so people know where to go in case of emergency.
#Verified Helpline numbers for #Chennai
These helplines provide support on nearest testing centre, general info related to #COVID19 . For beds, refer to earlier tweet in this thread.
#Verified Helpline numbers for #Pudukottai
They provide information on nearest testing centres, tele-consultation with doctor available in the morning, bed availability info is provided. #Covid19IndiaHelp#TNFightsCovid
We have tried all district helplines available so far. The list below are verified numbers that are working & provide info. We are reaching out to the other districts to get helplines that work. Will update on this thread as we manage it. #TNFightsCovid
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If you cite various freedoms & stand by Shankar, you're a supporter of misogyny, of blackmail, extortion & harassment of women and men. Shankar has misused his contacts to do to others what has been done to him. He has ruined lives of many people - men & women. (1)
He & his friends have said & done things that have caused irreparable harm to the dignity of women. In a society like ours, it is a struggle for a woman to get by without being groped, have lewd comments passed at her, be sidelined in favour of men, without having (2)
the likes of Shankar spreading lies, calling women "loose" etc. In my case, the poisonous lies he spread ruined my friendships, my equations with officials & sources & resulted in sl$t-shaming each time I got an exclusive interview. Many colleagues too believed (3)
There is a reason why the Tamil media took 24 hours to reluctantly report on #UdhayanidhiStalinControversy on #SanatanaDharma but within minutes, they have headlined his statement of today, headlining how he mocked the PM with a Vadivelu joke. The reason lies in history. (1/n)
1. The 1st Tamil journals of Madras province were largely published by Christian missionaries & had religious content. 2. 1878: The first English newspaper to be published was The Hindu. Nationalistic, pro @INCIndia since patriotism at the time was equal to Congress.
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3. 1881: The 1st Tamil newspaper published by G Subramania Aiyer, one of The Hindu’s founders was called Swadesamitran (Friend of Self Rule). Subramania Bharathi (Bharatiyar) worked here.
This too was nationalistic in tone & leaned towards @INCIndia (3/n)
A #thread on #MAAMANNAN . Slightly longish so I ask for your patience. :)
This is not a film review but to note some points that struck me.
Ready?? Let's go! (1/n)
This is not about Speaker Dhanabal. It's about @EPSTamilNadu , a throwback to an MK sound-alike & a focussed bid to woo the Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyars of the Kongu belt. After 2 jarring rising suns (literally), the msgng is so blatant you'd have to be blind not to see. (2/n)
The @arivalayam is attempting to create/widen a rift between the Kongu Vellala Gounders & SC Arunthathiyars because that has been a bastion they've not been able to make inroads into. That space belongs to the @AIADMKOfficial post the passing of Jayalalithaa. (3/n)
I'm stunned that @ThePrintIndia , which I personally hold in high regard, has actually allowed this blatantly false & misleading report to pass editorial muster! @ShekharGupta sir please read on to find the facts. (1/n)
Kalakshetra director met the DGP by herself. No student or "complainant" was with her. The "complainant" being referred to here is who exactly? There is one complainant - a student who filed a complaint against BULLYING by Leela Samson & others at Tiruvanmiyur PS. (2/n)
Since I'm fed up of the drooling malice around this issue, let me also provide some more facts. 1. The student who was allegedly having an "affair" with a male teacher - she has great respect for her guru, she spends time with his family & she TUTORS their son. (2/n)
I feel so tired when people point out the obvious. I've written about Dalit rights in TN extensively. But Dalit activists confuse Dravidianism, Periyarism & Communism for Dalit rights. In reality not one of these isms stand for Dalits. The truth is that these same isms...
are responsible for Mela Theru & Keezha Theru & colony. And no, Thiruma or his ilk have not helped the Dalit community one bit except to gather gangs & criminalise them. Until this gets into the thick heads of Dalit activists in TN, God save them. I'm really so angry...
Problem will be created by ruling party & administration has to step in to control the damage. Migrant workers in Coimbatore & Tirupur are in fear & leaving for home. Unnecessary toxic violent rhetoric against North Indian labourers & now this appeal in Hindi! Wah! (1/n)
Textile industry associations in Tirupur are upset & asking labourers not to leave. They say the industry will collapse without them. Press meet was held by SIMA today. (2/n)
Now DGP and District Collector are providing toll free number for migrant labourers. Why pa so much for "Pani puri fellows"? Where is the hate rhetoric now?
@arivalayam pls learn from history. Shiv Sena has done this before. It didn't & will never work. (3/n)