The Dalit Champion Modi’s government has deceitfully stopped the Discretionary Funds, Financial assistance / grants for competitive exams including Civil Service, Group. I, CA, etc. 1/5
Further, a sum of Rs.50,000/- used to be granted to Dalit law graduates who enrol in the Bar. This too has been stopped.
In 2020, the MD, Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO), 2/5
addressed TN government to sanction funds to continue with the scheme.
The previous ADMK government issued a GO in No. 113, ADW Department dated 24.11.2020 dropped the financial assistance citing the stoppage for funds for the scheme. 3/5
On 29.03.2022, TN Government’s Commissioner for Adi Dravidar Welfare addressed all District ADW officers not to receive any applications for the Rs.50,000/- grant for newly enrolled Dalit advocates. 4/5
Neither the previous ADMK government, nor any of the Dalit parties raised their voice about the stoppage of grants / welfare schemes to dalits to the tune of Rs.120 crores. @thirumaofficial@tncpim@ptrmadurai@CMOTamilnadu 5/5
Sources : There was a marital dispute between a Muslim couple. The wife separated and lived with her parents.
The husband named Kamaludeen is an influential guy with connection to senior officers and also DMK Minister Durai Murugan.
This Kamaludeen on 1+
23 April 2022 went to his wife’s parents house and picked up a fight and had used violence against his wife’s relatives.
Instead of registering a case against the husband Chennai City Police registers case against the wife and 12 others. 2+
Half of them were not present at the time of occurrence. Among the 13 accused in the E2 Royapettah PS Cr No u/s 294(b), 336, 504, 506(ii) one is a senior citizen and one a minor. A school going boy. Another accused in this girl is 20 years old and 3+
Sources : Tamil Nadu Energy Minister @V_Senthilbalaji creates history. Even the mega looting ADMK never imagined, cutting money can be made from freight charges in the import of coal.
Hitherto, Poompuhar Shipping Corporation, a fully owned TN PSU was handling 1/4
the freight of coal. Poompuhar Shipping Corporation was established in 1974 with the exclusive responsibility of shipment of coal. The corporation has three fleets viz. MV Tamil Anna, MV Tamil Periyar and MV Tamil Kamaraj apart from charting separate vessels. 2/4
After the DMK government came to power Senthil Balaji discarded Poompuhar Shipping Corporation and the TANGEDCO is hiring private ships for shipment of coal. A commission of Rs.230/- per ton of coal is demanded from ship owners. 3/4
Sources : The TN State Commission for SC / STs issues notice to the District Collector, Tirupathur for excluding Beef Briyani from the Briyani festival to be organised at Tirupattur. The event has now been cancelled due to the controversy erupted due to the exclusion. 1/5
The notice by TN Commission for SC / ST is a facade and preemptive action to prevent the National Commission for SC / ST from intervening. The National Commission had recently went full guns blazing against the police & TN government in the custodial death 2/5
of Vignesh recently.
The State Commission for SC / ST is a state commission and brought by the DMK government in September 2021.
Terming this body as a toothless body, VCK MP Ravikumar had said, “the chairperson is to hold office till he attains the age of 70, 3/5
Sources : Congratulations are in order to the son in law of first family on his starting a new real estate firm.
Sabareesan started a real estate firm in the name and style of “SESAK Realtors”.
Sabareesan, his wife and Stalin’s daughter 1+
Senthamarai and DMK’s coffer manager Anna Nagar Karthik are the directors in this firm. The firm has been started on 28 April 2022 with a paid up capital of 10 lakhs.
SESAK stands for ‘SE’nthamarai, ‘SA’bareesan’ and ‘Karthik. 2+
The firm functions from No.1202, 2 Block, Anna Nagar, 6th Avenue, Chennai. 600 040.
A separate congratulations are also in order for Senthamarai for starting a real estate firm on her own in the name and style of “Rays Sunshine Estates Private Limited”. 3+
The All India Working journalists Federation strongly condemns TN BJP President Annamalai’s abusive attitude towards the members of the press. In a statement issued through its Vice President, it says “instead of answering questions by media, Annamalai threatens media 1+
by asking ‘Are you RedPix media, Are you Sun TV, Are you Gopalapuram Media, etc in a threatening tone.
Recently when a journalist from an English Daily sought his remarks for a story, Annamalai shouted at the reporter saying ‘Shall I ask you which church you are going, 2+
Shall I ask questions about your wife and kids ?
He further said, if you publish this you will meet the same fate of your colleague ( a woman journalist of ToI).
The journalist forum while strongly condemning Annamalai’s attitude towards the press, 3+
Sources : More trouble for TN EB Minister Senthil Balaji.
Though the SC ordered that the matter was to be listed on 18 May 2022, out of the blue it was suddenly listed on 11 May 2022. Some manipulations happened in Registry it appears. 1+
An anti corruption organisation had engaged Prasanth Bushan and filed an implead petition.
The Bench posed a question to Bushan as to what is his locus in this issue. The Bench asked Bushan, A gave money to B and cheated. B returned the money. In what way you are +
aggrieved asked the Bench.
Bushan told if money is returned offence under 420 IPC is compoundable and only the concerned Magistrate can compound the offence. How did High Court quashed the FIR under 482 when it should be done only by a Magistrate. 3+