1. AIADMK Factions Bury the Hatchet
Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam was on Monday sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after he merged his AIADMK (Puratchi Talaivi Amma) with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s AIADMK (Amma) faction.
However, a decision on Mr Panneerselvam’s principal demand to oust jailed leader VK Sasikala and her family from the party was deferred.
Source: The Hindu
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2. Gold Worth Rs 4.6 Crore Seized at Chennai Airport
One person was arrested and 16.4 kg gold worth Rs 4.6 crore was seized at Chennai airport on Monday.
J Kumar, a baggage trolley driver of Visskan Aviation, in charge of baggage handling and wheelchair services for Indigo Airlines, was found to be transporting an untagged baggage from the international to domestic tarmac area.
Source: The Hindu
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3. ‘Edappadi and OPS are BJP Supporters’
DMK working president MK Stalin on Monday described the merger of the AIADMK factions led by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam as the “coming together of those who ran corrupt regimes in Tamil Nadu.”
“The BJP is trying to make an entry into Tamil Nadu through the backdoor by using the AIADMK. Both Mr Palaniswami and Mr Panneerselvam are just puppets and the strings are pulled by the BJP,” the Leader of the Opposition charged.
Source: The Hindu
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4. Streaming Services Betting Big on Tamil, Telugu Markets
Online video streaming service providers are betting big on Tamil and Telugu audiences to create a niche for themselves, amid the booming smartphone market.
A recent report from research firm Ambit pointed out that the content aggregators agreed on the need to dominate niches. “Specifically, Telugu and Tamil Diaspora have high propensity to pay and subscription models could evolve for them,” it added.
Source: The Hindu
5. A Year On, Still No Full Time Governor
Tamil Nadu, which has witnessed a political churn since the hospitalisation of Jayalalithaa in September last year, has been without a full-time Governor for almost a year now. Acting Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao continues to shuttle between the Raj Bhavans in Chennai and Mumbai to attend to his duties in both the States.
The last time the State had an acting Governor was 16 years ago after the resignation of the then Governor Justice M Fathima Beevi in July 2001. The Centre had chosen to “recall” Ms Fathima Beevi.
Source: The Hindu
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6. Celebrating Madras and Its Women Leaders
From antique violins to vintage cameras, students of Anna Adarsh College for Women put together a few classic timeless pieces of artefacts to remind people of old Madras.
Twenty-year-old Adlin Devkripa, a student of literature, beautifully played a piece on a violin made in 1734, that was gifted to her father a few years ago. “After my father passed away, I protect it with my life. Only on very special occasions, I take it out to show people. He was a master in playing violin and this was gifted to him by a pastor,” she said.
Source: The Hindu
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7. With Backing of 18 MLAs, Dhinakaran Can Rock the Boat
Aishwarya Dhanush, elder daughter of actor Rajinikanth and secretary of Sree Raghavendra Educational Society, has filed a civil suit before the Madras High Court seeking Rs 5 crore towards damages and Rs 1 crore as compensation from the owner of a property that had been leased out to the society for running Ashram Matriculation School at Race Course Road in Guindy here.
Source: The Hindu
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