1. Now, Cracks Begin to Surface in ‘United AIADMK’
Within days of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AIADMK) two factions – Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi Amma – held a meeting of the general council jointly, differences have cropped up between the two. A section of the AIADMK (PTA) is peeved that the faction’s leaders have been “sidelined” in tomorrow’s state-wide events of the unified party marking the 108th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister CN Annadurai.
A leader of the dissatisfied section says that in the communication sent from the party headquarters a few days ago, protocol has not been followed. PH Pandian, former Assembly Speaker and among the first to revolt against deposed interim general secretary of the AIADMK (Amma) VK Sasikala, has come next to Sudha K Paramasivan, organising secretary, for an event to be conducted in Tenkasi.
Source: The Hindu
2. Stalin Warns Centre Against Imposing Hindi
DMK working president MK Stalin warned the Centre and State government not to sow seeds for the second anti-Hindi imposition protests in Tamil Nadu, which, he said, would prove to be cataclysmic.
The youth of Tamil Nadu and DMK cadre would lay down their lives if the Centre acted against the two-language policy and primacy of Tamil, he said on Thursday.
In a statement, Stalin condemned the Centre’s move to impose Sanskrit and Hindi through its Jawahar Navodaya schools.
Source: The Hindu
3. Vishal’s Fans Form ‘Flying Squad’
Fan clubs of actor Vishal have formed ‘flying squads’ to monitor theatres where his latest movie Thupparivaalan is being screened so as to prevent the illegal recording of the movie.
A representative from the actor’s production house, Vishal Film Factory, said the squads, comprising five to six persons, would visit theatres across the State for the next four days.
Source: The Hindu
4. Dissident MLAs Seek Security
Eighteen dissident AIADMK MLAs, who were asked to appear before Speaker P Dhanapal in connection with the notices issued to them, submitted their interim replies through their counsel on Thursday. They also sought security from Karnataka Police.
When asked why the 18 dissident MLAs, many of whom are staying in Kodagu, failed to appear before the Speaker, Pandian said on behalf of the MLAs, “We have sought for some documents. You give us the documents and then we will give our final reply. And then you call us for personal appearance.”
Source: The Hindu
5. Tapping Non-Traditional Avenues to Boost Revenue
The Transport Department is looking at various means for increasing revenue including monetisation of land, opening of petrol pumps, PWC Davidar, Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, said.
Speaking at the conference on Chennaiinfra, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, he pointed out that the Metropolitan Transport Corporation – which was operating at a loss of Rs. 8 crore a day due to restrictions on tariff hike – was facing challenges in terms of modernising its fleet.
Source: The Hindu
6. No Pay for Teachers Abstaining from Work, State Tells Court
The State government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that it had decided not to pay salary to schoolteachers who had been abstaining from work following a strike call given by Joint Action Council of Teachers Organisations - Government Employees Organisations (JACTO-GEO).
The court was told that the teachers would not be paid for the days they remained absent and would be subjected to disciplinary proceedings for unauthorised absence. So far 43,508 teachers had been issued with show cause notices under the Tamil Nadu Disciplinary and Appeal Rules.
Source: The Hindu
7. Piracy Suspect Turns Out to be Porn Site Operator
As part of his war against video piracy, actor Vishal has been working with a select team to bring offenders to book.
Vishal’s team has been conducting raids on shops, which sell pirated films across the State, and is handing over the offenders to the police.
A couple of days ago, Vishal, the president of Tamil Film Producers’ Council, and his team were aiming to trapping the administrators of tamilrockers.com and tamilgun.com, the two major sites which make many new movies available online immediately after their release. During this process, the team identified a website, which they thought was among the most significant hubs of online releases.
Source: The Hindu
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