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QChennai: BJP-AIADMK Seal Pact; 3 Held for ‘Spying’ on Women

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1. BJP to Back AIADMK in Bypolls

The BJP, which is set to contest in five seats in Tamil Nadu as part of the ‘mega alliance’ led by the AIADMK, will also extend its support to the ruling party in the byelections to 21 vacant Assembly constituencies, as and when they are held.

The announcement on the seat-sharing arrangement came on Tuesday evening after a two-hour meeting between the top brass of the AIADMK, led by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, and the BJP’s team, led by the party’s election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Piyush Goyal, and national general secretary Muralidhar Rao. Addressing a packed press conference after the deal was finalised, Panneerselvam read out a statement outlining the alliance.

(Source: The Hindu)

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2. Three Detained for ‘Spying’ on Women at Hotel

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One of the men noticed the CCTV camera at the veranda in front of the room, focusing and zooming inside the room.
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A group of people from Kerala who came to the city to attend a wedding, have filed a complaint against the employees of a hotel in Periamet for allegedly misusing CCTV cameras to spy on women who were staying at the hotel. Based on the complaint, the police have now detained three men from Central Inn at Periamet, and are trying to retrieve the recordings.

According to the police, the complainant, Suresh, had come to Chennai on Saturday morning along with ten other people including six women, to attend a wedding at Egmore and had booked rooms for three days.  A group member had noticed that the CCTV camera outside the room where the women were staying, was pointing inside the room. Suspecting foul play, they picked up an argument with the employees and in the melee, also pulled out two men from the CCTV control room and slapped them, said police.

(Source: The New Indian Express)

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3. PMK Makes the Switch From Staunch Critic to Ally

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Party had set 10 conditions for joining the alliance: Ramadoss.
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AIADMK co-ordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced on Tuesday that the PMK will be a part of the AIADMK-led alliance in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The party will contest in seven Lok Sabha constituencies and get one Rajya Sabha seat, he said. Despite having been a staunch critic of the AIADMK and the BJP in recent times, the PMK has now decided to ally with them.

Making a formal announcement about the poll pact, Panneerselvam said, “In the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha election, the AIADMK and the PMK will contest together in a mega, winning alliance in Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry. The PMK will contest in seven Lok Sabha constituencies as part of an alliance led by the AIADMK and will also be given one Rajya Sabha seat.”

(Source: The Hindu)

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4. Woman Found Dead at Koyambedu Market

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Police said the woman aged around 25 was found with her neck slit.
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A young woman was found dead at the veranda of the Koyambedu flower market on Sunday. Her identity is yet to be ascertained. Police said the woman aged around 25 was found with her neck slit. Apart from this, there were no other injuries found on her body. The body was found by some labourers at around 11.30 pm, who immediately informed the police. The body was sent to the Government Kilpauk Hospital for post-mortem.

A special team has been formed, said police. CCTV footages from all nine cameras at the market were retrieved. The police have launched a hunt for the man with whom the woman was seen having an argument.

(Source: The New Indian Express)

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5. ‘VCK Never Wanted to Join Forces With TTV’

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Thirumavalavan denies he opened channels of communication with TTV when DMK tried to woo PMK.
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VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan has denied reports that he opened channels of communication with AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on coming to know that the DMK was making efforts to rope the PMK into its alliance for the Lok Sabha polls. “There is no basis for the report. Immediately after coming to know about the report, which was published in an evening newspaper, I posted a video message on Facebook explaining my position to clear the confusion in the minds of our party cadre,” he said.

“In fact, I told the DMK leaders to take a decision keeping in mind the interest of their party, even as I expressed my inability to be part of any front of which the PMK was a member,” he added. The VCK leader said the presence of the BJP in the AIADMK alliance would have a negative effect on the front and would improve the prospects of the DMK alliance.

(Source: The Hindu)

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