With the allies of the ruling DMK and the principal Opposition AIADMK having set their eyes on the Rajya Sabha pie, the June 19 elections for the six seats from Tamil Nadu to the upper house of Parliament has taken an interesting turn.
“Only those who have committed more sins and are burdened by them, have to worry about virtue,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday, castigating Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on the architect of the constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar.
Speaking to media persons here, Satheesan said the Left Front's decision to protect Ajith Kumar, who is accused of having secret ties with RSS leaders, demonstrated the sway the RSS held over the LDF government, overshadowing even its own allies.
He described India and the US as natural allies, destined to be strong partners.
While the DMK is keeping silent on its participation, it is expected that the chief minister and a few of his cabinet colleagues would ensure their presence at the reception hosted by R N Ravi.
In its report, the US-based short seller alleged that “Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch had stakes in obscure offshore entities used in the Adani money siphoning scandal”.
Ned Price said that US and India share a commitment to hold rules-based international order that respects territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Now, Nitish Kumar is going to form a new government in Bihar and apart from the RJD, there is no party in the state which is in the position of a king maker.
Beijing has, in recent years, upgraded its strategic partnerships and expanded military exchanges and joint exercises with countries including Russia, Pakistan, and Iran. But, as Patricia M. Kim writing recently in Foreign Affairs points out, these partnerships are still a far cry from US alliances which involve mutual defence clauses, extensive troop-basing agreements, and joint military capabilities.
Opposition AIADMK was leading or won in 50 seats out of the 1,381 panchayat union wards and its alliance partner won only 1 seat. PMK was either leading or won on 13 seats. MDMK and VCK, DMK allies were leading in 8 and 3 wards respectively.
