The arrest followed an FIR registered by the Chennai Police Cyber Crime Wing on the charge of posting ‘derogatory and obscene’ remarks against a woman minister in the Vijay cabinet.
Paying tribute to Ehsan Jafri on the anniversary of the Gulberg Society massacre, Chief Minister Vijayan, in a post on X, said the "brutal martyrdom" of Jafri is a chilling reminder of the cost of communal hatred.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister said, "It is the tradition of the Tamil Nadu legislature to sing the ‘Thamizh Thai Vazhthu’ (Invocation to Mother Tamil) before the commencement of the Governor’s address and towards the end, play the national anthem."
Speaking to media persons in Kochi on Wednesday, Satheesan said the BJP had earlier unleashed such a propaganda in Gujarat, stating that if the Congress wins the assembly election in the state, Ahmed Patel would become the chief minister.
Marathon discussions were held on various aspects of the year-long celebrations scheduled to begin on October 2, 2025, and conclude on Vijayadashmi in 2026, RSS national spokesperson Sunil Ambekar said on Saturday.
Unfortunately, populism is striking deep roots in Indian polity, and political leaders are thriving on populist rhetoric. Their policies are undermining the institutions, be it the Central bureaucracy, the CBI, the ED or the State police / administration, if not also the independence of the judiciary.
It is true that there is still scope for the party to honour the man, an official announcement about his future is yet to be made, but in public perception he has been given a decidedly unceremonious shunt.
Internet connectivity has been withdrawn from the urban areas
But state BJP president P.S.Sreedharan Pillai, responding to the Vijayan's statement on the Sabarimala temple issue, said that he felt sorry for Vijayan.
The Sangh Parivar is trying to incorporate the Dalit identity in Hindutva ideology. The “Hindukaran’ of Dalits is proceeding at…
