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Pattinapravesam Event of Dharmapuram Adheenam.

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  When Dharmapuram Adheenam announced that there would be pattinapravesam, meaning that the Seer would be carried in a palanquin by devotees, on May 22, the Dravida Kazhagam protested saying that the event should not happen as carrying a human being by fellow human beings is demeaning practice and appealed the Govt. to ban that event. Immediately the Government directed the RDO to issue orders banning the event and the order for the ban was issued. Immediately the BJP and other Hindu outfits termed the ban as interference in religious practice and wanted it revoked. The State president of the BJP Mr K. Annamalai even stated that he would personally go and lift the palanquin. In the midst, the representatives of the Seer met the Chief Minister and the Minister of HR and CE and appealed to lift the ban as there should not be any stoppage of the grand old practice.   On heeding to the appeal, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu lifted the ban and allowed the event to go as scheduled. The Dha
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Direct Money Transfer to Ration Cardholders in TN

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  Mr.Stalin, on taking over as CM of Tamil Nadu on 7.5.2021, had started on a high note. He had appointed good IAS officers to administer his Government. However, the same cannot be said of the choice of some of his ministers. He had announced free travel for women in ordinary buses. Reduced the price of Aavin milk and also increased the procurement price of milk. As promised, he announced the distribution of   Rs.4000 in two installments to ration card holders in keeping with his election promise. He had also announced lockdown for two weeks with restrictions and complete lockdown on Sundays. Today being a Sunday, 16.5.2021, there is a complete lockdown. But his Government has announced that people can get the amount of Rs.2000 from the ration shops on going there. Even though there is a lockdown, people are forced to go to ration shops to get their money standing in queues. This defeats the purpose of lockdown.   Instead, the State Government should have transferred the money dir
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Farmers’ siege of Delhi

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The farmers have been agitating for 65 days peacefully on the borders of N.Delhi. The Government has been indulging in talks with the farmers unions to break the dead lock. On 26 th of Jan.2021 they requested for permission to hold tractor rally. As per the Supreme Court’s directions to the Delhi police to handle the issue all by itself, the police granted permission for them to hold the rally and designated a route for them and also they were asked to hold their rally after 12 noon when the Republic Day Celebrations would have got over by that time. But the farmers started their rally before 12 noon and also they deviated from their designated route. They indulged in violence. The Farmers outnumbered the police personnel and the police were reduced to being spectators. Even though police regrouped and fired tear gas shells, it could not quell the agitationists. They marched towards Red fort and some of them climbed atop of the red fort and hoisted their flags. The entire incident i
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India's series win against Australia.

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  India has done it. After the ignominious defeat at Adelaide test played with the pink ball, India has bounced back to win the series 2-1 in the four test series. No one expected India to win the series after the first test defeat where they were all out for 36 in the second innings, the lowest test score. India entered the second test at Melbourne with a stand in captain Ajinkya Rahane as Virat Kohli had gone on a paternity leave. Rahane led by example scoring 112 and leading India to a victory. Then when the team went for the third test at Sydney many never gave India a chance. Set to score 407 for victory it was thought Indian defeat was a reality. On the last day with more than half the side gone and India left to defend 42 overs in hostile conditions against an hostile seam bowling with only Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari to defend, the prospects of India drawing the match looked grim. But both Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari defended well with the former scoring 39 not out of 128 balls and t
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Our Unforgettable Coimbatore trip

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Actually my wife Latha and I planned to go to Coimbatore in March 2020 when we were invited by my sister in law Seema and co brother Mohan to participate in the Puja which they planned to perform immediately after completion of the construction of their first floor building extension. We in fact had booked our tickets for the 20 th of March 2020. As fate would have it all the trains were cancelled when the Govt. of India declared lock down following the outbreak of Covid 19. So we waited for the restrictions to ease and suddenly planned this trip. We started on the 8 th of Jan.2021 by Covid Special train to Coimbatore(formerly known as Cheran Express). The journey was confortable by II AC and the train reached Coimbatore on the morning of 9 th Jan.2021. My co brother Mohan and sister in law Seema were there to receive us. After exchanging pleasantries and hand shakes.   We were taken in their car to their house which is located at Vadavalli near the famous Marudhamalai Murugan tem
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Dr.V.Shanta

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  The death of the 93 year old Dr.V.Shanta, Chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institue, Chennai is a great loss to humanity..She had dedicated her life to cancer patients for over 65 years. The Cancer Institute was founded in 1954 by Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy,the first woman medical graduate in the country.The Adyar Cancer Institute was the first specialised centre for cancer treatment in south India,. In 1955 ,the centre opened in a Thatched roof and one of the doctors who joined there was Dr.V.Shanta. She stayed in the institute from then on till her death as she wanted to be close to her patients spurning all material comforts. Dr V Shanta     hailed from an illustrious family. Her grandfather was the physics Nobel laureate DR. Sir C.V Raman and her maternal uncle was Dr S Chandrasekhar   who was also a Nobel laureate.   Over her long career, she has been felicitated with numerous awards including the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Ramon Magsaysay Award. Her death is mou
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By Joe, Trump is gone

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On 20 th January 2021 the oldest President in American History , Joe Biden aged 78 took office after a tumultuous tenure of Trump who had taken America back from its primacy. Trump with his tantrums proved to be a very erratic President and his four years of tenure was marked by racism, and he was also instrumental in splitting the American Society.   When his police killed black men he just brushed aside the crime. He refused to concede defeat when he was defeated in the Nov.3,2020 elections. He continued to defy and litigate. He constantly said the election was a stolen one. He found fault with mail ballots. He also instigated his supporters to storm Capital Hill and wanted to negate the election through hook or crook. He was impeached twice in his tenure. By contrast Joe Biden is an epitome of civility. He has behind him great experience. He was senator for 35 years and also Vice President for two tenures under Barak Obama. Despite his personal tragedies he remains composed.   By
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