Kerala CM comes out against minister Jaishankar’s visit
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (BPNS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the Union External affairs minister, S. Jaishankar camping at the state capital Thiruvananthapuram is with certain objectives including the next loksabha polls. Pinarayi was speaking at a public programme here on Tuesday. He said that the minister visiting the National highway project at […]
I must be the leader of the party: Sasikala
Chennai, July 12 (BPNS) The former interim general secretary of the AIADMK and close aide of late Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa, V.K. Sasikala said that the post of interim general secretary created for Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) is invalid and that she should be made the leader of the party. She was speaking to reporters […]
AIADMK row: OPS writes to bank not to allow anyone else to operate party account
Chennai, July 12 (BPNS) Former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam who was expelled from the party on July 11 during the AIADMK general council meeting, has shot off a letter to the Manager of Karur Vysya Bank not to allow anyone to operate the account of the party as he was still the party treasurer. He […]
No role in Congress ‘split’, says Goa’s ruling BJP
Panaji, July 11 (BPNS) The Goa’s ruling BJP on Monday rejected allegations that they were trying to split the Congress MLAs, saying that their leaders were at their respective homes when the political developments were going on. “We have no role in this development, only Congress can tell you. I have no information if anyone […]
PIL filed at Calcutta HC against Mamata’s ‘Jihad’ comment
Kolkata, July 11 (BPNS) A PIL was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday against the recent comment of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that her Trinamool Congress will declare “Jihad” against the BJP at the party’s forthcoming Martyrs’ Day programme on July 21. The PIL has been filed by Nazia Ilahi […]
BJP to use Urdu for promotion of Modi government’s work among Muslims
New Delhi, July 11 (BPNS) Ahead of the next parliamentary election in 2024, the BJP has planned to also use Urdu as the language of communication to reach out to Muslims especially the backward or Pasmanda. The whole exercise is aimed to communicate with madarsa educated Muslims who only know how to read and write […]
AIADMK general council appoints EPS as interim general secretary 
Chennai , July 11( BPNS) In an expected political move, AIADMK general council which is meeting at Vanagaram in Chennai has appointed Edappadi K. Palaniswami as party interim general secretary. The general council meeting also annulled the dual leadership posts of coordinator and co-coordinator which were held respectively by O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami. […]
Book launch was not an RSS function: for Kerala Opposition leader V.D. Satheeshan
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (BPNS) Kerala Opposition leader V.D. Satheeshan has said that the book launch of RSS ideologue late P. Parameswaran was not an RSS event and instead, it was a book release function in which he was invited by late Janatadal leader and former Minister, M.P Veerendrakumar. Satheeshan who was rattled over the revelations […]
DMK leader T.R. Baalu lashes out against TN Governor on origin of Dravidians.
Chennai, July 11 (BPNS) Senior leader of the DMK and former Union Minister, T. R. Baalu has lashed out against the Tamil Nadu Governor, R.N. Ravi, and said that he does not know anything about Dravidian origin. He said that the Tamil Nadu governor is ‘scared’ of the term Dravidian and said that he was […]