AIADMK golden jubilee conference will be show of strength for Palaniswami
The Hindu
AIADMK golden jubilee conference will be show of strength for Palaniswami
The AIADMK’s golden jubilee conference, to be held on Sunday, will be a show of strength for the party’s new general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
The conference — Veera Varalatrin ezhuchi maanadu — is also expected to invigorate the cadre ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, party leaders say.
To underscore Mr. Palaniswami as the undisputed leader of the party, the venue of the meet has been designed with the image of Mr. Palaniswami next to that of party founder M.G. Ramachandran and former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. “Mr. Palaniswami has emerged as the single leader of the party with the support of 2.44 crore cadre. Madurai has been the soil for many new beginnings and this conference will eventually be a historical one,” said party leader Sellur K. Raju.
Jayalalithaa rejuvenated the party through the silver jubilee conference in Tirunelveli. “Eventually the AIADMK went on to become a powerful force that was a part of the Union government in 1998,” said former Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji.
Similarly, this conference will not only be a coronation for Mr. Palaniswami, but will also motivate cadre to work hard in the upcoming election, he added.
Alleging that the DMK had become unpopular among the masses due to its inefficient administration, Mr. Raju said the timing of the conference gains much significance.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.