
Arunachal exam uses derogatory term for tribe, sparks row
The Hindu
The Nyishis say term was omitted constitutionally in 2008
The Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) has sought “appropriate direction” from the State government after a question referring to a tribe with its British-era derogatory name sparked a row. The APSSB had conducted the combined graduate level examination on August 1. The Nyishis, one of the largest Scheduled Tribe communities in Arunachal Pradesh, consider the term derogatory.
On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












