Centenary fete of Thrissur Corpn. begins
The Hindu
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The Thrissur city has been fast developing as an important place in the global map, Minister for Local Self-Governments M.V. Govindan has said.
He was addressing a function here on Thursday to open the year-long Shatabdi (centenary) celebrations of the Thrissur Corporation.
“The entire world watched with surprise the way the local self government institutions faced the challenges posed by the calamities from Ockhi to COVID-19. Efforts are being taken by the Chief Minister to solve the doubts related to the K-Rail project,” he said. The government was committed to improving the living conditions of the common man, he said.
For the first time in a Lok Sabha election, the AIADMK forfeited deposits in seven constituencies. For the ruling DMK, the verdict is seen as a popular endorsement of the functioning of its three-year government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The outcome indicates that the BJP, whose Hindutva ideology has all along been considered alien to the political ethos of Tamil Nadu