DMK government snatching away the democratic rights of people to criticise, says Palaniswami
The Hindu
False cases being filed against AIADMK cadre, he charges
Opposition leader and co-coordinator of the AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday said Tamil Nadu was under a dictatorial rule and that the DMK government was snatching away the democratic rights of the people even to criticise.
Talking to presspersons at the party office here, Mr. Palaniswami alleged that false cases were being registered against the AIADMK cadre by the DMK government. He charged that crimes had increased during the eight months of the DMK government and law and order had completely degenerated in the State.

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

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