Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
The Hindu
A criminal defamation complaint has been filed in the Principal District Sessions Court in Chennai,
A criminal defamation complaint has been filed in the Principal District Sessions Court in Chennai, against suspended DMK orator Shivaji Krishnamoorthy, for allegedly defaming Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi.
The complaint was filed on behalf of the Governor by City Public Prosecutor G. Devarajan who was accorded sanction by Tamil Nadu government. In a letter to the Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner last week, S. Prasanna Ramasamy, deputy secretary to the Governor, complained about a viral video of Shivaji Krishnamoorthy using extremely abusive, defamatory and derogatory language.
During a public meeting held on January 13, Mr. Krishnamoorthy who used expletives while slamming the Governor for skipping parts of the prepared speech during his address at the Assembly on January 9, had said if Mr. Ravi could not take B.R. Ambedkar’s name, he should go to Kashmir, so that he would be gunned down by terrorists.
At a time when speculations are rife on announcement of candidates for the Erode East by-election slated for February 27, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri who addressed journalists at Chennai, said the party would contest in the by-poll for Erode East Constituency and would seek support from its ally, DMK and other alliance partners.
Meanwhile, a delegation of senior functionaries of the AIADMK met Tamil Maanila Congress leader G.K. Vasan regarding the by-poll, when AIADMK’s ally, BJP had already formed a 14-member committee to ensure coordination for the by-poll. In a related development, DMDK has announced a district secretaries meeting on January 23, to discuss about the by-election.
In Erode district, the first-level checking of EVMs that are to be used in the by-election began.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, while speaking to journalists at Chennai said the Union AYUSH Ministry has once again sought clarifications on the anti-NEET Bill and a response would be sent in a week.
No room for complacency till counting is completed, Chandrababu Naidu tells TDP-BJP-JSP contestants. The TDP-BJP-JSP alliance will register a comfortable victory in the general elections over the YSRCP, he says. Alleging that the YSRCP has conspired to create disturbances on the counting day, the TDP national president advises the chief counting agents and their teams to see to it that the officials adhere to norms related to counting.