Open community kitchen in rural areas, says AIADMK
The Hindu
Ensure that the needy were fed round the clock: Udayakumar
The State government should open community kitchen in rural areas and ensure that the needy who have lost their homes due to the rain had access to food round the clock, said former Revenue and Disaster Management Minister R. B. Udayakumar here on Thursday.
Following water release from Vaigai dam, the MLA and senior functionaries from the party visited Melakkal and Sholavandan areas in Madurai district. Speaking to reporters, he said that the district administration should keep the public informed about water being released from the reservoir as many people were caught unawares when they go to the river for taking bath and washing clothes, he said.
Sitting MP and DMK ally IUML’s candidate K. Navas Kani registered a remarkable victory from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. While Mr. Navas Kani polled 5,09,664 votes, O. Panneerselvam, Independent candidate supported by the BJP, bagged 3,42,882 votes, AIADMK candidate Jayaperumal secured 99,780 votes and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate Dr. Chandra Prabha Jeyapaul bagged 97,672 votes. As many as 6,275 voters pressed NOTA button.
Hailed as the “hrudayavanta” (man with a kind heart), cardiologist C.N. Manjunath registered a resounding victory by beating the three-time MP, D.K. Suresh, and sending ripples across Bengaluru Rural seat, a bastion strongly controlled by Mr. Suresh and his brother Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.