Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin, others pay floral tributes to Fr. Stan Swamy
The Hindu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had said that tragedy that befell Fr. Stan Swamy, who fought for the downtrodden, should not happen to anyone else
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday paid floral tributes to the urn and portrait of human rights activist Father Stan Swamy, who recently died in a Mumbai hospital after prolonged incarceration in Taloja Central jail in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, at Loyola college in Chennai. He was accompanied by Lok Sabha MPs Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran, State Minorities Commission Chairperson Peter Alphonse, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi General Secretary and MLA Sinthanai Selvan among others. A press statement from the Secretariat said that Father Stan Swamy had fought for rights and development of India’s tribal people and raised questions over how several aspects of the Fifth Schedule of Indian Constitution had not been implemented. He also called for a Tribal Advisory Council to ensure safety, welfare and development of tribals and fought for the protection of Adivasi lands in Jharkhand.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.