TN CM M.K. Stalin, Ministers take social justice pledge
The Hindu
Birth anniversary of social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy is being marked as a ‘Day of Social Justice’
Ministers and government officials led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin took the pledge for social justice on the ‘Day of Social Justice’, marking the birth anniversary of social reformer ‘Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy at the Secretariat campus in Chennai on Friday.
CM Stalin also paid floral tributes to a statue of the Dravidar Kazhagam founder on Anna Salai in Chennai. Ministers and legislators accompanied him.
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.