Activists of Muslim voluntary forum protest Madani’s arrest by Karnataka policeCOIMBATORE - Over 300 activists of the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), a Muslim voluntary forum, staged a protest here on Monday against the Karnataka Police for arresting Abdul Nasser Madani, leader of the regional People’s Democratic Party (PDP). IAS officer Umashankar is victimised: JayalalithaaCOIMBATORE - Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday termed the suspension of IAS officer C. Umashankar by the state government as a case of victimisation for taking on the Maran brothers and another industrialist. Our minority government is for minorities: KarunanidhiCOIMBATORE - The Tamil Nadu government may be by the “minority” DMK but it is for the minorities, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday said. Preference in government jobs based on popular demand: KarunanidhiCOIMBATORE - The announcement at the World Classical Tamil Conference valedictory function to give preference in state government jobs to those who studied Tamil was based on the demand made by several journalists, poets and others, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said here Monday. Tamil is India’s pride, says Pratibha PatilCOIMBATORE - President Pratibha Patil inaugurated the World Classical Tamil Conference here Wednesday, describing Tamil history as India’s pride. All set for World Tamil ConferenceCOIMBATORE - More than 5,000 people from India and abroad, including a large number of scholars, will take part in the first five-day World Classical Tamil Conference starting here Wednesday. |
