Tamil Nadu

The Kerala Minister alleged that Tamil Nadu transport department took a unilateral decision to impose Rs 4,000 extra per seat.

Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently slammed DMK’s anti-Hindi campaign slogan, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ (Translation – I Don’t Know Hindi, Get Lost!)”,  and advocated for learning the Hindi language.

A total of 136 people have been admitted to five hospitals. The total count of people affected due to consumption of illicit liquor has now increased to 225.

D Sureshbabu stated that Sai Baba preached both Islam and Hinduism and that the installation of his idol in a Hindu temple contradicted 8th-century Shaivite principles.

The DMK leader also blamed BJP’s Tamil Nadu President K. Annamail, calling the Hooch tragedy a “planned conspiracy by Annamalai”.

Instead of directly questioning the MK Stalin-led government, Kamal Haasan said, "There are enough available liquor, more than pharmacies."

During the DMK event, Iniyavan used casteist and misogynist slurs while targeting FM Nirmala Sitaraman. 

The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration's report released on Sunday.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, 250 litres of illicit liquor were seized and disposed off in the state's Tiruchirapalli district.

It is pertinent to mention that the RJD-JDU-led Bihar government's amendments in November last year, based on a state-wide caste census, increased reservations to 20% for Scheduled Castes, 2% for Scheduled Tribes, 18% for Other Backward Classes, and 25% for Extremely Backward Classes, with an additional 10% for the Economically Weaker Sections, bringing the total to 75%.