Day: March 16, 2019

After seat-sharing arrangement in the Secular Progressive Alliance was announced by the DMK chief M K Stalin yesterday, the CPI(M) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) named their candidates for three Lok Sabha constituencies allotted to them.

The first batch of paramilitary forces have arrived in Chennai for Lok Sabha election duty and they will be sent to Tirupur, Trichy, and Salem in the first phase.

A CCTV footage of an alleged meeting between the Congress’s ally IUML and SDPI surfaced yesterday and created a stir among political parties in the State.

Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said as many as 13,523 out of the 21,999 licensed guns have been surrendered in the police stations so far in the State following the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct. Addressing mediapersons at the Secretariat, Friday, he said 27 guns have been seized so far and the remaining guns are expected to be surrendered in the coming days.

The Cuddalore constituency was formed in 1952 and comprises of seven Taluks. AIADMK’s A Arumozhithevan is the incumbent MP of the constituency.

The Chief Minister presented him with a bouquet and draped him with a shawl. In return, Vijayakanth, honoured him with a shawl and was helped in the process by his brother-in-law Sudhish.

“DMDK has been an integral part of Tamilnadu politics. Having stitched a strong alliance for Lok Sabha polls this time, we are going all guns blazing. Our president, Captain Vijayakanth will make a whirlwind tour across the State and address cadres,” says DMDK deputy secretary L K Sudhish.

Kerala is well-known for its authentic foods. If you are a traditional sea-food lover, then Barbeque Nation is where you should rush to. The restaurant will be holding ‘Moplah food festival’ across its centres in Chennai and Bangalore till 24 March. The food outlet offers a range of delicacies from the Malabar region of northern Kerala.

In an embarrassing movement, the BJP in Kerala held a function to welcome prominent Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s aunt and her husband into the party fold although they were for a long time supporting the saffron party.