Mar 06, 2021, 11:44 AM IST
Chennai: Ahead of the elections in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally the ruling AIADMK have settled on a pact where 20 Assembly constituencies and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha has been allotted to BJP.
Following up with the release of its first list of six candidates for the polls on Friday, the AIADMK firmed up the electoral agreement with BJP late Friday night after several rounds of negotiations, PTI reported.
An release by the AIADMK stated that it pledges full support to BJP candidates in the April 6 polls and the pact was signed by O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami from the ruling party side and BJP national general secretary, C T Ravi and state unit chief L Murugan.
Updated Mar 06, 2021 · 08:11 pm A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. | IANS
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday inked a seat-sharing agreement with the Bharatiya Janata Party, allotting its ally 20 Assembly seats for the upcoming April 6 election in Tamil Nadu,
The Hindu reported.
The Lok Sabha bye-election ticket for the Kanyakumari constituency was also given to the BJP, according to PTI. The party named senior leader and former Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the April 6 bye-poll. The seat fell vacant after the death of Congress leader H Vasanthakumar, who succumbed to Covid-19.
Man held for indulging in online fraud
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March 06, 2021 18:42 IST
He advertised about the sale of table and chairs at cheaper rates on an online portal.
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He advertised about the sale of table and chairs at cheaper rates on an online portal.
The Cyber Crime Cell of Central Crime Branch on Friday arrested a 35-year-old online fraudster who had reportedly cheated several people after posting online about the sale of consumer durables at cheaper rates.
The accused has been identified as S.Saravanakumar, 35, of Bodinayakanur, Theni district. He was arrested following a complaint from P. Saravanan Palanisami, of Chennai. The complainant saw a post about sale of table and chairs at cheaper rates advertised on pages of an online portal. He contacted the person who was mentioned as the seller of the product, who asked him to pay ₹3000 to a mobile wallet. After receiving the payment, the seller switched off the mobile and failed to deliver the goods
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