Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019. For the DMK s vote-score to be so low in a constituency with a substantial Muslim population has not missed the BJP strategists eyes, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
AP, Telangana have high prevalence of non-communicable diseases, says ASSOCHAM survey thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A survey highlighted that Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have a 16.19 per cent prevalence of key NCDs which is higher than the national average of 11.62 per cent.These states particularly have a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases .
Pon Radhakrishnan admitted to Madurai hospital after Covid symptoms
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Thu, May 6 2021 19:57 IST |
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Pon Radhakrishnan. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 6 : Former Union Minister for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan was admitted to Government Rajaji hospital in Madurai following Covid symptoms. The 69-year-old BJP leader who lost the recent Lok Sabha by-election from Kanyakumari constituency was hospitalised on Thursday.
Pon Radhakrishnan in a Twitter message said that he was admitted in the Madurai hospital following Covid symptoms but that the symptoms are mild as he had taken both the doses of Covid vaccine. He appealed to everybody above 18 years of age to get vaccinated.
Vijayakumar polled about 5.76 lakh votes as against Radhakrishnan who got about 4.38 lakh votes. The bypoll was necessitated owing to the death of H. Vasanth Kumar due to Covid-19 last August and the election was held on April 6. The third spot was garnered by movie director Seeman floated Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidate R. Anetter Allwyn who had polled 58,593 votes or about five per cent of the votes cast. With this victory the DMK-led alliance continues to have 38 members in the Lok Sabha out of 39 in Tamil Nadu. IANS Dear Reader,
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