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CHENNAI: Traffic Ramaswamy, the man who held the authorities in check and questioned the wrongful deeds by the governments passed away in Chennai on Tuesday. He was 87.
Mu Anandakumar, who runs Bharathamatha Foundation, remembered the days he spent with Ramaswamy organizing awareness programs throughout the state. “I met him during a PIL in Madurai High Court. Our friendship grew stronger over the years. He brought out the hazards from the leather factory in Dindigul district. He taught us how to take our own cases without the help of an advocate and how to ask the questions right in RTI petitions,” said Mu Anandakumar.
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Despite several awareness campaigns on the importance of voting, lakhs of people did not exercise their franchise on April 6. The State recorded a polling percentage of 71.79% with Chennai seeing a below-par turnout of just 59.06%.
Several people Express spoke to said they made good use of the long weekend (which began with Good Friday on April 2 and ended on April 6), while others said they did not see what good it would do.
Marriage preparations
J Harikumar (38) of Red Hills said that May month being auspicious for marriage, he and his fiancee used the days to travel to invite relatives and friends.
Tamil Nadu polls: First time voters think like Thanos, act like Thor and ignore Loki
The first time is always special, and this rule is no exception to voting. As they say, with great powers come great responsibility.
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a group of girls in the booth in Vellore on Tuesday. (Photo | P S Sundar, S Dinesh/EPS)
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CHENNAI: The first time is always special, and this rule is no exception to voting. As they say, with great powers come great responsibility. In keeping with that sentiment, S Zubaid Abdul tells us how he felt so “empowered” after exercising his ballot for the first time.
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CHENNAI: A day after the Madras High Court questioned the State government on the delay in taking action against a top police official, accused of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer, he appeared before the CB-CID officials.
According to sources, the officer, who was accompanied by a group of advocates, appeared before around 11 am at the CB-CID complex in the Old Police Commissionerate and answered questions. While senior CB-CID officials remained tight-lipped, sources said the inquiry went on till 4 pm after which he left through the back door. The sources added that the officer was in the process of seeking anticipatory bail amid rumours that CB-CID was planning to arrest him.
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CHENNAI: In a city where supermarkets are fast-replacing the friendly neighbourhood grocery seller, a police officer, out of concern for elderly women street vendors, has presented huge bowler hats to guard from the sun.
About 10 days ago, Inspector S Seetharaman, attached to Triplicane police station, was on his way to work when he noticed a man bargaining with an elderly woman selling vegetables near the Aminjikarai signal.
“She was selling a bundle of greens for Rs 10, but the man wanted it for Rs 5. The women kept yelling Rs 10 a bundle, but the man wouldn’t budge. I was saddened to see the woman struggling to sell something for just Rs 10 with the harsh sun beating down on her,” said Seetharaman.