With Covid-19 playing villain, Rajinikanth decides against a political call sheet
With Covid-19 playing villain, Rajinikanth decides against a political call sheet
Superstar Rajinikanth has finally ended the mystery over his political foray. The star has decided against it after a “warning from God”. Did the actor miss his calling or skip a major failure? TS Sudhir comments.
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Superstar Rajinikanth has decided against his entry into politics (File | PTI)
It is official. There will neither be a New Year s party nor a party in the New Year by Rajinikanth. The superstar who vowed to enter politics to “change the system” in Tamil Nadu interpreted his recent hospitalisation at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad as a “warning from God”. That his health system was too fragile to take the load of a political call sheet.
Meet the musician from Chennai who thrives on Christmas motifs
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Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
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Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
For five years in the mid-1950s, M Samuel Abeysekera played the piano in the worship services twice a week at Madras Christian College, where he studied. He was the accompanist for the John Millns Singers and the John Millns Chorale, led by the late Jabez Janagaraj, for four decades. The Tamil Nadu Government Staff Choir and Secretariat Fellowship Choir also enjoyed his services at the pipe organ and piano in St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, for decades until he retired as a Joint Secretary to the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
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The May 10, 1821, dated letter was sent by H Lowe of the government of St Helena to Major General Sir Thomas Munro, then Governor of Madras
CHENNAI: Does the city have any connect with French statesman and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte? It may not have a direct association but delve into the archives and historical research department of the state government in Chennai, and you will find a document that dates back to 1821, written from St Helena where Napoleon breathed his last in exile, which proves that he died of cancer.
The letter was addressed to Major General Sir Thomas Munro, then Governor of Madras, to confirm his demise as the French were attempting to establish their supremacy over India from Puducherry and four other enclaves spread across the sub-continent. The war between the British and the French during the 18th and 19th centuries had ramifications on their colonies across the world.