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Loaded with doles and freebies to woo the electorate ahead of the April 6 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, archrivals DMK and AIADMK s populist agenda driven election manifesto are also being debated for the financial implications on a state already burdened with high debts. With late DMK chief M Karunanidhi s hero manifesto of 2006 that promised among others, free colour TV sets, virtually setting the trend for similar races in the future, Tamil Nadu has seen it all - free laptops, milch cows, mixer-grinder and gold for thali (mangal sutra) among others. In 2021 too, the Dravidian majors chose to dish out a slew of promises that carry the free of cost tag, a more politically correct term used to describe freebies by the proponents of such largesse. ....
Landlords take path of lease resistance Landlords take path of lease resistance ByBellie ThomasBellie Thomas / Updated: Mar 5, 2021, 06:00 IST A house owner and his brother, who tried to use force to evict their tenant without returning the Rs 16 lakh she had paid as lease have been slapped with a case of sexual harassment and criminal trespass in Madiwala on Tuesday. Complainant Kanchana (not her real name) told Bangalore Mirror that her father, mother, brother and she have been staying in the fourth-floor house in Lavanya Serenity Building in 13th C Cross in Venkatapura over the past five years. The family had paid a lease amount of Rs 16 lakh to the ....
Ahead of expelled leader V K Sasikala s return on February 8, the ruling AIADMK on Saturday said it has lodged a complaint with police against the camp of the close aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa alleging a conspiracy to unleash violence and sought action to protect Tamil Nadu and ensure peace. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam chief and Sasikala s nephew Dhinakaran rubbished the conspiracy allegation as defamatory and lies. The allegation by the AIADMK comes ahead of Sasikala s return to Tamil Nadu on Monday from Karnataka after her recovery from COVID-19 and following completion of her jail term in a corruption case. ....