'What makes it shocking is that it was so sudden. It's not that she was ill for a long time. I heard from friends that she was working every day. She was in a lot of television series and movies.'
Dharmapuri district Child Welfare Officer J Raja Meenakshi has filed a complaint with the Chennai city police alleging that the minister demanded Rs 20 lakh to transfer her to Chennai.
The OPS camp believes Sasikala's family still calls the shot in the EPS camp.
'Probably only Sonia-ji knows the extent of what he is doing.'
'Sasikala went to jail in a 19-year-old case.' 'Dinakaran went to jail in a case of attempting to bribe the Election Commission.' 'How can you link the BJP to these two cases?'
When faced with problems, this IAS officer came up with innovative solutions.
The charismatic actor came to spend the next three years at Barnes School and Junior College at Devlali, near Nashik, in Maharashtra. His former schoolmates pay tribute to their late friend.
The agitation saw the participation of 147 farmers when it started, which number swelled to 325 by the time it ended.
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Barely weeks before he turned 22, a young fisherman was shot, allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy.
In 2016, the Tamil Nadu railway police rescued 2,128 children; nearly six children a day, or a child every four hours.
'It was a professional relationship with Jayalalithaa.' 'Being a businessman, I have to be in touch with the ruling party.'
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'The minister said we should stop fishing near the shore and start going for deep sea fishing.'
'Why should farmers who give us food be vacated to hand over their property to a private company held by one individual,' asks green activist S P Udaykumar.
The Australian police believe it is a contract killing.
By itself the event may not amount to much, but what it indicates is a changing, assertive, public doesn't want to be taken for a ride anymore.
'The coronation of Yogi Adityanath as the surprise chief minister should set at rest all speculation over the nature of the UP mandate,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
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