Senior Congress leaders admit that the JPC issue has boomeranged against the party, reports Renu Mittal.
Dismissing the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham's charge of partiality in the take over of "select cable TV networks" in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Sunday said her government had acted in an impartial manner by taking over MSOs.
Grand birthday celebrations for Jayalalithaa
75 MPs of both houses of Parliament belonging to three major opposition parties the Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India-Marxist, Bahujan Samaja Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham have signed a four-page petition to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to make a statement in both houses of Parliament on issue of Union Minister A Raja's being accused by a Chennai High Court Judge of trying to influence a case.
It will be replaced by the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Instead of adversely affecting the interests of minorities, the Tamil Nadu CM said, a UCC would ensure all citizens are treated equally.
It is the third party in Tamil Nadu, after DMK and MDMK, to quit the BJP-led alliance.
The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagham leader is set to embark on a series of protests covering the Cauvery basin regions of Tamil Nadu beginning Saturday.
Soundararajan is heard telling the student and the people who gathered at the lounge that a plane was no place to raise slogans.
A lone ranger braves the summer sun to get the party's message to voters in a small town in Tamil Nadu.
