International Master Atanu Lahiri, a former joint secretary, AICF, in a complaint to the Registrar of Societies, Tamil Nadu has urged the initiation of a probe on alleged mismanagement or misuse of AICF funds and even dissolve the chess body if gross violation of its objectives and obligations were found.
BCCI registered its new constitution with the Registrar of Societies of Tamil Nadu in Chennai, paving the way for the Committee of Administrators (COA) to chalk out a roadmap for conducting elections.
Greenpeace India is at the receiving end again. This time, it is in the cross hairs of the Tamil Nadu government.
Greenpeace's registration to operate in India has been cancelled, the environmental group said on Friday, marking yet another action which, it alleged, came under the directions of the Union home ministry as part of the crackdown on NGOs.
Decrying the action of a private club imposing a dress code and denying entry to a dhoti-clad judge as an "insult" to Tamil culture, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said the government would enact a new law in the current session to curb such practices.
'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'
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