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Censured for sharing stage with Vijay, Aadhav Arjun resigns. VCK says ‘good for DMK-led alliance’

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Censured for sharing stage with Vijay, Aadhav Arjun resigns. VCK says ‘good for DMK-led alliance’

Chennai: Less than a week after he was suspended by party chief Thol Thirumavalavan for ‘disrupting discipline’, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna resigned from the party Sunday. In a statement on ‘X’, Aadhav said he took the decision to avoid any unnecessary discussion about him in public. Aadhav was suspended from the party for six months on 9 December, three days after he shared a stage with actor-turned-politician Vijay at a book launch in Chennai. In his address, Aadhav was critical of the ruling DMK, of which the VCK is an ally. Show Full Article In the statement he issued Sunday, Aadhav said that he will continue his political journey with VCK on the lines of social justice, caste eradication and women empowerm...

The controversial Aadhav Arjuna and VCK’s political compulsions behind his suspension

Thirumavalavan said in a statement Monday that Aadhav Arjuna’s activities had “disrupted discipline” within the party.“It came to the notice of the party’s chief executive committee that the party’s deputy general secretary, Aadhav Arjuna, is working against the welfare of the party…He has been continually working in conflict with the party by violating the party’s instructions,” Thirumavalavan said in the statement.“Such activities have disrupted discipline among party functionaries and created a negative impact within the party,” he added. “Also, it will set a wrong example in the party. Considering such circumstances and the party’s welfare, the party’s chief executive committee, including the party’s leader and two general secretaries, have decided to take disciplinary action against h...

Blame game erupts between TN BJP, DMK over award of tungsten mining block in Madurai by Centre

Chennai: The Narendra Modi-led central government’s decision to grant tungsten mining rights in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district to Hindustan Zinc has become the latest flashpoint between the state’s DMK government and the local BJP unit, with both vying to get the decision rolled back and claim credit for it. Amid protests against the mining lease on the ground, the Tamil Nadu Assembly Monday passed a resolution against the Centre’s move, while the state’s BJP unit simultaneously assured that there will be “good news” for the people of Madurai. Hours before the assembly session began Monday, Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai stated on social media that the Centre was considering revoking its decision to award mining rights in an area spanning 20.16 sq km in Madurai’s Melur taluk. He said...