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Statue of Periyar found smeared with saffron dye; O Panneerselvam condemns

Political leaders, including DMK chief M K Stalin slammed the incidentA slipper was also found near the statue at Samathuvapuram colony in Inamkulathur

1 min read27 Sep 2020
Politics

Maintain water level of Mullaperiyar dam at 139 ft, SC tells Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court directed the state government to maintain the water level at 139 feet, two feet below the permissible limit fixed by the apex court

2 min read24 Aug 2018
Politics

Kerala floods: Kochi airport suffers estimated loss of over ₹220 crore

The Kochi International Airport has suffered an estimated loss of over ₹220 crores in the floods in Kerala, an official said

1 min read21 Aug 2018
Politics

Kerala witnesses heavy rains, 4 killed and thousands moved to evacuation camps

Kerala has been receiving heavy rainfall for weeks now, with some areas experiencing continuous rain for the last 36 hours, and disrupting normal life

1 min read16 Jul 2018
Politics

Another Periyar statue vandalized in Tamil Nadu, DMK, Rajinikanth condemn

Unidentified persons cut off the head of the Periyar statue using a chisel and placed it near the roundabout in Padukottai village of Tamil nadu

2 min read20 Mar 2018
Opinion

On the statue vandalism issue

Statues of Lenin in Tripura, Periyar in Tamil Nadu, Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata and B.R. Ambedkar in Meerut have been vandalised, turning into a political flashpoint

1 min read9 Mar 2018
Politics

B.R. Ambedkar’s statue defaced in Chennai

B.R. Ambedkar's bust was placed inside a structure covered with a grill in a residential neighbourhood in Tiruvotriyur and was splattered with paint

1 min read8 Mar 2018
Politics

Vandalism puts Delhi police on alert, security tightened around key statues

The police beef up security around statues in Delhi as a precautionary measure in the face of vandalism and violence triggered by razing down statues of Lenin and Periyar

1 min read8 Mar 2018
Opinion

Attack on history

The vandalism targeting the statues of Lenin and Periyar is reprehensible

1 min read7 Mar 2018
Politics

Statue vandalism issue emerges as a political flashpoint

Statues of Lenin in Tripura, Periyar in Tamil Nadu, Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata and B.R. Ambedkar in Meerut have been vandalised in the past two days. A look at the political developments on the statue vandalism issue

8 min read7 Mar 2018
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