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Why ‘no work no pay’policy only for govt employees, not MLAs: Kamal Hassan

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Why ‘no work no pay’policy only for govt employees, not MLAs: Kamal Hassan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amid indications of his plans to float a political party, the Tamil superstar has been raising his pitch against the ruling AIADMK government

With Tamil Nadu politics in a state of upheaval, superstar Kamal Hassan seems unwilling to leave any opportunity unharnessed in his bid to jump into the political arena and the ruling AIADMK government of the state has predictably become his favorite punching bag.

A day after the Edappadi Palaniswamy-led AIADMK government declared a ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the state’s over 33,000 teachers who have been on a strike, the acclaimed actor wondered why the same yardstick was not being applied to the ruling party’s 19 MLAs of the VK Sasikala-TTV Dhinakaran camp who have been sequestered at various resorts for the past several days.

The veteran Tamil actor, who has been a vocal critic of the AIADMK, took to Twitter on Friday to take jibes at the government’s policy and the Madras High Court’s reprimand for the protesting teachers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The superstar’s latest salvo against the AIADMK came a day after he told The Quint that he was contemplating on floating his own political outfit “not out of choice but compulsion”.

The Quint interview had detailed Hassan’s frank confessions on his political ambitions. Asked if he was being an opportunist by trying to leverage the current political turmoil in his state to his advantage, Hassan was quoted as saying: “Yes, I am an opportunist . This is the right time for me to come into active politics because everything that can possibly go wrong is going wrong. We need better governance. I am not promising swift remedies. But I promise to start the process of change. This change may not even happen in my lifetime. Hopefully there will be others to carry forward the cleansing process.”

Hassan’s comments are being viewed as a final indication of sorts of his plan to jump from the spotlight of cinema into the grisly world of politics. On September 1, Hassan – whose fan base across Tamil Nadu’s teeming cinema-worshippers is arguably second only to that of Rajinikanth – had met Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan setting rumour mills abuzz with talk of him joining the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

“I have been talking to the Kerala chief minister about it (political entry), taking advice and I will meet more politicians before I make my call,” Hassan had said after his meeting with Vijayan. Hassan was asked if the BJP – which has been on an electoral victory march across the country for the past three years and is preparing to make inroads in Tamil politics by brokering an alliance with the ruling AIADMK government of the state – would be his political party of choice. The actor’s reply was a resounding no: “My colour has obviously been seen over the 40 years that I have been working in cinema… it definitely is not saffron… I want to be in the middle of things, not leaning to any side.”

However, it now seems that the actor known for his radical views on reforming politics in Tamil Nadu, and later India, has decided to not join any political outfit but float his own. “Which existent political party can provide me with a platform or an ideology that will match my reformatory goals in politics… becoming a part of any political party is not a simple process of hopping, skipping and jumping in. A political party is about an ideology. And I don’t think my goals in politics can match the ideology of any political party,” he had said on Thursday.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Man attempting to cross India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan shot dead by BSF personnel

“We are investigating the case under these acts,” he added.

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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot and killed an individual attempting to cross the India-Pakistan border in the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan late on Tuesday, according to police.

Jitendra Kumar, the station house officer at Kesrisinghpur police station, stated that the man was trying to breach the barbed wire fence when he was spotted by BSF personnel. “They advised him to leave the area, but when he continued to advance, the BSF personnel shot him,” said the SHO.

Sriganganagar Superintendent of Police Gaurav Yadav confirmed that the suspect was allegedly trying to enter Indian territory around midnight on December 24, 2024. Despite warnings from the BSF soldiers, he did not heed their calls, which resulted in the shooting.

The incident occurred near a village in the Kesarisinghpur area. Items recovered from the intruder included Pakistani currency notes, a cigarette packet, an identity card, and other belongings. Authorities are currently gathering more information about him.

Ongoing discussions are taking place between the armed forces and police officers regarding the incident. An FIR has been filed that includes charges of trespassing and violations of the Passports Act and the Foreigners Act, according to Kumar. “We are investigating the case under these acts,” he added.

This incident is one of several similar occurrences along the border. In August, the BSF apprehended an intruder named Jagsi Kohli, who had entered about 15 kilometers into Indian territory in Barmer after locals alerted authorities that he was asking for directions to Tharparkar, a district in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

In March of this year, another person attempting to cross the border in Ganganagar was shot by BSF personnel. There have been additional incidents reported in October 2022 and twice in March 2021, all resulting in fatalities among the intruders.

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Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Chandrababu Naidu among leaders at NDA meet in Delhi amid Ambedkar row

The alliance had decided to convene on the birthday of the late BJP leader, noted for successfully leading the first coalition government to complete its term.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief J.P. Nadda and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu among leaders of the NDA met in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss different issues including Shah’s comment on BR Ambedkar days ago in Rajya Sabha.

In attendance, apart from Shah, Nadda and Naidu, JD-U leader and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister Anupriya Patel, as well as JD (S) leader and Union minister H.D. Kumaraswamy were present.

Also present were Jitan Ram Manjhi, leader of Bihar’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) and a minister in the Modi government, Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha, a Rajya Sabha MP, and Thushar Vellappally, president of Bharath Dharma Jana Sena.

While the specific agenda of the meeting was not officially disclosed, sources indicated that discussions revolved around good governance and various political issues—principles that were central to Vajpayee’s tenure as Prime Minister. The alliance had decided to convene on the birthday of the late BJP leader, noted for successfully leading the first coalition government to complete its term.

Following the meeting, Nadda shared on X, “Attended the NDA leaders’ meeting in New Delhi today. Under the visionary leadership of PM Narendra Modi, India is achieving unprecedented milestones and has positioned itself as a global superpower. The NDA government remains committed to realizing the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’, ensuring a brighter and more prosperous future for all.”

Sanjay Nishad, chief of the NISHAD Party in Uttar Pradesh, described the meeting as “informal” and focused on Vajpayee’s legacy. He emphasised the importance of unity among all alliance members heading into future elections, mentioning that they congratulated the BJP leaders for their electoral victories in Haryana and Maharashtra.

Nishad further outlined that the meeting addressed coalition strategies to ensure that Prime Minister Modi’s initiatives effectively reach the populace and that electoral promises are fulfilled. He raised the topic of providing reservations for the fishing community, stating, “I presented evidence on this issue, as it was a poll promise. They will follow up with us next week to discuss it.”

Responding to inquiries about whether Amit Shah’s controversial remarks on Ambedkar were discussed, Nishad said, “We are here for the welfare of the people. Our energy should focus on achieving success in that area, rather than engaging with negativity from opposition parties.”

The NDA meeting underscores the alliance’s commitment to the proposed simultaneous elections, with all members backing the initiative. A Joint Committee of Parliament, established to review two bills related to simultaneous polls, is set to convene on January 8.

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Manipur CM Biren Singh says state needs immediate peace, understanding between two communities

He claimed that the administration is responding quickly to the displaced people’s needs in areas such as education and agriculture.

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday emphasised the urgent need for peace in the state, which has faced ethnic violence since May of last year, and called on two communities to reach a mutual understanding.

Speaking at the Good Governance Day event held at the state BJP headquarters, Singh expressed confidence that the BJP could restore stability to the northeastern state, highlighting the party’s commitment to coexisting harmoniously.

“What is happening in Manipur today has multiple causes. Those who seek to divide the state are now questioning the government’s actions… they are driven by a desire for power,” Singh remarked.

He mentioned several initiatives, such as ‘Meeyamgi Numit’ (People’s Day), designed to foster closer relationships between officials and the public. “We do not oppose any specific community. The BJP’s position is clear: we advocate for the idea of living together and have initiated efforts to strengthen ties between the police and the community,” he stated.

Singh added that the state government is diligently addressing the needs of internally displaced persons by establishing committees throughout the administrative framework. He claimed that the administration is responding quickly to the displaced people’s needs in areas such as education and agriculture.

“We have not made any mistakes. Our goal is to ensure the well-being of future generations. It is essential for both communities to remain calm. Rather than dwelling on the past, we should concentrate on the upcoming NRC process, capturing biometrics, and using 1961 as the foundation year for the Inner Line Permit,” Singh said.

He also highlighted the government’s commitment to acting within a democratic and constitutional framework, noting that achieving these goals will take time. “What we require now is immediate peace and a resolution of misunderstandings between the two communities,” he concluded.

The ongoing violence has resulted in the deaths of over 250 individuals and left thousands homeless due to clashes between the Meitei community and Kuki-Zo groups since last May.

“Only the BJP can save Manipur. BJP leaders possess strong values of nationalism and social justice, practicing reality-based politics in the nation’s interest. If I am not nominated for a ticket by the BJP, I will remain loyal to the party,” Mr. Singh added.

He also highlighted several unity-focused projects initiated by the BJP government, mentioning that a Unity Mall featuring stalls from all ethnic groups in the state will be constructed with an investment exceeding ₹140 crores.

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