S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) questioned whether Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss had the courage to ask its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Union government, to conduct a caste census. He was … Read more
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) urged the State government to drop the Transport Department’s proposal to hire and operate private buses on a contractual basis during the Deepavali festival, expressing concern that it would lead to privatisation. In a statement, he said the State government had announced last … Read more
After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum … Read more
AIADMK’s former coordinator O. Panneerselvam distributing essential items to flood-hit people on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK’s former coordinator O. Panneerselvam and PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss distributed essential items to people affected by cyclone Michaung-induced flood in Chennai and neighbouring districts. After distributing relief materials in Villivakkam and R.K. Nagar constituencies and interacting … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said pension for noon-meal organisers should be increased to ₹10,000 a month, from the ₹2,000 a month being paid in the State. In a statement, he said it was an insult to pay ₹2,000 a month as pension to noon-meal organisers who have completed 40 years of service. “I … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday said India should not provide unconditional support to Sri Lanka. In a statement, he pointed out that the motive of Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Indian visit on July 21 is to seek assistance and investments from India. Mr. Anbumani said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should urge Mr. Wickremesinghe … Read more
PMK founder S. Ramadoss distributing sweets during the party’s founding day celebrations on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday listed out the things the party has achieved despite not being in power and alleged that the two Dravidian parties will continue to win so long as people take cash … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday demanded that 500 liquor stores be shut down every quarter in Tamil Nadu to ensure that the State has no liquor stores within the next two-and-a-half years. He welcomed the State government’s announcement to shut down 500 liquor stores from June 22. In a statement, he said that a … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday said he would embark on a padayatra on January 7 and 8 in Neyveli to protect 25,000 acres of fertile lands from being taken over by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), and demand its shutdown of Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Party sources said this is a continuation of his stated … Read more