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Congress person and erstwhile Union Minister P. Chidambaram reaffirmed his party’s confederation with the DMK and confirmed that they would look the elections unitedly and look victorious.
Speaking to property persons present connected Wednesday, helium denied immoderate talks with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam. “I convey my wishes to Vijay, but his efforts volition not succeed; lone INDIA volition win,” helium added.
Mr. Chidambaram criticised the Election Commission of India for removing 66 lakh names from the elector database successful Tamil Nadu nether the pretext of not having due addresses. “This is unacceptable. Out of those removed, astir 7.5 lakh radical person already applied to re-include their names, and this fig is expected to transcend 10 lakhs. This proves the Commission’s error. Everyone indispensable enactment vigilant to thwart the Commission’s manoeuvres,” helium said.
Raising concerns implicit the recently announced Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB — G RAM G) Act replacing Manahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), helium said: “There are large flaws successful this scheme. With State resources already depleted, nary State tin conscionable the request to carnivore 40% of the costs. This strategy volition apt beryllium implemented successful each districts of BJP-ruled States but lone successful a fewer districts of non-BJP States.”
While the authorities claimed to person summation workdays to 125, it failed to supply adjacent 50 days of enactment connected an average, helium added.
On the contented of Vice-Chancellor appointments, helium said, “In galore States, the authorities appoints the VC. The instrumentality stating that the Governor should name them successful Tamil Nadu is outdated. When the Centre appoints the VCs for Central Universities, wherefore shouldn’t the State governments bash the aforesaid for State universities?”
