POLITICS

Minister went to office after a long time ?

One Union minister, after taking over charge, was not attending the office for the last two months. It is said that at a recently held cabinet meeting, PM reportedly asked him the reason. Now he has started  going to office regularly.

Key NDA alliance missing from mega BJP event in TN, rumour mill on overdrive

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai flags off the ‘En Mann, En Makkal’ (my land, my people)  Padayatra, at Rameswaram, in Ramanathapuram. Despite the enthusiasm from BJP leaders, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami opted out of the event and sent former minister R B Udayakumar as his representative. Similarly, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth, two other key allies of BJP in Tamil Nadu, were not present. Now rumour mill in political circle is on overdrive.