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Kamal Haasan condemns Combaitore minor girl murder, Pa Ranjith urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to take urgent measures

Kamal Haasan condemns Combaitore minor girl murder, Pa Ranjith urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to take urgent measures

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A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and brutally killed in Coimbatore, leading to shock and outrage across Tamil Nadu, and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday promised strict action following opposition uproar. A 33-year old man, who allegedly committed sexual assault has been arrested under POCSO and for other offences including murder and his accomplice has been nabbed for criminal conspiracy, police said. Kamal Haasan and Pa Ranjith have reacted to the gruesome tragedy that has sent shockwaves in Tamil Nadu. What Kamal Haasan said Actor Kamal Haasan has condemned the incident. Taking to his X account, he wrote, “The incident of a 10-year-old girl being sexually assaulted and murdered near Sulur is heart-wrenching. The perpetrators must be brought to justice through a fast-track court and awarded the maximum punishment. The family, shattered by grief, thinking of the cruelty inflicted on their little one, must be provided with appropriate compensation. Crimes against children and women must be crushed with an iron fist.” Meanwhile, filmmaker Pa Ranjith tagged Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with a special …

CM Vijay holds meeting on removal of silt from waterbodies

CM Vijay holds meeting on removal of silt from waterbodies

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday chaired a review meeting at the Secretariat in Chennai with Ministers and officials regarding the grant of permission to remove silt from waterbodies for the welfare of farmers and potters. According to an official release, there are 40,000 lakes and ponds in Tamil Nadu under the control of the Water Resources, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Departments. Before the onset of the northeast monsoon, the silt deposited in these waterbodies will be removed and provided free of cost to farmers, potters, and for domestic use. This will also help increase the storage capacity of waterbodies. Farmers and potters have been asked to make use of this opportunity and remove the silt free of cost under the supervision of officials of the concerned departments. They can register and apply through tnesevai.tn.gov.in, and permission will be granted by the concerned Tahsildars within 10 days of the application, the release said. District Collectors were asked to publish the list of lakes and ponds for the year 2026–2027 in the …

Raghava Lawrence defends Tamil Nadu CM Vijay for picking Rajmohan as Minister for Film Technology and Cinematograph Act

Raghava Lawrence defends Tamil Nadu CM Vijay for picking Rajmohan as Minister for Film Technology and Cinematograph Act

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Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar approved the allocation of portfolios to the nine ministers who were sworn in along with the chief minister C Joseph Vijay, on May 10. Party’s Egmore legislator Rajmohan became the minister for school education, Tamil development, information and publicity. He will handle the portfolios of archaeology, Tamil official language and Tamil culture, information and publicity, film technology and cinematograph act, newsprint control, stationery and printing, and government press. Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Rajmohan. What Raghava Lawrence said Actor Vishal openly questioned this decision and said Rajmohan is someone who has little or no experience of what is happening in the Tamil film industry. However, many others came in defence of CM Vijay and said one must consider the fact that Vijay has made the decision with a lot of careful thought. Among the ones who came in support of Vijay was actor Raghava Lawrence. Raghava took to his X account and wrote, “Our Honorable Chief Minister and Nanba #CMJosephVijay surely would not have taken this decision without careful thought …

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay allocates ministries. See full list

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay allocates ministries. See full list

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Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar on Saturday approved the allocation of portfolios as recommended by the new chief minister, C. Joseph Vijay, days after the actor-turned-politician took the oath of office. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay speaks during the floor test proceedings at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, in Chennai on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab ) Thus, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government, which was formed after Vijay’s two-year-old party stunned almost everyone by emerging as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, is officially finalised. According to the Lok Bhavan press release, Vijay will handle public administration, general administration, police, women and youth welfare, welfare of children, aged, differently abled persons, municipal administration, and urban and water supply. Tamil Nadu cabinet: Who gets what K A Sengottaiyan is the finance minister K G Arun Raj is the TN health minister P. Venkataraman is the minister for food and civil supplies Aadhav Arjuna is the minister for public works and sports S Keerthana is the minister for industries R Nirmal Kumar is the …