OMLANKA
Lakhs of devotees congregated in sacred Thiruvannamalai to participate in the Karthigai Deepam festival on Friday. Devotees climbed atop the Annamalai for a glimpse of Maha Deepam. The 10-day festival of Sri Arunchaleswarar Temple began on November 14 with the hoisting of the flag. The day began with a puja followed by lighting of Bharani Deepam at the temple at 4 a.m. Around 4,000 to 5,000 people were allowed inside the temple for Bharani Deepam.
DMK chief MK Stalin has demanded the Tamil Nadu State Government to release the seven convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as was done with the Dharmapuri bus burning case convicts.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu called on the DMK president MK Stalin at the latter's residence recently and held talks.
DMK Leader M.K. Stalin has condemned the dissolution of the Sri Lankan Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena as a blow to democracy in the neighbouring country. He urged that the Indian government had a duty to ensure the safety of Tamils in Sri Lanka in the wake of the political crisis in the neighbouring island nation.
The Madras High Court has upheld the Tamil Nadu Speaker's decision disqualifying the 18 AIADMK legislators from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
