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Finally after nearly 4 years.. The case has been quashed legally without any political support. As expected, all the accusations of false news etc have been rubbished. Also, importantly, this is the 1st judgment that marks out that "Press and Registration Act" will not be applicable to digital media. Thanks to everyone of you who stood by us during this time. Me and Deepa can't thank you enough! @simplicitycbe Detailed news here: thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu… Thank you @dhanyarajendran and @madarassi for the news.
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India has got vegetarians that lack protein
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How Tamilnadu’s funds are used to fund the 7th metro in UP, while we have to run to banks to fund our infrastructure.. and yet TN BJP doesn’t fight for Tamilnadu
Perhaps the most beautiful metro train in India & definitely the fastest one❣️ Going live in Meerut City early next year ~ 7th city in the state to have operational metro.
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40 வருசம் டாக்டர் ஆக இருந்து பெரியாரியம் பேசி காலம் கடத்தி வந்தவங்க கூட இப்படி பேசலையேமா.. யாருமா நீ 🔥
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Tamilnadu never ceases to amaze you!
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இந்தா .., cricket .. எவன் வீட்டு சொத்தும் இல்லைனு சொல்லு!
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1) So BJP called Coimbatore business leaders and associations for a meeting to listen to their woes. 2) One of the leading businessmen in Coimbatore running an iconic restaurant synonymous with Kovai explains his woes in a typically Kovai style. 3) A day later, he’s seen apologising for raising his concerns and BJP folks release the video of the same (this is the telling part). There is bad and there is nauseatingly embarrassingly bad.. this just shows their calibre. BJP has to #ApologiseToKovai for this.
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How many more times should @ptrmadurai’s video be shared with these folks who are so embarrassed by finance minister Nirmala that they’re lying outright to shield PM Modi’s lack of credibility? Here’s PTR explaining state’s voting rights in GST council:
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Scams of our time: •Emu Kozhi •Rohit Sharma the test batsman •KL Rahul is a Test Batsman •Nayanthara is Lady Super Star •Hindi is national language •Religion helps common people •Nirmala Sitaraman the economist •Gujarat Model •TN runs only on TASMAC money •Modi Please feel free to add to it..
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That's Tata Semiconductor industry. Bjp protested and got it removed from TN
₹6500 கோடி முதலீட்டில் கோவைக்கு வர இருந்த தொழில் நிறுவனத்தை, மிரட்டி குஜராத்துக்கு மாற்றி விட்டனர்..!
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Sai Deepak and Anand Ranganathan are the dumbest of the dumb who can’t get by even a street talk in Tamilnadu. That’s why they ply their trade in Delhi and never come here in open environments.
All these ola stories can be told in some AC hall or a satsang. But in tamilnadu these ola stories will be criticised even by a layman. That's the impact of the Dravidian movement and that's why Sai Deepak cries like a child. Brahmins will come up with all sorts of ola stories and we will dismantle all the stories and tell them who they are. 🤣🤣
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Just 15 districts in Tamilnadu has more temples than all of Uttar Pradesh.. go figure!
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Tamilnadu’s GDP was on par with Bihar in the 1960s. Here you can see the poverty that existed in TN in 1960s. 70% of the entire population has been below poverty line in 1960 and it was the worst in the country. Just because many lived in towns doesn’t make a state rich. Fast forward to today and the GDP of Tamilnadu is the second highest in the country with just 7% of the Indian population and it leads in every single social indicator and the latest SDG report of 23-24 clearly states that there are less than 2% of our population that doesn’t eat 3 times a day. An entire generation of people were uplifted due to the excellent sustained governance, aggressive social policies and an enabling environment for social and economic growth - right from Kamarajar to Stalin..
TN (Madras Presidency) was already a developed state even under the British, leading in many economic and social indicators, compared to other Presidencies. IITs/Harvard have a rigorous test and select only the best students, and then claim credit for their success. No doubt the schools play a role in shaping them, but they bet only on winning horses, so credit cannot be exclusively given to these schools. TN was already a winning horse, and DMK/ADMK rules simply helped enhancing it (Kamaraj did more in his tenure). So crediting these two parties alone for TN's growth is a logical fallacy. If any party can develop Bihar into a TN, then their rule/model can be rightfully credited. Infact, it's a testament to the enterprising nature of Thamizhagam to grow despite the rampant corruption and ideological venom being planted in its sacred soil.
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Police தான @TVKVijayHQ கூட்டத்துக்கு தண்ணி supply பண்ணி, பொட்டல சாப்பாடெல்லாம் ஏற்பாடு பண்ணி கொடுத்து, பந்தல் போட்டு, மின் விசிறிகள் ஏற்பாடு செஞ்சிருக்கணும் .. சும்மா தப்பிக்க பாக்காதீங்க DMK Karur MLA @V_Senthilbalaji
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The TN growth story and ecosystem.. படி.. படி .. படி.. நல்லா படி.. upward social mobility is the name of the game in TN..
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5 நாட்களாக கட்டி வச்சிருந்த கான்ஸ்பிரசி தியரிகள் எல்லாம் நொறுங்கியது… ஆனா பாருங்க இந்த காட்சியெல்லாம் இதை வேடிக்கை பார்த்த பஸ் மேல இருந்தவங்களுக்கு முன்னாடியே தெரியும்.. அதனால தான் கரூரை விட்டு தெறிச்சு ஓடி, ஃபோன் எல்லாம் சுவிட்ச் ஆஃப் பண்ணியிருந்தாங்க.. இருந்தாலும் 5 நாள் பொய் சொல்லி செத்தவங்கள மீண்டும் கழுத்துல மிதிச்சிறிக்காங்க துளி கூட மனசாட்சியில்லாம :(
தலை தலையா அடிச்சுக்கறான் :((((((((((
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Glad you asked.. this is how ₹6500 crore investment which was supposed to come to Annur near Coimbatore went to Gujarat..
SimpliCityCoimbatore
Replying to @dmuthuk
since you are a well connected person why don't you use your contacts and find why Murugappa Group a TN based one selected Gujarat for their Semi conductor initiative. Find actual reasons and publish.. be factual..
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After the entire Hindutva ecosystem went after legitimate welfare schemes for poor people as though they had some superior economic value system, calling it ‘revdi’ and getting ‘saattaiyadi’ from @ptrmadurai along the way, BJP has now promised Rs. 2,500 per month for the women in Delhi. Now is a good time to share this video from August 2022 right, @rahulkanwal ?
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🔥 TN records double digit (11.19%) growth after a gap of 14 years. It beat it's own estimates by 2.2%. The last time this double digit growth happened, DMK was in power in 2010-11.. And this time too it's no coincidence.. @mkstalin has put TN on a growth trajectory focused on the $1 Trillion Dream! Despite all the fake propaganda surrounding the state peddled BJP and it's allies, numbers have come in strong. “After a gap of 14 years, Tamil Nadu has recorded a double-digit economic growth rate in real terms during 2024-25 with 11.19%, according to the revised estimates of the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation for various States. In 2010-11, the State registered 13.12%. Coincidentally, on both occasions, the DMK was in power. The latest revised estimates were prepared as on August 1, 2025. Fifteen years ago, the base year was 2004-05, whereas it is 2011-12 now. Former Director of the Madras School of Economics, K.R. Shanmugam, attributes the growth to the strong performance by the tertiary and secondary sectors. About five months ago, when the State-wise advance estimates were made public, Tamil Nadu’s real economic growth was 9.69%. The latest figure marks an increase of about 1.5 percentage points. Apart from having finished the topper, Tamil Nadu has accomplished what no other State has done — recording the double-digit growth." @TRBRajaa way to go!!
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Additional Detail: Dharmendra Pradhan is the son of Debendra Pradhan, a minister in Vajpayee’s cabinet
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan says, "He (Udayanidhi Stalin) is not at par with Dharmendra Pradhan in any way. He became the Deputy CM because he is the son of MK Stalin and the grandson of Kalaignar, otherwise he would be sitting on the last bench... They cannot talk about the leader who has come from the grassroots. DMK has no right to talk about civilisation... DMK talking about civilisation and culture is highly ridiculous."
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If more inspections were held in Madurai, the entire corporation would be dismissed!
#BREAKING | அமைச்சர் உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் நடத்திய திடீர் ஆய்வின் எதிரொலி - பணியில் தொய்வாக இருந்த அரசு அலுவலர்கள் 4 பேர் பணியிடமாற்றம்! #SunNews | #Madurai | #UdhayanidhiStalin | #Inspection
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Replying to @sandeep_PT
He’s saying KFC McD because he doesn’t eat meat. Otherwise he wouldn’t have suggested that
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Looks like Dharmam is giving belt treatment to @TVKVijayHQ @actorvijay and pulls up TN govt for not registering case on Joseph Vijay! "The party leader (C. Joesph Vijay) fled from the scene of occurrence. Vanished," the judge says. Expresses anguish over the police inaction against him. Judge: What kind of party (TVK) is this? Everybody in the party flee from the place. Why the police has not issued any notice to the party? What prevented the party from taking precautionary measures? Did it make arrangements even for providing drinking water to the crowd? Justice N Senthilkumar grills TN govt over failure to take criminal action against top leadership of #TVK @TVKVijayHQ over the death of 41 persons; asks why police has not arrested anyone other than the 2 local district secretaries
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It’s about his who delivery in Hindi which is stuttering without teleprompter.. no one said anything about English. IT Cell compulsions?
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Replying to @sureshsambandam
It’s a marketing Gtm strategy Anna, like Sam Altman asking for $7 trillion investment. After reading this slide or news, people will start to think, I can get anything in Zepto. It’s to capture the mindspace of customers to search for something first in Zepto & not on Amazon.
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சம்பவம் நடந்தது இரவு 7:30 மணிக்கு. எப்படி கரூர் காரர் மற்றும் அமைச்சர் vsb 8:30 மணிக்கெல்லாம் மருத்துவமனையில் இருக்கிறார் என்று கேட்கிறார்கள் .. கதை பின்னுகிறார்கள். 50+ பேர் செத்திருப்பாங்க .. ஆனா பாருங்க மணி இரவு 3:00 am ஆச்சு CM கரூர் வந்துட்டார்.. இன்னும் உங்க கட்சில இருந்து ஒரு மாவட்ட செயலாளர் கூட மருத்துவமனையில் இருக்கும் உங்க சகாக்களை பார்க்க போகல. உங்க தலைவன் 9:30 pm மணிக்கு தனி விமானம் ஏறி சென்னை வீட்டுக்கு போயிட்டார். நியாயமா நீங்க கேட்க்க வேண்டியது உங்க கட்சி காரணுக தலைவன் எல்லாம் எங்க போனாங்கனு. அதை எல்லாம் விட்டுட்டு conspiracy உருட்டிட்டு இருக்கானுக!! #vijay #karur #tragedy
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😅 Earlier H Raja did a huge service to Tamil community by abusing Periyar which led to a lot of young folks to read and learn Periyar with vigour. It brought about Dravidam with renewed vigour since 2012. I can see some more help coming from the Sumanths and Seemans now.. //Earlier it was sacrilege// Even during Periyar’s lifetime that wasn’t the case .. Periyar was abused by your folks even worse than this during his lifetime and at that time they have tremendous power to enforce things too. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now no matter how much you cajole it. In Tamilnadu there are only two ways to do politics.. either by living by the social justice and respect that Periyar instilled in TN people’s minds or by throwing mud on it. Since the 1950s, the latter has never worked and parties which tried that have typically gone down the gutter of time. That’s pretty much because of how TN people viewed their politics after Periyar. Good luck to those who want to side with these losers as alliance..
Political parties in TN are slowly coming to terms with the need to take a stand on #EVR . Earlier, it was sacrilege to criticize him. Now it is open season thanks to Seeman. BJP and for now NTK have taken a stand. Most of the other parties continue to swear allegiance to EVR. The DMK and TVK remain on the same side on this issue. The AIADMK and the NDA alliance partners will probably be forced to sit on the fence and see which way the wind blows. If they defend EVR very strongly they risk being seen as a poor man's DMK and why vote for them when the original is there. I disagree with most of what Seeman says but on this issue he has succeeded in puncturing the myth like never before. Minorities in TN may have never before heard of what EVR said about them. All of this will come up in debates and conversations in the months and years to come. Tamil Nadu and the Tamil people have a glorious history dating back thousands of years. Hopefully that history will be reclaimed soon for our future generations.
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Terrorist sympathy takes different shapes! இவங்கெல்லாம் அந்த காலகட்டத்துல கோவை பற்றி சக தீவிரவாத simps சொல்லும் பொய்களை நம்பி ஏமாந்து இருக்கிறார்கள்.. பாஷா போன்றோர் செய்த கொடூரம் மற்றும் அதற்காக கோவையும் கோவையின் இஸ்லாமிய சமூகமும் இழந்தது என்னவென்று புரியாமல் பிதற்றுவது வெட்கத்திற்குரியது!
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Very nice. What was happening covertly in interviews is now happening as an open mela. இனி இந்த இனவெறி கும்பல் பார்த்து மிச்ச சாதி இனவெறியர்கள் இதையவே செய்வார்கள்.. அது தான் இந்த கேடுகெட்ட சிஸ்டத்தின் நெடுநாள் பயணத்துக்கு காரணம்!!
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Schools and colleges closed due to heavy rain in Coimbatore today. Coimbatore today: 👇🏾
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Replying to @siddusayss
How many units consumed in Feb-March versus April-May? Why is that not disclosed?
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For the B Stock, by the B stock, of the B Stock is the ‘merit’ they clamour for .. unless the judiciary has been brought under reservation, these kinda muggles bending everything for their own community won’t stop.
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Replying to @viditchess
Fact is, just like @theliverdoc doesn’t have the same skills as you to talk about chess and ridicule it, you have any authority to call quacks and quackery as scientific fields. He has that. When you are a person of repute, don’t do anything that will put people in harm’s way. Your family is in that business of quackery and you didn’t know it. He just told you that. You don’t get to decide what is science. People of science do. Just stay in your lane and read more to get scientifically literate.
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Dude.. this video was released and propagated by BJP state members .. go check
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இந்த மாதிரி கொலைகார கவுண்ட ரவுடி பயலுகள கொண்டாட விடுறது .. அப்புறம் சாதி வெறி மரணம் நடந்தப்புறம் சாரி கேக்குறது.. repeat! இதை தான் கவினின் பெற்றோர் @KN_NEHRU மற்றும் @KanimozhiDMK அவர்கள் இடம் சாதி வெறி கொலைகாரர்களை மாவீரனாக்குவாங்க, அதை நாம வேடிக்கை பார்போம் என்று நெற்றியில் அடிச்ச மாதிரி கேட்டாங்க (video 3). அதற்கு பிறகும் இப்படி கண்டுக்காம இருப்போம்னா பின்ன சாதி வெறியை தூண்டி விடுவது என்பது தானே நோக்கம்? இந்த நிகழ்வின் பல காணொளிகளில் காவல் துறை அருகில் நின்று வேடிக்கை வேற பார்க்குறாங்க.. இந்த அட்டகாசத்தில் கூட்டணி கட்சியான KMDK ஆட்களின் நடுரோடு வெறியாட்டம் தான் அதிகம். பட்டு குஞ்சம் மட்டும் தான் வைத்து விடவில்லை! மற்றபடி சாதிவெறியர்களை அவர்கள் போக்கில் விட்டு வேடிக்கை தான் பார்க்கிறோம். இந்த மாதிரி ஊர்வலங்களுக்கு சமூக நீதி தமிழ்நாட்டில் இடம் இருக்க கூடாது. இது அரசின் கையில் தான் உள்ளது.. @arivalayam @mkstalin
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Replying to @kyleichan
Yaeyyyyy.. let’s create a bullet train system leaving out the second highest GDP churner and the most urbanised state of the country - Tamilnadu .. and sound clever about it ..
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So Chennai Metro central funding approval pending for 3 years now. It's been executed so far fully with only TN state funds!
#RTI Reply confirms #ChennaiMetroPhaseII project 118.9km at a cost of Rs. 63,246 crores was announced in the Union Government Budget Speech 2021-2022 along with 4 Metro projects. Except Chennai Phase II Metro and Nasik Metro other 3 Metro projects get funds sanctioned.
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Replying to @svembu
It’s not trust the science that they say.. they say trust the scientific process or method.. very conveniently you switch it to a belief system because that is how you can push pseudoscience. RFK Jr can be right or left but no one can deny he has consistently been an unscientific nincompoop who has been exposed day in and day out even when he was a liberal. That’s why he jumped ship. Zoho is not running on belief systems, it’s running on a process / method that is verifiable and repeatable. Healthcare is more serious than a company it can’t be run in an ideological belief system that has not verifiable evidence for millennia now. You can do better sir.
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How can DMK win 22 seats when it’s contesting only in 21 😂 that ₹25 kallanottu adichcha goshti
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How could a supposedly Tamilnadu party try to send Tamilians to jail in another state? Particularly when this wouldn’t even hold in normal court for an hour? #AntiTamilBJP
#JUSTIN பரிதாபங்கள் யூடியூப் சேனல் மீது ஆந்திரா டிஜிபியிடம் தமிழ்நாடு பாஜக புகார் #parithabangal #Laddu #Amarprasad #News18Tamilnadu news18tamil.com
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கோவையன்ஸ் = கேனையன்ஸ் say few உடன்பிறப்புக்கள் (but only them, no other group online) and always end in gaslighting the people of Coimbatore as கேனையன்ஸ். There have been many occasions in the past but this is how it unfolded this time. Many outside wouldn’t know much about the city, so this one will be long. This time it was the Kongu Wedding Unavu Thiruvizhaa 2024. What was promised? A grand food festival by the Tamilnadu Caterers Association featuring approximately 400 dishes through 100+ stalls. Over 1000 chefs from across TN participated in this event. It wasn’t as though it was a Madhampatty alone featuring event. How was it received by the public before the event? It was received very well and tickets got sold like 2-3 days before the event. There was huge interest for the event and we had even calls from Chennai and Hyderabad people driving down to Coimbatore requesting for tickets even until the last evening despite all the review videos. What happened at the event? Thousands of people as expected (through online ticket bookings) flocked the event. The organisers were put off by the rain alert for the night (now we know through their apology), had to make makeshift arrangements and made a mess of the arrangements in a smaller footprint with haphazard parking etc. It was pandemonium, people were rightly pissed off as they couldn’t get the hands on the food, it was all the rage in the news and social media and got flogged for poor arrangements. What did the organisers do after that? The organisers issued an unconditional apology explaining the issue and requested people to try it out next day. As expected, next day it went better than previous day with much of the pain points addressed (not all). Still there were a few complaints like using only one plate for the whole event and so on. Much will be learnt and made better next time I guess. Badly organised. Yes. Scam? 😂 Now to the social media accusations by DMK sympathisers: 1) //This is a scam and the கேனையன்ஸ் fell for it: Kovaiyans are fools to pay ₹800 thinking they’ll get 400 dishes// First, this was marketed as a wedding gala food festival where all the special food dishes that usually we find only in grand weddings can be tasted here and the event was run by Tamilnadu Caterers association. And well over 450 food items were on offer (even accounting for the couple of double entries in the menu card). Like any buffet in any hotel, no one person goes to a buffet to eat the hundred items on the buffet and yet you’ll pay 900-3500₹ to access the variety based on the hotel. அப்போ buffet போகுற நீங்க எல்லாம் என்ன கேனயனுகளாபா? அங்கமட்டும் சத்தம் போடாம ₹1000-க்கு 75 டிஷ் போட்டிருக்கான் வாவ்னு கவ்விட்டு வந்து இன்ஸ்டாகிராம்ல ஊதுறீங்க? 2) ஆ வள்ளி கும்மி டான்ஸ் அந்த உணவு விழாவில் இருந்துச்சு.. as always ஜாதிவெரியன்ஸ்.. கண்ணுகளா வருடாவருடம் தென் மாவட்டத்துக்கு போய் ஒருத்தருக்கு விழா எடுக்கிறவங்க இதையெல்லாம் பேசலாமா? உங்களில் யாராவது இன்னும் கொஞ்ச நாட்களில் திமுககாரர்கள் வள்ளிக்கும்மி விழா எடுக்கமாட்டார்கள்னு சொல்லமுடியுமா? கோவையில் வாழ்பவர்களுக்கு தெரியும் இந்த வள்ளிகும்மி அங்கொன்றும் இங்கொன்றுமாய் நடக்கும் ஒரு சம்பவம். அதுவும் பெரும்பாலும் கிராமப்புறங்களில் நடக்கும் விஷயம். ஆமா அதுல சாதிய பின்னணி இருக்கு.. ஆனா நாம செய்ற எதுலப்பா இல்லை? ஆனா கோவை மட்டும்தான் இதுல சீள்வடிந்து கிடைக்குது. மிச்ச ஊரெல்லாம் சொர்க்கப்பூமி. சிறப்பு! 2) எமாறுவதற்கென்றே அளவெடுத்து செஞ்சவனுக இந்த கோவையன்ஸ்.. ஆகச்சிறந்த காமெடி என்றால் இது தான். எந்த ஒரு பொதுத்துறை நிறுவனங்களோ அல்லது அரசின் மேற்பார்வையில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட தொழில்களோ (foxconn, ford போல) இல்லாத ஊர் கோவை. சென்னை அல்லாத மிச்ச ஊர்களுக்கு என்ன செய்தார்களோ அதைவிடவும் மிகவும் குறைவாக செலவு செய்யப்பட்ட ஊர் கோவை. ஆனால் இன்று தனி நபர் வருமானம் மட்டும் per capita ஜிடிபியில் சென்னைக்கு நிகரான ஊர். எப்படி இது சாத்தியம்? அந்த ஊரு மக்களப்படி.. தானும் வளரனும் ஊரும் வளரனும் என்று ஓடி ஓடி உழைத்து திரும்ப ஊருக்கு செய்தார்கள்.1/3
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That’s 37% from just one state! Now you know why they want to bring in stuff like NEET to use our investments for their benefit.
37 Colleges from Tamil Nadu Among India’s Top 100 Arts Colleges simplicity.in/coimbatore/eng…
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Feeding pigeons and making them part of your neighbourhood can lead to severe lung diseases. Be mindful..
கோடை வெயிலால் தவிக்கும் பறவைகளுக்கு நீரும் உணவும் கொடையளிப்போம்!
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Replying to @Hind_Gaza
Why does he say ancient beaches? Aren’t all beaches ancient 😅
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Replying to @DivaJain2
👆🏾 Casual racism, North Indian vegetarian supremacist stink arising out of the nauseating mouths of ignorance. She lacks basic education or even socio-economic knowledge and yet she’s a writer. Must be the easiest job in the world these days - be a writer.
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Hello @BJP4India ... Look who actually wanted inheritance tax.. 😂 Without knowing about the history of these folks, few are crooning that Modi is protecting us from this. Special Feature tweet in thread! 1/2
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Replying to @dmuthuk
Their rural output is also very best Muthu. Do check up on that. KCR made Telangana into a model growth state in no time. It’s really a pity Telangana people chose otherwise last election. Attaching a few charts and numbers compiled from govt sources by @VarierAravind regarding rural output. They’ll also top Rest of the charts about urban development in the last 10 years.
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Replying to @dmuthuk
ALL accused in Sandeshkhali are in jail. BJP gave Prajwal Revanna a MP seat candidacy, let him out of the country .. and what happened to BRIJ?
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But Imane was born a female right?
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Gukesh has made history today. India wide people are wondering how Tamilnadu is churning out grandmasters for fun & they think it starts with Vishy in 1988. There’s no denying the master that Viswanathan Anand @vishy64theking is, but India’s modern chess story doesn’t begin with him. It starts with Manuel Aaron, who is almost solely responsible for shaping chess in Tamil Nadu and India. Manuel Aaron (born December 30, 1935) was the first chess prodigy of Tamil Nadu, and India recognized him as the first Indian chess master in the latter half of the 20th century. He dominated the Indian chess scene from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the national championship nine times between 1959 and 1981. As the first Indian to earn the FIDE title of International Master, Aaron played a pivotal role in introducing international chess standards to India. Before the 1960s, Indian chess (chaturanga) was largely played with local variations, such as allowing a king’s move if it hadn’t been checked instead of castling. Aaron dedicated himself to popularizing international chess by forming chess groups and encouraging players to study formal chess literature and strategies. Emerging in an environment with limited chess culture, Aaron was incredibly passionate about fostering chess awareness in India. He made significant contributions to chess development as the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Chess Association (1977 and 1997) and as the chairman of the All India Chess Federation. It took 17 years for India to have its second International Master, V. Ravikumar (1978), and it only had its first grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand, in 1988. Since then we have had 84. Here are a few things that showcase his immense legacy! Aaron, the first Indian to achieve international recognition, earned the title of International Master in 1961. This milestone shattered barriers and paved the way for aspiring Indian chess players, demonstrating that international success was attainable for Indian talent. His accomplishments inspired Indian players to aspire to greatness. Aaron played a pivotal role in popularizing international chess rules. Indian chess, known as chaturanga, had regional rule variations. For instance, castling was replaced by a single knight-like move for the king, and other non-standard rules persisted. Aaron championed the adoption of international chess rules, aligning the Indian chess scene with global standards. This move made Indian players competitive on the world stage. Aaron demonstrated leadership by forming and guiding several chess clubs and organizations across Tamil Nadu and India. Through his efforts, chess communities flourished in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu, where the game gained structure & organization. These organizations laid the foundation for chess tournaments & training programs, providing young talent with opportunities to hone their skills. Beyond his achievements on the chessboard, Aaron championed chess advocacy and education. He dedicated himself to promoting the game & fostering its growth, inspiring generations of players to pursue their passion for chess. Beyond his illustrious playing career, Aaron played a pivotal role in nurturing future talent in Indian chess. He encouraged Indian players to delve into formal chess literature, study openings, & adopt strategic thinking that aligns with international standards. One of Aaron’s most significant contributions was his influence on Tamil Nadu, which transformed into a hub of Indian chess. Players like Viswanathan Anand, the first Indian Grandmaster and World Chess Champion, rose to prominence in this chess-rich environment. Aaron’s efforts in Tamil Nadu not only transformed the state but also created a thriving chess ecosystem producing grand masters for fun. The region now boasts numerous chess academies, tournaments, & has produced some of India’s finest chess players. Thank you, Manuel Aaron, for establishing the chess ecosystem in TN & India!
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Today on the first day of the Pune Test Match against NZ, Rachin Ravindra skipped down the wicket to Jadeja.. Sarfaraz Khan fielding at short leg moved along with Rachin (that is, he skipped sideways along side Rachin’s movement down the wicket) and almost laid his hands on the ball 🫣 I’m squeezing my brain to remember when I saw something like that before this. If you have, do share those occasions and clips 🏏 #INDvsNZ #cricket @sarfarazkhan977 @RachinnRavindra
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Replying to @Tushar15 @tushar15
That theory was taken to Supreme court and was deemed unconstitutional.
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Ooopsie US Consulate… Someone here will need a lorry of gelusil and rasam here!
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Replying to @itisprashanth
We don’t sit here and make fun of them. We push them back making fun of us. What are you smoking? Also these developments have been already made in TN decades back. The period we stalled was definitely during 2011-21. See the amount of projects kicked off here and discuss and amplify that
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Have the cops made any arrests yet? Are the videos not clear @tnpoliceoffl @mkstalin
ஆம்புலன்ஸ கூடவா டா 🤦🏻‍♂️
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So these people don’t even understand what we mean by two-language policy 😄
சாய் லட்சுமிகாந்த் பாரதி
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How long will we serve the world? When will we start creating our own products? TN Industry Minister @TRBRajaa at @Davos @TheStartupTN @startupindia
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கோவையில் GD என்றால் அது ஒரே ஒருவரை தான் ஞாபகப்படுத்தும் .. அவங்கலே அவங்க நிறுவனங்களுக்கு GEE DEE என்று தான் பெயர் வைப்பார்கள்.. நம்ம என்னடானா.. 😅🤌🏽
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Replying to @savin_4
Unfortunately for you and your tired rhetorics, it’s a Christian’s car 🫣
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Temba is unbeaten as a test match captain.. Has a Batting average of 57 as a captain. Takes a team over the line that has choked in the finals over 27 years. Nasser Hussain called him a quota player. His team was called a club XI three years ago.. Today he’s interviewing him in the post match ceremony asking him how it feels.. well how does it feel for you @nassercricket? 😄 Today he’s led a truly rainbow team to its first ICC Trophy.. 👑 Bavuma he is! அறிவும் திறமையும் பொதுவானது, வாய்ப்பு குடுத்தா வளர்ந்துட்டு போவுது - காமராஜர்!
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LTTE தலைவர் பிரபாகரனுடன் @Seeman4TN எடுத்த புகைப்படமே ஒரு photoshopped fraud என்று இன்று வெளியானதை ஒட்டி, இந்த நேர்காணலை பாருங்க! இதுக்கு பேரு தான் narrative செட் பண்ணுறது @rsenthilkumar 😂
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Replying to @itisprashanth
I live there. And no real impact on the ground. The usual elite BJP supporters keep rattling on Twitter and Facebook. Come June 4, you’ll learn to know what is a good source.
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Nope. We are choked for our funds. If BJP did so, they wouldn’t have scored zero 3 times in a row ..
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A common sight in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry on the eve of Diwali is the opening of a mutton stall every 200 meters in every locality. Goats worth crores are sold every year on the occasion of Diwali, and Hindus begin their day by offering the cooked meat to God, relishing their favorite breakfast: Idli and Mutton Curry. This is the norm. When I mentioned this to my North Indian colleagues, they reacted as if it were blasphemy. That made me wonder who is preaching these food rules to them. - Arun Pandiyan A link from Cuddalore indiatoday.in/india/story/di…
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Replying to @dmuthuk
Yep. Politically they’ve got roasted in this issue. They’re going to fund this now and so for that this letter. TN Finance Minister already clarified the spend done so far: “In a detailed statement, Thennarasu clarified that a total of ₹18,564 crore has been spent on the CMRL Phase-II project to date. He provided a breakdown of the expenditure, stating that ₹11,762 crore came from Tamil Nadu's own funds, while ₹6,802 crore was sourced from the loan amount. The Finance Minister emphasized a crucial point in his rebuttal, highlighting that the Union government has not released a single rupee of its approved share of ₹7,425 crore. This amount was sanctioned by the Public Investment Board for the CMRL Phase-II project but not a penny has been released so far.” Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Refutes FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Claims on Chennai Metro Phase 2 Funding; shares spending breakup simplicity.in/coimbatore/eng…
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As I said earlier ;) not enough candidates to field
Telangana Governor and Puducherry LG Tamilisai Soundarajan to resign her Governorship shortly, likely to contest upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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They probably should fight with Apple and Google too .. shows ₹ and ௹ as symbols for currency in their keyboards.
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Here’s the number one reason why Brahmins have no say in TN Politics: talking cheap of Tamilians and their choices unless it toes their lines of Delhi pranams.. Did this fellow even utter a word about the disgraceful ad BJP released in Odisha mocking Tamilians wholesale? No. And these fellows will go to the clueless national media and cry about their irrelevance
Stalin must be worrying 3rd consecutive term their party missing treasury bench. Only gain loads of samosa in the parliament canteen.
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it took 5 days to deconstruct the deliberate lies .. You did a great job in saving more lives..
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@ptrmadurai explains what his children studied and the lies continuously blurted by the BJP
தேவையில்லாம வாய குடுத்து வாங்கி கட்டுறதே வேலையா போச்சு 😂💥 #Annamalai | #DMKFailsTN
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That’s good.. no matter what kind of jerk Irfan was, it was the hospital’s mistake. This should be the lesson for hospitals entertaining these pre-pregnancy quacks and their belligerence inside the theater and during the pregnancy.. once the hospitals are deterred, much of this will stop! இதே மாதிரி வீட்டுல பிரசவம் பாக்குறவங்கல கடுமையா தடுப்பாரா.. இல்லை சாகட்டும்னு விட்டுருவாரா நம்ம அமைச்சர் மா.சு?
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Replying to @_FaridKhan
He does everything other than scoring runs. Pakistanis should focus on the game and less on drama like this. Even Allah will be ashamed of you lot.
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Replying to @thinak_
Why is the pic of the murderer and / or his cop family not getting published?
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Replying to @ExposeDravidam
Sorry D stocks weren’t spent on. We got only ₹20 crore last year. Before that also it was similar. So we did what we can with it. You have Tamizhan in your handle.. Have some self respect and Go ask the vegetarian states that were given ₹430+ crores every year.
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Replying to @FoxCricket
Fox cricket & Yahoo Australia is a disgrace from Australia 😅 they bring more shame to Australian cricket team than any other single entity. @CricketAus @patcummins30
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Livelaw doesn’t record any such statements from the judge.. in fact the statement recorded by the Judge is what any sane judge would ask.. 👇🏽 nitter.app/livelawindia/status/19… is this another incident where Tamil news reporters fail to report what’s spoken or written in English properly?
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Why is the pic of the murderer, his cop family and their caste name not getting published? Why the secrecy?
Postmortem of suspected honour killing victim Kavin Selva Ganesh (27) completed in Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital. The suspect S Surjith's parents, a police SI couple, have been included in the FIR. * Victim Kavin, an engineer, was an employee in TCS in Chennai. His mother is a govt school teacher. His younger brother is an employee of Accenture. * The girl is a Siddha consultant * The victim and girl are schoolmates * Police registered a case against the SI couple and Surjith under various sections of BNS & the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. * Surjith was arrested on Sunday and produced before the Judicial Magistrate in Tirunelveli on Monday.
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How did we not know it was at this level? .. many from the govt were saying this all along.. this is not shocking or surprising for anyone who has listened to the govt’s many complaints!
TN Minister @ptrmadurai explains how TN Governor was withholding & sending back bills. Guv was creating hurdles, we all know, but to this level. This is so bizarre & shocking. Watch full interview here: piped.video/xUMD6xqnRm4?si=KOx7…
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Beautiful Sunrise today in Coimbatore! Go vote!
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Because Five official warnings were given as press release to all media and media didn’t report it because ahem it’s not in chennai. #SathanurDam Locals during floods will get notified of this as soon as the warnings are issued through a chain of local authorities from district collector to last mile councillors and rural workers.
⚠️Why is this not widely being reported? Is the release of water from #SathanurDam a repeat of the Chembarambakkam Lake incident? The water released from the Sathanur Dam into the #Thenpennai River caused severe flooding in four districts, affecting residents and infrastructure. Due to the heavy inflow caused by the Fenjal cyclone, water discharge rapidly increased from 5,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to 168,000 cusecs in a matter of hours, leading to emergency releases from the dam without prior notice. This unexpected release flooded areas in Thiruvannamalai, #Kallakurichi, Villupuram, and Cuddalore districts, damaging homes, farmlands, and public infrastructure. Transportation, including key highways, was disrupted, and residents faced significant challenges as they were unprepared for the deluge. Authorities cited safety concerns for the dam as the reason for the abrupt release, but residents criticized the lack of timely warnings. Comparisons were drawn to a similar incident in 2015 when an unanticipated water release from Chembarambakkam Lake caused flooding in Chennai. If D stocks have a problem with this post, they can try and sue @TamilTheHindu 🤷 #Tiruvannamalai #Cuddalore #Villupuram #Krishnagiri #Vellore #ChennaiRains #Dharmapuri #CycloneFengal #Tamilnadu #DMK hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu…
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In typical Kovai Style 😅 பண்ணுக்கு GST இல்லை.. ஆனால் அதற்குள் cream போட்டால் GST: கோவை தொழிலதிபர் அன்னபூர்ணா ஸ்ரீனிவாசன் நிதி அமைச்சர் நிர்மலா சீதாராமனிடம் கேள்வி #gst #coimbatore #business #industry #troubles
Coimbatore Industrialist Queries Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on GST Exemption for Plain Bread but Not for Cream-filled Bread #Coimbatore #SimpliCitynewsCoimbatore #Tirupur #Nilgiris #Pollachi #viral #SimpliCityNews #SimpliCity #News #Video #CoimbatoreDiaries #CoimbatoreNews #KovaiNews
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Replying to @theliverdoc
I am reminded of this oft quoted passage written by David Ogilvy when a copywriter said he relied on his intuition to know what sells. To which Ogilvy replied, when you are on a surgeon’s table, do you want your doctor to have great knowledge and skill in what he’s doing or do you want him to be just guess with his intuition? And here we have an oncologist purporting his own lack of skill and judgment to hailing that his guess work supposedly worked 😄 avoid him like a rash folks!
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Here comes the Jaggi 😅 @TheJaggi..
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ஏண்டா நீங்க வீட்டுல உக்காந்து நிம்மதியான அந்த வேலைய பார்க்க வேண்டியது தான .. வந்துட்டாங்க பெண்கள் எப்படி அடிமையா இருக்கணும் என்று வகுப்பெடுக்க .. இப்படிப்பட்ட தற்குறி பூமர்களை தேடி தேடி அழைக்க என்ன காரணமா இருக்கும்? Shame on you Kongu Engineering College, Erode! 1/2 👇🏾
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And this is despite all efforts of BJP central govt to undermine Tamilnadu over the last 4 years. Here are the inflation adjusted economic growth rates and nominal growth rates of the previous 10 years (pls note: 2020-21 (1st wave) and 2021-2022 [second and third wave) were Covid years]..
#TamilNadu sets a new high with 9.69% growth 🎊 Tamil Nadu’s real economic growth rate of 9.69% for 2024-25 marks the highest for any State in the country, besides being the highest for the State in the past 10 years. Tamil Nadu’s nominal growth rate for 2024-25 is 14.02%, also the highest among States. Thanks to the #DravidianModel of Governance under our @CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin avargal🙏🏾 #InvestInTN #JobsForTN Via @the_hindu
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Replying to @MNageswarRaoIPS
Hmm because you can see the ones listed as Navagrahas (not the same as the nine planets of the solar system) in Hindu literature with your naked eyes. Here are the Navagrahas as per Hinduism: 1. Surya (Sun) 2. Soma (Chandra) (Moon) 3. Mangala (Mars) 4. Budha (Mercury) 5. Brahaspati (Jupiter) 6. Shukra (Venus) 7. Shani (Saturn) 8. Rahu (ascending / north node of the moon) 9. Ketu (descending / south node of the moon) All of these are visible to the naked eye and back then when there was zero light pollution, keen observers could see deep into the night sky. Also fun fact: this was not exclusive to India either. Most early civilisations had this understanding of celestial bodies long before the Indian subcontinent. Here’s the historical / ancient observations of Mars: The ancient Sumerians named Mars Nergal, the god of war and plague. During Sumerian times, Nergal was a minor deity of little significance, but, during later times, his main cult center was the city of Nineveh. In Mesopotamian texts, Mars is referred to as the "star of judgement of the fate of the dead". The existence of Mars as a wandering object in the night sky was also recorded by the ancient Egyptian astronomersand, by 1534 BCE, they were familiar with the retrograde motion of the planet. By the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, the Babylonian astronomers were making regular records of the positions of the planets and systematic observations of their behavior. For Mars, they knew that the planet made 37 synodic periods, or 42 circuits of the zodiac, every 79 years. They invented arithmetic methods for making minor corrections to the predicted positions of the planets. In Ancient Greece, the planet was known as Πυρόεις. Commonly, the Greek name for the planet now referred to as Mars, was Ares. It was the Romans who named the planet Mars, for their god of war, often represented by the sword and shield of the planet's namesake. In the fourth century BCE, Aristotle noted that Mars disappeared behind the Moon during an occultation, indicating that the planet was farther away. Ptolemy, a Greek living in Alexandria, attempted to address the problem of the orbital motion of Mars. Ptolemy's model and his collective work on astronomy was presented in the multi-volume collection later called the Almagest (from the Arabic for "greatest"), which became the authoritative treatise on Western astronomy for the next fourteen centuries. Literature from ancient China confirms that Mars was known by Chinese astronomers by no later than the fourth century BCE. In the East Asian cultures, Mars is traditionally referred to as the "fire star" based on the Wuxing system. Thus as you can see, it’s nothing unique for ancients.. So why Galileo? Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, modern-era classical physics, the scientific method, and modern science. Galileo studied speed and velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion and also worked in applied science and technology, describing the properties of the pendulum and "hydrostatic balances". He was one of the earliest Renaissance developers of the thermoscope and the inventor of various military compasses, and used the telescope for scientific observations of celestial objects. With an improved telescope he built, he observed the stars of the Milky Way, the phases of Venus, the four largest satellites of Jupiter, Saturn's rings, lunar craters and sunspots. He also built an early microscope. Galileo observed the Milky Way, previously believed to be nebulous, and found it to be a multitude of stars packed so densely that they appeared from Earth to be clouds. He located many other stars too distant to be visible to the naked eye. He observed the double star Mizar in Ursa Major in 1617. In the Starry Messenger, Galileo reported that stars appeared as mere blazes of light, essentially unaltered in appearance by the telescope, & contrasted them to planets
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Replying to @senbalan
Probably the longest running one?
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Major Mukund actually called his dad Varadharajan as ‘Naina’. Remember Mr Varadharajan say this somewhere else in an interview too earlier I think.. The portrayal in the movie is accurate and the meltdown by Brahmins and their lackeys here is ignorant to say the least.. #amaran #rajkamal @Siva_Kartikeyan @ikamalhaasan
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You deserve it.. He respects others who aren't blabber mouths in public
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நம்ம சொன்னா ஒத்துக்க மாட்டாங்க..
தமிழ் நாட்டில் ரொம்ப சாதாரணமாக நுணுக்கமாக அரசியல் பேசுவார்கள். அந்த அளவுக்கு அரசியல் மயப்படுத்தப்பட்ட மக்கள் இருக்கும் வரை தமிழ் சமூகம் Progressive ஆக நடைபோடும் என்பதில் எந்த சந்தேகமும் இல்லை.
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Here’s where it stands and what we know so far wrt to Samsung worker’s strike as of now! - Most requests by workers except nature of union formation has been agreed upon by Samsung Management. So what’s the stalemate wrt to the union? CITU says it will be the Union for workers in Samsung and will be led by E Muthukumar, Kancheepuram district secretary of the CITU. Samsung is okay with the formation of a Samsung Workers Union (while it’s a right for workers to form unions, in TN companies are not legally mandated to recognise unions but they can always be formed and registered) but is very much against dealing with third party political party based unions. They’re happy to work with unions not run by non-Samsung workers run by political parties. They already have a good employee welfare program and have already negotiated and agreed to all the terms requested by the workers including the pay rise which the workers have demanded. Also: - The average monthly salary of Samsung’s permanent manufacturing workers at the Chennai plant is 1.8 times the average salary of similar workers employed in the electronics sector. - Its workers are also eligible for overtime pay and other allowances, and the company provides a workplace environment that assures the highest standards of health, safety, and welfare, including free shuttle bus and meals. - There are various perks the company provides for its workers - Diwali gift (Samsung product between Rs 5K~10K), Employee Purchase Discount Program (~max 50%), Health Insurance for Employee and Dependent, Long-term Allowance (10 years, 15 years, 20 years), Cash Gift & Transportation Service for the Wedding, Family Invitation Event (Monthly), and Employee Home Visiting Event with Gift (Monthly). - At the company's Chennai factory, permanent workers make up more than the majority of its total workforce, which the company believes is the highest level compared with other manufacturers in the region. - The average tenure of its manufacturing workforce is more than 10 years, which underscores the satisfaction its workers have in working for the company. - There are over 900 workers with 10+ years of service, whose average salary is around Rs 40k per month before other perks. In fact, the longest serving operators in the company are earning as high as Rs 69k before adding other perks. - It has been alleged that even after 10+ years of service, workers are earning only Rs 23k. This is a misrepresentation floated out - there is only 1 worker, who, after 10 years of service, has a salary of around Rs 24k per month before other perks. This is because he has been very irregular and inefficient at work, which resulted in poor evaluation. - The company has informed the striking workers that they will not be paid for the duration of the illegal strike, in accordance with the 'No Work, No Pay' policy. - The company says is committed to resolving all issues, including wages, benefits, and working conditions, by negotiating with its workers directly, not with a third party. - As of now, the company has been able to normalize production at its Chennai factory. The company ensures that there is no disruption to its consumers ahead of the festive season. That is, its production is not hit. - The Industries Minister met with the Samsung management to resolve the issue amicably and as soon as possible, by reaching out to their workers and negotiate an agreement.
Samsung management is willing to talk to workers. They don't want communists to come inside. Very valid concern.
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Oh come on. How can you leave our Rahul Kanwal :( me sad
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Since you asked for it, in simple terms, ௹ is 1.6 times higher than ₹ despite all the TN tax grabbing by Delhi .. in real terms ௹ could be 3 times higher than ₹
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Been saying this forever.. they’re anti-Tamil at the core.
Write something nice about Tamils and Tamilnadu. 100% guarantee sanghis will start trolling. Sanghis don't just oppose DMK. They hate the very idea of anything Tamil.
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Beautiful 😍 Coimbatore International Cricket Stadium!!
#photostory More exclusive design details of the upcoming Coimbatore International Cricket Stadium released! PC: Collage Design!
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Police arrest CITU + Samsung worker protestors during the 31st day of Samsung protests in Sriperumbudur. CITU’s A Soundarajan and E Muthukumar have also been arrested. #Samsung #SamsungStrike
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A cuter and smarter question would be to ask the Bihari Brahmin and the Sharma, what they’re doing with a party that is hoping to finish Sanatana Dharma right? But meh 😂
After Bihari Brahmin Prashant Kishor, now a Sharma to run DMK campaign for 2026? Nice. 😀
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Replying to @indumathi37
Says the person who threw innuendos when it’s convenient despite being a vehement majority in India and runs around with Hinduphobia at the drop of a hat when in New York. Bit rich I’d say.
I don’t think many people outside of India understand how Indian Islam is designed to torture Hindus in ways that are distinct from other countries. And then when Hindus in India don’t want to live among Muslims it becomes “Islamophobic Hindutva” Islamism is psychological warfare. India is home to 200 million Muslims. This matters - take time to read this and understand why and how history is turned on its head to play into “social justice” narratives. Remember that nothing is as it seems in every place that has been touched by Islamic supremacy. “During Muslim rule, besides the demolition of temples, cow slaughter was institutionalised as a means to keep Hindus perpetually demoralised. Those who were converted to Islam had to undergo the rite of passage through repeated and regular ingestion of beef. It was the litmus test of their conversion. In fact, for converts, there wasn’t much to being a Muslim other than eating beef. Once they consumed this meat, they broke the biggest taboo, lost their caste, and burnt their bridges with the society to which they belonged. They were stranded forever and could never return home. That’s why an addiction to beef was promoted among the converts. And what better way to develop the cult of beef than tweaking a festival of sacrifice into the mass slaughter of cows while naming it after the hapless bovine. Nowhere in the world do Muslims have such a fascination for beef as in India, and nowhere in the world is cow slaughter part of the performative religiosity of Islam. The irony is even starker. Not only does the cow have no significance in Islam, and its sacrifice has no merit whatsoever, but the animal sacrifice during Eid-ul Az’ha itself is not mandatory or farz for the Muslim. Most schools of Islamic jurisprudence regard it as sunnat – a non-binding practice of Prophet Muhammad – under the supererogatory nafl category, which makes it a voluntary act. Even the Hanafi school treats it as only obligatory (wajib), a degree below farz. Animal sacrifice has been a rite of the Haj pilgrimage, but it becomes mandatory only if one undertakes Umra (lesser pilgrimage) in addition to the main Haj.” theprint.in/opinion/bakrid-n…
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Barking up the wrong tree.. It's the use of force to bring in corrupt money as donations. Every party runs on donations. That's not the issue.. See the amount of raids that have resulted in donations. That's the issue and it points directly to corruption. Are you seeing it or refusing to see it?
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