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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Topic: PTR

‘Big demotion’ for PTR? DMK leader dropped as finance minister in reshuffle, given IT instead

Thangam Thenarasu has been appointed minister for finance & Mano Thangaraj minister for dairy, while M.P. Saminathan now has additional charge of Tamil development.

‘Not a yes man’ — why Stalin ‘values’ Tamil Nadu finance minister PTR, target of BJP’s audio files

While BJP & AIADMK upped the ante against ‘PTR’s remarks’, the Tamil Nadu backed his minister and dismissed the issue as 'cheap politics'.

In Round 2 of PTR’s battle of viral audio clips, TN minister says recording fake, BJP suggests forensic test

In an audio clip released by BJP Tuesday, PTR is purportedly heard criticising the functioning of the DMK and praising the BJP for its 'one person, one post' structure.

MK Stalin is in troubled waters—DMK files, Factories Act, VP Singh statue

The upcoming Karnataka assembly elections will have a moral binding on Tamil Nadu politics. Amit Shah has already said that the BJP-AIADMK alliance continues.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.