Tamil Nadu minister's son refuses medal presentation from BJP's Annamalai at event
Chennai: Suryaa Raaja Baalu, son of Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Raja, refused to allow BJP leader K. Annamalai to place a medal around his neck at the 51st State Shooting Games.
Annamalai, who was invited as chief guest, had been garlanding winners as part of the ceremony. But Suryaa declined the gesture and opted to accept the medal in hand during the ceremony, as reported by India Today on Tuesday.
This incident follows a similar act of defiance just two weeks earlier at the 32nd convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli. Doctoral student Jean Joseph, the wife of DMK’s Nagercoil Deputy Secretary M Rajan, walked past Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi during her degree presentation, choosing to receive her degree from the Vice Chancellor instead.
She later explained that her decision was a protest against the Governor’s “anti-Tamil” stance and her support for the Dravidian model of governance, which she felt aligned more closely with the Vice Chancellor’s values.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
