TMC boycotts three TV channels over “anti-Bengal agenda driven-propaganda”
Kolkata: Amid ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress announced on Sunday that the party will boycott three TV channels. The party has accused these channels of promoting an "anti-Bengal" agenda and spreading biased propaganda.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party, in a statement posted on X, mentioned that they will not be sending spokespersons to media channels like ABP Ananda, Republic, TV9 for discussions.
TMC claimed that these channels are forced to “appease the Zamindars of Delhi, given the investigations and ongoing enforcement cases their promoters and companies are facing”. They further urged the people of West Bengal not to be misled by individuals portrayed as party supporters or sympathisers” on channels during the discussions. The statement added that these people are not authorised by the party and do not represent their official stance.
“The people of Bengal have consistently rejected this unholy Bangla Birodhi Nexus and have always chosen truth over propaganda,” the statement concluded.
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
