69th National Awards: TN CM MK Stalin questions recognition for "The Kashmir Files"
Chennai, Aug 24: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday greeted those from his state winning recognition at the 69th National Awards announced today but questioned "The Kashmir Files" being selected for an award for national integration.
The dignity of national awards should not be impacted for "cheap politics," he said.
In a social media post, Stalin, president of the ruling DMK in the state, expressed shock over the Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri-directed film winning the award.
He lauded singer Shreya Ghosal, musician Srikanth Deva and the crews of 'Kadaisi Vivasayi" and "Sirpigalin Sirpangal" for winning awards in respective categories.
"On the other side, it is shocking that the Nargis Dutt award for best film on national integration has been announced for a film boycotted by non-partisan film critics as controversial," he said without naming The Kashmir Files."
He said awards given for literary works and films should be apolitical as only this will hold them high in posterity.
"The dignity of national awards should not be scuttled for cheap politics," the CM added.
#69thNationalFilmAwards -இல் தமிழில் சிறந்த படமாகத் தேர்வாகியிருக்கும் #கடைசிவிவசாயி படக்குழுவினருக்கு என் பாராட்டுகள்! @VijaySethuOffl #Manikandan #நல்லாண்டி
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) August 24, 2023
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
