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 kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
