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Source: www.and.nic.in Port Blair, Aug 28 A new book titled ‘Andaman & Nicobar Islands titled –the untold’ has recently hit the stands. Authored by Shri Robin Roy Chowdhury , a well known teacher and literateur (now settled in Kolkata), this book basically describes the sequence of migration and settlement in A&N Islands. It also explains threadbare the process of development leading to the formation of a unique society in this archipelago. With its innovative approach substantiated by evidences, this book priced at Rs.795/- is expected to be of considerable interest especially to students, scholars, researchers and others. Shri Roy Chowdhury , who spent decades in these islands serving the Education Department, has to his credit as many as twenty books, “ Black days in Andaman & Nicobar Islands’ being the most acclaimed one, which too was published by Manas publication. 

Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 30, 2011: Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/Media-played-Opposition-role-Mayor/308910.html CHENNAI: Hailing the media, both electronic and print, Mayor M Subramanian on Monday said it played the role of the opposition party for the DMK-led Chennai Corporation Council for the last five years . Addressing the councillors during the monthly council meet at Ripon Building here, Subramanian said, “ When the DMK council took over the Chennai Corporation and mayor post about five years ago, reporters had questioned how the DMK-majority House would function democratically when the council does not have a real opposition like the AIADMK to criticise the policies.”   “My reply to them then was though we have opposition parties such as the Congress, PMK, CPI and CPM in the House, we see the media as the real opposition party that would make us tread the right path for better administration,” Subramanian recalled. It was rig...

By G Saravanan Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 30, 2011: Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/Worked-with-Mayor-for-development-Congress/308911.html CHENNAI: Congress, which fought the Chennai Corporation Council elections unitedly with the DMK in October 2006 and wrested the position of the main opposition party in the absence of AIADMK members, claims to have played a very constructive role during the last five years. “ We played the role of a constructive opposition at the Council meetings and whenever we got the chance to advice the DMK-led Council on policies and schemes, we did it for the sake of public as a true opposition ,” Saidai P Ravi, Opposition Leader in the House, told Express. When asked to comment on the DMK’s five-year rule, Ravi said, “Barring a few unfinished jobs, Mayor M Subramanian and his Council performed well on various schemes that brought relief to Chennaiites.” Though DMK was an ally, Congress fought for the improvement of i...

Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 30, 2011: Source:  http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/CPM-councillor-proves-her-mettle/308912.html CHENNAI: Though several Councillors have spoken at the Chennai Corporation’s Council meets in the past five years, it was the voice of Devi, the lone CPM Councillor from Ward-59, that stood out as she raised several public issues and got redressed. Braving all odds, Devi has managed to cut a mark at the meetings by highlighting grievances of the public and forced the DMK-led Council to take corrective measures. While evaluating the performance of the DMK-led Council vis-a-vis the improvement of civic infrastructure in the city, Devi said that the Council lacked follow up mechanism that has ultimately resulted in discontinuation of several important public welfare schemes over the years. “We should congratulate Mayor M Subramanian for his efforts to add more green lung spots by setting up new parks on lands reclaimed from en...

By G Saravanan Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 29, 2011: Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/Fruitful-five-years-in-office-says-Subramanian/308570.html CHENNAI: Monday’s Council meeting at the historic Ripon Building would be the current DMK-led Chennai Corporation Council’s last before the local body election in October. Barring a one-month break due to Madras High Court’s negative observation on the events while conducting local body elections in October 2006, Mayor M Subramanian, who comes from a humble background, would be completing his five-year stint as the Mayor of the oldest Municipal Corporation in the Commonwealth Nations outside the United Kingdom. “ Besides a few shortcomings, we are signing off after a fruitful five years of service to Chennaiites and we are happy that we have transformed the city on several fronts in the past five years, ” was Subramanian’s response when asked about his stint as the head of the city. “ It was never an e...

Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 29, 2011: Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/mixed-bag-for-mayor-at-fag-end-of-tenure/308572.html CHENNAI: There were highs, there were lows. In the past five years, there were several achievements the DMK-led Corporation Council could perhaps take pride in, but then there were many incidents that it hopes history will forget. In the local body elections in October 2006, the DMK-led front romped home handsomely and the sitting Mayor M Subramanian, was elected the head for the city. However, the ruling party drew flak from the court over poll-related violence and alleged rigging. The DMK salvaged some pride directing the 99 councillors and the Mayor to resign from their posts and face re-election. At the re-poll held in February 2007, which the Opposition AIADMK boycotted, the DMK members were re-elected without a contest. Even though the Chennai Corporation did not have a real opposition party inside the House, monthly...

By V Gangadharan, G Saravanan & V Narayana Murthi Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai on August 28, 2011: Source:  http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/window-of-opportunity-for-rajiv-killers/308299.html CHENNAI/VELLORE:  The power of the governor to grant pardon is absolute and will not be affected by the rejection of an earlier commutation petition by the President,  said national president of People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) V Suresh . Echoing Suresh’s view, G Kurinji, member of the city-based Forum Against War Crimes and Genocide and vice-president of PUCL, said, “ If the State government takes a decision to effect the commutation, they could do the same with a resolution in the Council of Ministers and it needs to be sent or communicated to the Governor for action.” Speaking to Express on his organisation’s clemency petition to the Governor and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on behalf of Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan, Suresh said that repe...

Source:  http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article2400725.ece Preparations have begun at the Vellore Central Prison for hanging Murugan, Santhan, and Perarivalan — convicted for their involvement in the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Jail officials have fixed September 9 as the date for the executions. The mercy petitions of the three were rejected by President Pratibha Patil earlier this month, 11 years after they were filed, and the Union Home Ministry has notified her decision to the Tamil Nadu government.  Of the three, Murugan and Santhan are Sri Lankan Tamils . They were core members of the LTTE team that carried out the ground work for the assassination, acting as its conduits for money and messages; and Perarivalan, an Indian, was charged with buying the battery cells used in the belt bomb worn by Dhanu, the suicide bomber who carried out the assassination. He also bought the battery for an illegal wireless set the assassination squad used to communicat...

உயிர்ப்பிச்சை அல்ல, மறுக்கப்பட்ட நீதி Source:  http://perarivalan.blogspot.com/2007/01/blog-post.html மரணதண்டனை வேண்டாம் கேட்பது உயிர்ப்பிச்சை அல்ல, மறுக்கப்பட்ட நீதி அ.ஞா. பேரறிவாளன் மரண தண்டனைச் சிறைவாசி த.சி.எண். 13906 நடுவண் சிறை, வேலூர் - 2 அன்புக்குரியீர், வணக்கம். ராஜீவ் கொலை வழக்கில் குற்றம் சுமத்தப்பட்டு தற்போது உச்சநீதிமன்றத்தால் மரணதண்டனை உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டவர்களுள் நானும் ஒருவன். வேதனையோடும் வேண்டுதல் செய்தும் இந்த முறையீட்டு மடலை தங்களுக்கு அனுப்புகிறேன். எந்தவிதக் குற்றமும் செய்யாத நான் இன்று தூக்குக் கயிற்றை நோக்கி நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருக்கிறேன். இறுதியில் நீதி வெல்லும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை இருக்கிறது, என்றாலும் மனிதநேய அமைப்பினர், சட்டமறிந்த வழக்கறிஞர்கள் என்ற முறையில் உங்களோடு எனது காவல் துறை துன்பங்கள், வாக்குமூலத்தில் என் கையொப்பம் பெறப்பட்ட முறையை, எனது மனநிலையை, சிறைக் கொடுமைகளை வாழ்கின்ற தன்மையை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள ஆசைப்படுகிறேன். அக்கறையோடும், உள்ளன்போடும் படித்தறிந்து எனது தரப்பு நியாயத்தை உணர்வீர்கள் என்று நம்புகிறேன். அவ்வாறு இம்முறையீட்டின் மூலம் உங்களது...