Politics

The film shows how the Congress Party’s high command was responsible for destroying the NTR government with the support of former TDP Leader and former Andhra Pradesh CM Nadendla Bhaskara Rao.

Given that actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth has refused to enter the fray in 2019, it is now clear that the battle in Tamil Nadu will be a direct two-way fight between the AIADMK-BJP alliance and the DMK-Congress alliance.

The opposition party was reacting to the joint statement condemning the Pulwama terror attack where Pakistan's name was not mentioned.

Earlier too, two-time chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao had received flak for not giving women any representation in his previous cabinet.

The meeting to iron out the differences between the two sides lasted for four and a half hours on Monday. After the meeting, CM Narayanasamy told reporters his protest has been called off.

The PMK, led by S Ramadoss, has support base in northern Tamil Nadu, especially among the OBC Vanniyar community.

Taking a dig at the Congress, he said, 'Every citizen of this country is proud of our traditions. If the Congress had tried to take pride in the country's traditions, it would not have come to its lowest tally in the state and the country.'

Before the start of the Punjab Budget session, Akali leaders led by Bikram Singh Majithia burnt Navjot Singh Sidhu's photo in which he is seen hugging Pakistan Army chief, outside the House.

After the Uri attacks, the Raj Thackeray-led party had similarly set a 48-hour deadline for all Pakistani artists working in India to leave the country in 2016.

This meeting, scheduled for Saturday, will be the first of its kind called by the ruling NDA under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of a terror attack.

Top leaders of Congress, including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh and other CWC members are expected to remain present during the crucial meet ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the AICC said.

The Congress has 'more or less' ruled out an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, a day after he had participated in a meeting with opposition leaders, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

In her response, Sonia Gandhi said, 'We are accusing each other but we are friends'.

Gandhi met Pawar in the afternoon at the latter's residence. NCP leaders Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as well as Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and K C Venugopal were also present during the hour-long meeting.

The statement is sure to cause embarrassment to now Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh, who recently firmed up an alliance with BSP to take on the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress workers from across 80 Lok Sabha constituencies have been asked to fill forms that asks for details like caste, sub-caste, Whatsapp number and Twitter handle.