TN CM writes to Modi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urging the Centre to exclude the Delta region from the coal bidding process to protect the interests of the farmers in the region and called it a wasteful exercise as the State government was not consulted. The Chief Minister’s letter stated, “Delta areas should be excluded from the coal bidding process. No approval was obtained from the State government before issuing the notification in this regard and the State government was not even consulted. Unfortunately, the Union Ministry of Coal is acting arbitrarily. Three mining areas in Tamil Nadu — Sethiathoppu in Cuddalore, Michealpatti in Ariyalur, and Vadaseri in Thanjavur — should be excluded from the auction due to the presence of valuable farmers’ lands and food security of the people.” “It is also emphasized that the State government should be consulted by concerned ministries of the Union government before issuing such public announcements are issued,” Stalin added. [8:13 AM, 4/6/2023] Bharath Kumar NT: Nanganallur deaths:CM announces solatium In a tragic incident, five persons drowned inside a public tank in Chennai on Wednesday while performing temple rituals, police said. According to police, when one of the persons drowned, the other four had jumped to save him but they also died. “All five of them have died,” minister TM Anbarasan told reporters after chief minister MK Stalin had asked him to visit the spot. “This work should have been done with due caution. This accident occurred because necessary protection was not taken”, he said. CM Stalin ordered a compensation of ₹2 lakh from the chief minister’s relief fund to be given to each of the deceased family members. “We are all pained by this accident. The youngsters were students. This is an irreparable loss to parents,” the minister said.