Mothil G

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

The news that the death toll in the Ammonia gas tragedy in a pvt company in Thiruvallur has increased to 17 is deeply disturbing. All the deceased are women and were migrant guest workers from North India.

The TN government has given Compensation of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. How is this sufficient & justified? Odisha government has given Rs. 10 Lakh as compensation to the victim. The Odisha government also facilitated the return of those migrant guest workers who were discharged after the treatment. While the State Govt arranged safe passage of the deceased, how did the State administration forget the plight of those who were discharged from hospitals, waiting to return home?

The tragic loss of lives in the Ammonia gas tragedy in the private export firm in Thiruvallur also raises a lot of questions;

1)The first & foremost being the absence of the implementation of the 1979 Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act. Principal employers of establishments that employ five or more inter-state migrant workers must be registered under the Act. However, this accident and many earlier incidents have only shown that this Act is not implemented in Tamil Nadu and that no registry is being maintained.

Whenever a crime happens that involves a migrant guest worker from North India, a bunch of innocent migrant guest workers from North India are rounded up for enquiry, as there are no ways and means for the Police Department to narrow it down due to lack of registry.

However, after we pointed it out recently, we understand that the TVK Govt has begun enforcing this Act, at least in parts, if not in full. We trust that the State Govt takes the recent accidents/incidents seriously and enforces the availability of the register of migrant guest workers across all districts. TN State Govt could draw inspiration from the Athidhi app developed by Kerala for registering migrant guest workers and to ensure their welfare.

Even in the Thiruvallur ammonia gas tragedy, it was learnt that there was difficulty in establishing the actual identity of one of the deceased women, who carried a forged Aadhaar card to secure employment. This shows the inefficiency of the functioning of the inter-state migrant workers portal launched by TN Govt in 2023.

2)The welfare board for migrant guest workers is basically non-existent and needs to be established, strengthened and should be used to address the concerns of the migrant guest workers.

Tamil Nadu has today fallen below the replacement level, with a fertility rate of 1.3. To build the State’s infrastructure and work in industrial & commercial establishments across the State, we depend on the hard work of our migrant guest workers. Hence, it is important that we focus on their state of living, as most of the migrant guest workers are compelled to live in appalling conditions and have no place to complain, and their voices are never heard.

3)It is not just the duty of the welfare board but also the duty of the Department of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH) of the state government of Tamil Nadu. Even after a catastrophe that led to the death of 17 workers due to an ammonia gas leak, there seems to be no accountability taken by this department. It is time for “Transparency”. DISH should have made public their most recent inspection of this factory and any observations they made.

The factory in which these migrant guest workers suffered had accommodations within the place of work, surrounded by hazardous pipelines. How was this even allowed?

I demand that appropriate compensation be disbursed to the victims, that the 1979 Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act be enforced in both letter & spirit, and that transparency be brought by the Ministry of Labour of the TN State Govt on the functioning of the DISH & they also be made accountable, including the owners of the establishment, for deliberately ignoring the hazardous living conditions of the migrant guest workers.

@CMOTamilnadu

[Sudarsan Pattnaik @sudarsansand]

Jai Jagannath 🙏

[SSR 🐘 @SSR_Sivaraj]

பராபரன் ஆகலாம்…!

விண்ணவராலும் அறிவு அறியான் தன்னைக்,
கண்ணறவுள்ளே கருதிடின் காலையில்,
எண் உறவாகமுப் போதும் இயற்றி நீ,
பண்ணிடில் தன்மை பரா பரனாமே…!

விளக்கம்:-
விண்ணவரும் அறியாத வேத விழுப்பொருள் எந்தை சிவன். காலைப் ப��ழுதில் கண்களை புறவுலகிலிருந்து விலக்கி அகத்தில் செலுத்தி அவனைக் காண வேண்டும். மூன்று பொழுதிலும் எந்தை சிவன் மீது எண்ணத்தைச் செலுத்தி வந்தால், மேலான பரன் ஆகும் தன்மை தானே வந்து சேரும்.

#தினம்_ஒரு_திருமந்திரம்
#நோக்கம்சிவமயம்
#வீரசைவம்

எம்பெருமான் ஆர்த��தி தரிசனத்துடன் எம் சிவ சொந்தங்களுக்கு காலை வணக்கங்கள்🙏

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

Thiru TR Baalu filed a defamation case against me for publishing the assets/companies owned by him and his family through DMK Files & he had sought ₹100 Crores in damages.

As you all know, after a certain time period in the trial, I argued my own case and personally cross-examined him, and the details of which are in the public domain.

Also, during one of the cross-examinations, Thiru TR Baalu made defamatory remarks against me without substance in the court, and I had filed a case against him in the same court for making those allegations within the court premise.

Today, Thiru TR Baalu, out of his own wishes, decided to withdraw the defamation case filed against me by him. He filed the defamation case against me; to carry it further or not was his decision & not mine.

I wish to inform all concerned that I continue to stand by every single remark that I had made against the previous DMK govt and certain members of the DMK party till now.

I wish to thank Adv. Paul Kanagaraj, Adv. Kumaraguru and all members of the BJP legal team for their support during the trial of this case.

Truth always triumphs!

I thank you for your attention to this matter!

[manju 🇮🇳 @justtweettz]

உனைப் பாடும் தொழிலின்றி வேறு இல்லை
எனைக் காக்க உனையின்றி யாருமில்லை
முருகா
#goodday

[World updates @itswpceo]

HOLY SMOKE 🤯 Japan and India just dropped a NUCLEAR BOMB on the US Dollar 🔥

FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, 🇮🇳INDIA & 🇯🇵JAPAN planning to trade directly with each other using YEN and RUPEE only- completely skipping the American dollar.

🇺🇸This is a direct PUNCH to America’s money power 🔥

Trump is NOT HAPPY hearing this shocking news

[Major Madhan Kumar (Retd)🇮🇳 @major_madhan]

Dude was lucky to land in a wet paddy field ! Thank you @TheKeralaPolice 🤣👍🏼
#zombiesonroad

[Karu.Nagaraajan @KaruNagarajan]

We the Leader...
சென்னை புழல் அருகே செங்குன்றம் சாலையில் சுலோச்சனா திருமண மஹால் #சென்னை மேற்கு மாவட்டத்தின் We the Leader உறுப்பினர் சேர்க்கையின் ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம் மனோகரன் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது.
ஓய்வு பெற்ற காவல்துறை அதிகாரிகள், காங்கிரஸ், பாமக, தவெக, திமுக
விலிருந்து விலகி வந்த இணைந்துள்ள நண்பர்கள்,
கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள், வ���க்கறிஞர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு சிறப்பித்தனர். இயக்கத்தின் வளர்ச்சிக்கும், எதிர்கால திட்டங்கள் குறித்தும் அனைவரும் தங்களது கருத்துக்களை சிறப்பாக எடுத்துரைத்தது மகிழ்ச்சி அளித்தது. தலைவர் K.அண்ணாமலை @annamalai_k அவர்கள் மீது எந்த அளவிற்கு மிகுந்த பற்றும் நம்பிக்கையும்
கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள் என்பதை அவர்கள் உரையிலிருந்து அறிந்து கொள்ள முடிந்தது .
முன்னாள் மாவட்ட மண்டல் நிர்வாகிகளும் பங்கேற்றனர்.
சுமதி வெங்கடேஷ், நாச்சியப்பன், லோகநாதன், சாய் சத்யன், கிருஷ்ண சாய் கார்த்திக் ஆர் ஆர் ராம்
குமரன் சத்யா ரகுராம் வினோத் கே சி எஸ் பிரபு மற்றும் முக்கிய நிர்வாகிகள் பங்கேற்றனர்.
முன்னாள் மண்டல் தலைவர்கள் பிரகாஷ், சரஸ்வதி தலைமையில் நிகழ்ச்சி ஏற்பாடுகள் சிறப்பாக செய்யப்பட்டிருந்தன.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This is why train wheels are not perfectly cylindrical, but slightly conical.

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), under the direction of the TVK Govt, had filed an FIR & conducted a raid yesterday at the residence and other premises associated with former DMK Minister Thiru E.V. Velu avl in connection with alleged irregularities in the execution of road contracts awarded in 2022.

I welcome the TVK Govt's efforts to investigate allegations of corruption from the previous DMK regime. I sincerely hope that the TVK Govt ensures a swift conclusion to these cases, and that anyone found guilty is held accountable in accordance with the law.

While we are on this subject, I urge the TVK Govt to look into the following scams that were exposed over the past 5 years, order an enquiry, and take action accordingly. Naming a few to begin with.

1.BGR Energy Scam – Flouting rules, re-awarding a contract, and later cancelling it after being exposed.
2.Nutrition Kit Scam – Procurement of Health Mix from private vendors at an inflated price despite Aavin coming forward to manufacture it.
3.Pongal Dhoti Scam – Use of excess polyester instead of cotton, and proofs of which were submitted to DVAC.
4.Multiple scams in the State Transport Department – Procurement of Reflective & Rear Marking Plates and much more.
5.TNMSC Scam – Procurement of Pesticides
6.MGNREGA Scam

We also hope the TVK Govt finds the time to solve a long-pending mystery. For years, we have been asking about the rather curious coincidence of Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin avl's fan club and Noble Steels operating from the very same address, and about Noble Steels' announcement of a ₹1,000 crore investment in Tamil Nadu soon after former Chief Minister Thiru M.K. Stalin's visit to Dubai (that investment remains an announcement, is a topic for another day).

[Megh Updates 🚨™ @MeghUpdates]

BIG MILESTONE 🔥

After 78 years of Independence, electricity has FINALLY reached the Naxal-affected Khairagarh area of Chhattisgarh, bringing power to the remote region for the first time 🔥

[Sudarsan Pattnaik @sudarsansand]

Jai Jagannath 🙏

[Gauri @Gauripriya18]

Remover of obstacles

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

சிறந்த தமிழறிஞரும், எழுத்தாளரும், சுதந்திரப் போராட்ட வீரருமான, ஐயா ம.பொ.சி. அவர்களின் பிறந்த தினம் இன்று.

மொழிவார�� மாநில மறுசீரமைப்பின்போது, சென்னை, திருத்தணி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகள் தமிழகத்தின் அங்கமாகத் திகழ, முக்கியப் பங்காற்றியவர். வரலாற்றில் முதன்முறையாக சிலப்பதிகார மாநாட்டை நடத்தி, 'சிலம்புச் செல்வர்' என்ற சிறப்புப் பட்டத்தைப் பெற்றவர்.

தமிழும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் நிலைத்திருக்க���ம் வரை, ஐயா ம.பொ.சி. அவர்களின் புகழும் நிலைத்திருக்கும்.

[SSR 🐘 @SSR_Sivaraj]

தனி உம்பர் ஆமே…!

கருதலர் மாளக் கருவாயில் நின்ற
பொருதலைச் செய்வது புல்லறி வாண்மை
மருவலர் செய்கின்ற மாதவம் ஒத்தால்
தருவலர் கேட்ட தனியும்ப ராமே.

விளக்கம்:-
சீவன் தன் மலங்களைப் போக்குவதற்குக் பிறவிக் கடலின் கருவாயில் நின்று போர் செய்வதில் என்ன பயன்? அது அறிவிலிகள் செய்யும் செயல் ஆகும். உயர்ந்த உபசாந்��� நிலையில் செய்கின்ற தவம் கைக்கூடினால், ஒருவன் மக்கள் விரும்பும் அனைத்தையும் அளிக்க வல்ல, ஒப்பற்ற, ஓர் தேவனாகவே ஆகி விடலாம்.

#தினம்_ஒரு_திருமந்திரம்
#நோக்கம்சிவமயம்
#வீரசைவம்

எம்பெருமான் தரிசனத்துடன் எம் சிவ சொந்தங்களுக்கு காலை வணக்கங்கள்🙏

[K.Annamalai @annamalai_k]

இன்றைய தினம், முஹர்ரம் பண்டிகையை அனுசரிக்கும் இஸ்லாமிய சகோதர, சகோதரிகள் அனைவருக்கும் மனமார்ந்த நல்வாழ்த்துக்களைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.

தியாகம், நீதி, மனிதநேயம் ஆகியவற்றை நினைவூட்டும் இந்த நாளில், சமூகத்தில் நல்லிணக்கமும், சகோதரத்துவமும், அமைதியும் வலுப்பெற���்டும்.

அனைவரின் இல்லங்களிலும் நலனும் வளமும் நிலைத்திருக்க இறைவனை வேண்டுகிறேன்.

[Sridhar Vembu @svembu]

The DMK ecosystem is attacking me that the school issue I reported was a lie I concocted to help the TVK government. Let me state the facts.

We run two rural schools, both free NIOS schools under the Kalaivani Kalvi Maiyam umbrella, one in rural Tenkasi and the other in rural Theni.

The Theni school was originally started and run by a retired IPS officer, a honest and upright man. He built very nice facilities but had to shut down his CBSE school because the state government demanded too much money to issue the NOC. He told me that as a honest retired officer he did not have the money to pay and they would not issue the NOC otherwise.

He urged us to take over his trust so we could run our free NIOS school in the premises. That is how we started our NIOS school in Theni.

Unlike in Tenkasi, where I live, the Theni school faced occasional harassment from the DMK government because we did not have a state government registration, so we tried getting state government approval again (this time for the state board) and that of course would also cost money. So it was in a limbo.

Meanwhile in Tenkasi we wanted to build new school facilities (we were operating in make-shift facilities, the ones that came in frequent photos) and we applied for DTCP approval to construct the new buildings. Everyone who knows DTCP in our state knows what kind of corruption happened there under the DMK.

We waited patiently for DTCP approval for the new school buildings but the approval never came as long as the DMK was in power. The approval came automatically once the government changed.

It is this DTCP approval that I posted about in X. I want to once again appreciate the refreshing change.

Not only did the approvals come, government people told us not to pay money to anyone for any approvals. I have to appreciate this in public, having endured what we had endured before.

This is the "lie" that DMK wants to attack me on.

I do not need their certificate on my character.
They can examine their conscience and ask why a technology nerd like me who is mostly immersed in code would post these.

If they think I would back down by their vile personal attacks because I am a Brahmin or TVK Stooge or Sanghi or whatever, I will tell them this: unlike you dynasts I grew up with nothing. I studied in Tamil medium schools. I know how to live on nothing. I have dedicated the remainder of my life to make Bharat self reliant in technology while reviving our rural areas, the soul of our eternal sanatana civilization.

I will not be intimidated by their attacks. I am unafraid of death, why would I be afraid of the mere DMK?

And if they had any conscience they can return the money they looted (they know there they keep it) and then they can attack my character.

I will now go back to optimizing the code of our compiler!

[Amit Shah @AmitShah]

Glad to have hosted a dinner for the illustrious Padma Awardees of 2026. Glimpses from the program.