மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சராகப் பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ள தமிழக வெற்றிக் கழகத் தலைவர் திரு. @ActorVijay அவர்களுக்கு எனது மனப்பூர்வமான வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.
பதவியேற்றதும் தாங்கள் கையெழுத்திட்டுள்ள அறிவிப்புகளையும் வரவேற்கிறேன்.
எடுத்த எடுப்பிலேயே அரசிடம் பணம் இல்லை எனப் பேச ஆரம்பிக்காதீங்க. அதெல்லாம் இருக்கு. மக்களுக்குக் கொடுக்க மனசும், ஆட்சித் திறமையும்தான் வேணும்.
ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளாக, கோவிட், வெள்ளம் போன்ற பல பிரச்சினைகளையும் ஒன்றிய பா.ஜ.க. அரசின் ஓரவஞ்சனையையும் சமாளிச்சுதான் நாங்க எண்ணற்ற மக்கள்நலத் திட்டங்களை நிறைவேற்றினோம்.
'ரூபாய் 10 லட்சம் கோடி கடனை வைத்துவிட்டு, கஜானாவைத் துடைத்து விட்டுச் சென்றுள்ளது கடந்த அரசு' - என்ற குற்றச்சாட்டை முதல் உரையிலேயே சொல்லி இருக்கீங்களே… அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட வரம்புக்குட்பட்டே தமிழ்நாட்டின் கடன் அளவு இருக்கிறது.
தமிழ்நாடு அரசின் நிதிநிலை பற்றி கடந்த பிப்ரவரி மாத பட்ஜெட்லயே தெளிவா நாங்க சொல்லிட்டோம். அது உங்களுக்குத் தெரியாதா? அதுக்குப் பிறகுதான நீங்க பல வாக்குறுதிகளை மக்களுக்குக் கொடுத்தீங்க? உங்களுக்கு வாக்களித்த மக்களை மீண்டும் ஏமாற்றி திசைதிருப்பாதீங்க!
“நடைமுறைக்கு சாத்தியமானதை மட்டுமே வாக்குறுதிகளாக அளிக்கிறேன்” எனக் கூறி ஆட்சிக்கு வந்துள்ள நீங்கள் இப்போதுதான் அரசு நிர்வாகத்துக்குள் அடியெடுத்து வைக்கிறீர்கள். கூடிய விரைவில் மக்களுக்குக் கொடுத்த வாக்குறுதிகளை எப்படி நிறைவேற்றலாம் எனும் நுணுக்கங்களையும் எங்களைப் போலவே நீங்களும் நிச்சயம் கற்றுக்கொள்வீர்கள் என நான் நம்புகிறேன். வாக்களித்த மக்களோடு, நானும் அதையே எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன்.
தங்களின் ஆட்சியில் தமிழ்நாட்டின் வளர்ச்சிப் பயணம் தொடர மீண்டும் எனது வாழ்த்துகள்!
Congratulations to Vijay.
Here is the list of promises you made to the people of Tamil Nadu. Don’t forget them.
1) 50 lakh job opportunities for youth.
2) 6 free LPG cylinders every year for each family.
3) ₹2,500 monthly support for women family heads below 60.
4) ₹4,000 monthly allowance for unemployed graduates.
5) ₹2,500 monthly aid for unemployed diploma holders.
6) Complete crop loan waiver for small farmers.
7) ₹4,500 per tonne MSP for sugarcane farmers.
8) Health insurance up to ₹25 lakh for every family.
9) Education loans up to ₹20 lakh without collateral.
10) Free residential schools with quality education.
11) One sovereign gold + silk saree for every bride.
12) Mission to make Tamil Nadu drug-free.
The only answer the nation wants to know…
If a person cannot speak for himself during the biggest political moment of his career, how will he speak for the entire state?
A Russian student who disappeared in the Himalayas in 2021 during a solo trek was discovered four years later by National Geographic journalists as the guardian of a high-altitude Buddhist monastery in Nepal.
24-year-old Alina Vetrova left Annapurna Base Camp and never returned. A rescue operation lasted three weeks, but an avalanche left her presumed dead. Her parents held a symbolic funeral in Novosibirsk.
In early 2025, however, a crew filming a documentary about lost monasteries discovered a young European-looking woman dressed in monastic robes and speaking fluent Tibetan and Nepali in a remote mountain temple at an altitude of 4,800 meters.
It turns out that Alina, who had lost consciousness from altitude sickness, was found by hermit monks, who cared for her for several months with herbal infusions. When she regained consciousness, the passes were already covered in snow - the descent was impossible until summer. During these months, she began to study Tibetan medicine and meditation.
According to the abbot, Alina had developed a rare gift - she could accurately recognize medicinal mountain herbs by their aroma, which the monks took as a sign of a reborn soul. She was given the name Tenzin Dolma and began training to succeed the monastery's apothecary, a position not held by anyone for 40 years.
Alina is now in charge of a collection of over 600 species of high-altitude plants. She wears a traditional burgundy robe, her head is shaved, and on her wrists she wears ritual yak bone bracelets, which she is allowed to wear as a sign of status. A dot of saffron paste is applied to her forehead daily during the morning ceremony.
When journalists ask her if she wants to return, Alina replies in Russian with a strong accent: “I’m already home. The mountains do not let out those they choose.”
Her parents have flown to Kathmandu. The meeting is scheduled for the end of the month.
(Via Shiv Kar
Courtesy Rajiv Tyagi wall from Facebook)
Some days it looks almost pale and elegant, other days it shows up in a darker, moodier outfit like it couldn’t decide what to wear and just mastered both. Hence the name “changeable hawk eagle.”
#valparai#wildlife_perfection#natgeowildlife#natgeoindia#bbcearth
The lion-tailed macaque is one of India’s rarest and most charismatic primates. It is instantly recognised by its silver-white mane, glossy black body, and lion-like tail tuft, making it a flagship species of the Western Ghats rainforests. As it is endemic to the Western Ghats of South India, its survival is our direct responsibility. Also known as LTM, this species is currently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss, Under India’s Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, it receives the highest legal protection as a Schedule I species. It is also listed under CITES Appendix I, which restricts international trade. Lion-tailed macaques live mainly in the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Important strongholds include Silent Valley, Anamalai, Megamalai, and Kalakkad-Mundanthurai landscapes. They are highly arboreal, spending much of their lives in the upper canopy. Unlike many macaques, they are shy forest specialists that depend on intact rainforest cover. Their diet includes fruits, seeds, flowers, insects, and small vertebrates. They are excellent seed dispersers and help regenerate forests naturally. Protecting them also safeguards thousands of other species of the Western Ghats. In Valparai, Tamil Nadu, their story is both inspiring and alarming. Once restricted to fragmented forest patches, some groups now move through roads, tea estates, settlements, and other human-dominated spaces. Researchers describe this as a behavioural adaptation to habitat loss and changing landscapes. Saving the lion-tailed macaque means saving rainforests, biodiversity, and ecological balance for future generations. Its future depends on the choices we make today. Beautiful Video by @pnsenthilkumar #LionTailedMacaque #WildlifeConservation
Something unbelievable happened! We went to #valparai hoping to see fireflies with little hope. Started after the evening session for 2 nights to see the fireflies congregate. Both the nights turned out to be really lucky and the forest put on a show. #firefly@supriyasahuias
@realpreityzinta is the best owner and cheerleader for the side you will ever see. I really hope @PunjabKingsIPL goes on to win the IPL this time around.
He is also soft spoken, well behaved and extremely sweet. His mom makes food and brings it to the hotel ( Best Kadi Chawal & Bhartha among other things ) for the entire team every IPL ❤️I never heard him complain or come late when he sat on the bench. Watching him shine fills me up with so much joy cuz nothing is more rewarding than to see a good guy win 🔥❤️🦁Sorry I couldn’t help commenting on ur write up as it popped up in my timeline👍
Spotted this majestic Gee’s Golden Langur in the lush forests of Nameri National Park, Assam! ✨ What a thrill to see one of the world’s rarest primates chilling high up in the canopy. These beauties are super special because they’re one of India’s most endangered monkeys, considered sacred by Himalayan communities, and they have this eerie, human-like gaze thanks to the whites of their eyes. With only about 7,400 left in the wild, mostly in protected areas like Nameri and nearby reserves, every sighting feels like winning the wildlife lottery!
Only scientifically documented in the 1950s by explorer E.P. Gee (hence the name Gee’s golden langur), though locals have known them forever.
#natgeo #wildlifephotography #assam #natgeoyourshot #GeesGoldenLangur
#GoldenLangur
#GoldenMonkey
#EndangeredSpecies
#WildlifePhotography
#Primates
#IndianWildlife
#AssamWildlife
#BhutanWildlife
#RareAnimals
#NaturePhotography
#Wildlife
#Monkey
#Langur
#Conservation
The voice of #KJYesudas is one of the greatest gifts to South Indian music; it is one of the very few voices that can touch your heart and soul , whether it's in a sad song, a duet song, or a solo song.
#HBDKJYesudas
This interview quietly breaks the biggest myth in Tamil cinema — that greatness requires enmity. Sometimes, it’s just parallel growth and mutual pride. ♥️🙏
#Rajinikanth | #KamalHaasan | #Thalaivar173
Sydney Crowd standing ovation for 19 yr old Sachin’s 148* in 1992. Bill Lawry in commentary tops it.
Legends like Dean Jones & Merv Hughes Congratulate him. Very rare to see.