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J. Jayalalithaa

Jayalalithaa slams Alagiri’s continued absence in parliament

November 28, 2009 India

AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Saturday slammed union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M.K. Alagiri’s continued absence from parliament, especially during question hour to reply to members’ queries about his ministry.
Terming Alagiri’s absence in parliament during the question hour as “distressing” and citing a news report that quoted him saying that he had some personal function [...]

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Liberhan report was leaked to sideline crucial issues: Jayalalithaa

November 27, 2009 India

AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Thursday alleged that “the strategic leak” of the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition has sidelined crucial issues like the sugarcane price ordinance, the spectrum scam and other issues. She demanded the resignation of the union home minister.
“In effect, the leakage has diverted the focus of attention of the [...]

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Jayalalithaa bats for casual workforce in Tamil Nadu Newsprint

September 2, 2009 India

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and the current Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa has demanded regularisation of 1,600 casual workers at Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd (TNPL), the country’s second largest paper maker.
In a statement issued here Wednesday, Jayalalithaa cited the company’s Rs.106-crore net profit last fiscal and said the absorption of casual [...]

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Jayalalithaa demands central probe into diversion of potash

August 11, 2009 India

Tamil Nadu’s Leader of Opposition and former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday demanded a central probe into the alleged diversion of potash meant for farmers to two chemical industrial units for manufacturing fireworks.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the AIADMK leader accused the two Karaikal-based companies – Vaigai Chemical Industries and Karaikal Chlorates [...]

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EVMs should generate hard copy for voter: Jayalalithaa

August 5, 2009 India

Continuing her tirade against electronic voting machines (EVMs), Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa said Wednesday that the voting machines can be hacked or manipulated.
Citing media reports about a Hyderabad based software engineer Hari Prasad who on behalf of a non governmental organisation (NGO) demonstrated how EVMs can be [...]

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