Do not miss PM’s speech on Sept 11: UGC to students
and at no stage would AIADMK MLAs help the DMK by making the government fall,” Cumbum MLA TTK Jakkaiyan said while explaining his decision to jump the ship.
Soon after Jakkaiyan “defected”, Dinakaran called on the governor and pleaded with him to prevent “horse trading”.
Suggesting that more trouble was in store for Sasikala’s nephew, Jakkaiyan said that at least eight more MLAs from Dinakaran’s camp were in touch with EPS and could switch sides if and when needed.
“The government will not fall,” he told media persons on Thursday late evening
A senior AIADMK leader, close to OPS, said that Dinakaran appeared to have got rattled after 111 MLAs attended the last meeting called by the chief minister and his deputy.
Dinakaran’s desperation was evident from the fact that he carted away his MLAs to another resort away from Chennai, the former MP claimed.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged students of colleges and universities to not miss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on September 11 to observe Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's Centenary Celebrations and the 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Address at Chicago World’s Parliament of Religions.
The theme of the programme is ‘Young lndia, New lndia - A Resurgent Nation: from Sankalp to Sidhhi.’
Institutions have been asked to make arrangements to enable teachers and students to hear Prime Minister Modi’s address by identifying a venue, audio-visual room or auditorium on campus.
“Institutions have been asked to install proper television/ projection facility for wide viewing. The students and teachers may be encouraged to participate in the event. The programme/ venue may be prominently displayed on the campus notice board,” states the circular issued by the higher education statutory body.
“The Prime Minister will address the Nation to remind one and all about the relevance and significance of Swami Vivekananda's teachings in the backdrop of today's social milieu. It would be of particular importance for the youth of today to understand and absorb the content of Swami Vivekananda's messages to the World, in order to ensure their right educational, career and spiritual growth,” reads the circular issued by the UGC.
Swami Vivekananda was a philosopher-saint, who, through his teachings, strove to infuse knowledge among people that addressed their spiritual as well as socio-economic needs, to enhance the quality of their lives.