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Actor Vijay, His Father At Loggerheads Over Registration Of Political Party
Kollywood actor Vijay and his father, filmmaker S.A. Chandrasekhar, are at loggerheads after the latter registered a political party under the actor's name. The actor, in an official statement, clarified that he did not have any direct or in-direct contact with ‘All India Thalapathy Vijay Makkal Iyakkam’, which was registered as a political party by his father. He informed that he will not be restricted by the political moves of his father.… read-more
Tags: Vijay, S.A. Chandrasekhar, Actor, Kollywood, Political Party
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National Parties Received Rs 2,818 Crore From Corporates In 7 Years: Report
According to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms, national political parties have received a corporate donation of Rs 2818.05 crore in a span of seven years (from 2012-2019). The report revealed, 82% of the donations i.e. Rs 2319.48 was received by the BJP while Congress and NCP bagged Rs 376.02 crore and Rs 69.81 crore respectively. Alarmingly, 319 donations that estimated to Rs 31.42 crore were not documented properly.
Tags: BJP, Indian National Congress, corporate donations, Political Party
Courtesy: Deccan Herald
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Greece: Leaders Of Golden Dawn Party Arrested For Hate Crimes
On the charges of encouraging hate crimes, leaders of Greece's Golden Dawn party, a far-right ideological political group in the country, were sentenced to jail terms. Reportedly, the leaders were running a cult group that committed several hate crimes in the country during its economic crises. Some of the leaders, including party's general secretary Nikos Mihaloliakos, were given a 13-year jail term while few others received 5-7 years of … read-more
Tags: Golden Dawn. Greece, Political Party, Jail
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