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TN court upholds Sasikala's expulsion as AIADMK General Secretary
A Chennai court has upheld the expulsion of one-time AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, following the demise of Jayalalithaa. The court turned down her place in the wake of an interlocutory application filed by the AIADMK Coordinator and the Joint Coordinator. Sasikala had earlier approached the civil court, claiming that her removal as the General Secretary was invalid. Notably, the general council in 2017 was due to two separate parties' mergers.… read-more
Tags: politics, Women In Politics, Indian Politics, civil court, dismisses the petition
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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Anita Anand Appointed As Canada's New Defence Minister; Indian-Origin
Indian-origin politician, Anita Anand has been appointed as Canada's new defence minister by the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau. According to reports, Anita will be replacing Harjit Sajjan, who will now be serving as the minister of the international development agency. "My top priority is to make sure that everyone in the armed forces feels safe and protected, and that they have the supports that they need," she said.
Tags: Canada, Defense Ministry, Indian origin, Women In Politics, World news
Courtesy: India Times
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Kerala Assembly Polls: IUML Fields Woman Candidate After 25 Years
The Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala broke its 25-year-old streak by fielding a woman candidate to contest the assembly elections. Releasing the list of candidates on March 12, the IUML fielded its women wing leader Noorbina Rasheed from Kozhikode South constituency. Earlier, IUML’s only female candidate Kamarunnisa Anwar had lost the elections to a CPI(M) member in 1996. Contesting as a Congress ally under the UDF alliance, the IUML… read-more
Tags: Kerala, Woman, Women In Politics, IUML
Courtesy: The News Minute
