Death Anniversary of Periyar E.V.Ramasamy.

       "No fear, no hate, that's our victory!"

         --Albert Camus.

Kochi, 

December 24, 2020.

பகுத்தறிவு என்பது மனிதனுக்கு உயிர்நாடி என்று தனது கடைசி காலம் வரை முழங்கிய பெரியாரின் 47ஆவது நினைவு தினம் இன்று. 1973ஆம் ஆண்டு 94 வயதில் பெரியார் காலமானார். சமூகத்தில் மிகப்பெரும் மாற்றங்களை நிகழ்த்திய பெரியார் சமகால வாழ்க்கையுடனும், அரசியலுடனும் ஒத்துப் போகிறார் என்பதை மறுப்பதற்கில்லை...

(Puthiya Thalaimurai)

**The Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) said on Wednesday that it would require a concrete proposal to return to the negotiating table, not a repetition of the amendments that it had already rejected. 

The protesting farmers announced their decision to soldier on for the repeal of the three farm laws, squarely blaming the Narendra Modi dispensation for the continuing stalemate.

(Anita Joshua, The Telegraph).

**Lambasting the DDCA for deciding to install a statue of its late former President Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has asked the body to remove his name from the spectators' stand, named after him in 2017.

Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association's (DDCA) culture, which he alleged promotes nepotism and puts "administrators ahead of cricketers", Bedi also renounced his membership of the body.

(The Telegraph).

**The BJP’s central leadership on Wednesday came out all guns blazing to claim victory in the maiden District Development Council elections after winning 74 seats, the highest by any individual party, but the results mask its multiple setbacks including its broader goal of installing a Hindu chief minister in the fledgling Union Territory.(Muzaffar Raina/ The Telegraph).

**Malayalam film director Naranipuzha Shanavas, who suffered a massive heart attack on Tuesday passed away at Aster Medicity on Wednesday.