Vaiko says Raja quits only under PM’s pressure.

Vaiko says Raja quits only under PM’s pressure.

Unrelenting pressure from the Congress finally forced A Raja to resign as the telecom minister. The party’s stand was conveyed to the Tamil Nadu chief minister by Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee just after Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi decided to take a tough stand after a discussion with Manmohan Singh.


As Raja boarded a flight to Delhi at 6pm on Sunday [14-11-2010], A Raja continued to insist that there was no question of his resigning as IT and communications minister. But by the time he landed, it was a different story. Unrelenting pressure from the Congress on the eve of a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court and what promised to be another day of stormy protests in Parliament — forced DMK boss M Karunanidhi to get a reluctant Raja to finally resign.


“In order to avoid embarrassment to the government and maintain peace and harmony in Parliament, my leader M Karunanidhi has advised me to resign,” Raja told media persons after submitting his papers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He asserted that this should not be interpreted as an acknowledgement of guilt, claimed his conscience was clear and aggressively defended his performance as minister.


November 14th 10pm DMK issues statement announcing Raja’s resignation. Says decision taken to ensure Parliament is not stalled 10.30pm Raja meets PM and resigns


MDMK general secretary Vaiko said the events that led to the resignation of Union minister A Raja showed that he had done so only under pressure from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The PM would have otherwise sacked him, Vaiko said in a statement here on Monday. The magnitude of the scam was such that Raja would not be the only beneficiary, he argued, and added that a joint parliamentary committee probe was necessary to expose and book all those who had shared the “booty”.

Tirupathi Thiru Venkatanathaa Saranam.

Tirupathi Thiru Venkatanathaa Saranam.


திருவேங்கட மலை என்னும் திருப்பதி தமிழகத்தின் வட எல்லையாக விளங்கியதை பழமையான தமிழ் நூல்கள் நமக்கு கூறுகின்றன. இந்த திருப்பதி தலத்தில் சந்திரன் வேங்கடவனை பூசித்து பல நலன்களும் பெற்றான். தொல்காப்பியர் தமிழகத்திற்கு திருவேங்கடத்தை வட எல்லையாகக் கூறியுள்ளார்.


“ வட வேங்கடம் தென்குமரி


ஆயிடைத்தமிழ் கூறும் நல்லுலகம்.”


வேங்கட நாதா சரணம்.


The Tirumala temples nestle amidst the peaks of the seven hills of Tirumala. The temple can be approached from Tirupati by a 15 km. Road; it is a pleasant drive many pilgrims even today take this path by foot making an 11 km. trek to the temple.


For the devotees, the deity Venkateshwara symbolizes goodness; with his conch he creates the cosmic sound that destroys ignorance. Venkateshwara is considered to be the most powerful Hindu deity, he is believed to be the fulfiller of every wish made to him by the devotees.


Sri Srinivasa Saranam.