Tamil Nadu Today: Stalin and Nirmala Sitharaman spar on social media
Nirmala Sitharaman and M.K. Stalin engaged in a social media dispute over a letter from the Union Finance Ministry regarding paddy incentives. Meanwhile, a cable TV operator in Coimbatore was arrested for airing a leaked movie, and a fireworks explosion in Virudhunagar resulted in one death. Additionally, the Tamil Nadu Assembly election has 4,023 candidates contesting across 234 constituencies.
- ▪Nirmala Sitharaman and M.K. Stalin clashed online over paddy incentive issues.
- ▪A cable TV operator was arrested for broadcasting a leaked version of a movie.
- ▪One person died in a fireworks explosion in Virudhunagar district.
- ▪There are 4,023 candidates contesting in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
- ▪Actor C. Joseph Vijay is appealing against a ₹1.5 crore income tax penalty.
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1. Nirmala Sitharaman, Stalin feud online over Centre’s letter on paddy incentiveUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin were engaged in a war of words on social media over a Union Finance Ministry’s communication to the Chief Secretaries of all States regarding incentive for paddy, which was issued earlier on January 9.Mr. Stalin, during an election campaign in Thanjavur last week, contended that the Centre has advised the Tamil Nadu government to discontinue providing incentive for the paddy procured from farmers, claiming it was leading to excessive production.2.
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