Panneerselvam appeals to CM Stalin to intervene in Ford issue
The Hindu
The AIADMK coordinator referred to media reports on the potential adverse impact of Ford shutting its plant, on employees and those indirectly employed
AIADMK coordinator, O. Paneerselvam on Tuesday appealed to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to intervene in the problem arising out of the decision of the car maker, Ford, to close down its engine and vehicle assembling plant in Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai. In a statement, Mr. Panneerselvam referred to media reports on the possible adverse impact of the move on the fate of the plant’s employees and those indirectly employed, besides a large number of micro, small and medium enterprises dependent upon the plant. The Chief Minister should talk to the company management and the employees; strive for the continued operation of the plant and ensure that the workers remain in their jobs.Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.