Plus-2 students who have not studied in a Tamil medium school or taken Tamil as a second language, but are ‘state toppers’, should at least be given a certificate by the government, several educationists in the city say.
“Our students have also taken as much effort to do well in the exams, and they should be given at least a certificate by the state government as a token of recognition,” says Ms Vasantha Balasubramaniam, principal, DAV Gill Nagar, whose students Bhoomika V and M Karthik scored 1,190 and 1,188 in the plus-2 exams this year, a little higher than Ramesh B of Tenkasi, who took Tamil as second language, and scored 1,183.
Many students opt for Hindi or Sanskrit as their parents work for the Central government and regional language would make it difficult for them to cope in case their parents get relocated, she explains.
Activist Traffic Ramaswamy is planning to file a PIL to find out why this practice is followed. “It is unfair that these students get no recognition at all, especially when they have scored higher,” he says.
However, minister for school education Thangam Thennarasu says the main intention of awarding only students who have taken Tamil is to promote the language and encourage students to take it up as a subject. “Tamil is much harder than other languages like French, which has a level of difficulty meant for class-six students,” he said.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Directive on sale of fireworks - Deccan Cronicle on August 25th, 2009
The Madras high court on Monday directed the municipal corporation and commissioner of police to frame a scheme to shift the fireworks sale in Bunder street, Badrian street, Anderson street, Malayaperumal street, Umpherson street and NSC Bose Road to Island grounds or some other appropriate ground.
Disposing of a public interest litigation filed by Traffic Ramaswamy, a division bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan said, “The municipal corporation as well as the commissioner of police shall consider the proposal to shift these temporary shops to Island ground or some other appropriate ground and should frame a scheme in this behalf. They should explore the possibility of settling the issue, if not during the coming festival season but at least before the subsequent season.”
According to Ramaswamy, earlier on his petition the court had framed various guidelines to be followed by the authorities in the matter of issuing the licence and sale of fireworks.
He sent a representation to the authorities to shift the shops to open grounds and the deputy commissioner had replied that the government has accepted to shift the fireworks sale but the Chennai municipal corporation authorities were not taking proper action. Hence the present PIL, Ramaswamy added.
Disposing of a public interest litigation filed by Traffic Ramaswamy, a division bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan said, “The municipal corporation as well as the commissioner of police shall consider the proposal to shift these temporary shops to Island ground or some other appropriate ground and should frame a scheme in this behalf. They should explore the possibility of settling the issue, if not during the coming festival season but at least before the subsequent season.”
According to Ramaswamy, earlier on his petition the court had framed various guidelines to be followed by the authorities in the matter of issuing the licence and sale of fireworks.
He sent a representation to the authorities to shift the shops to open grounds and the deputy commissioner had replied that the government has accepted to shift the fireworks sale but the Chennai municipal corporation authorities were not taking proper action. Hence the present PIL, Ramaswamy added.
Give free masks, says HC - Deccon Cronicle on Aug 20 2009
The Madras high court on Wednesday expected the state government to consider the suggestion made by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy, to provide free masks to the general public, if required.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Traffic Ramaswmay, seeking a direction to the government to provide protective masks free of cost to all persons in the state along with proper guidelines regarding usage and disposal of such masks.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Traffic Ramaswmay, seeking a direction to the government to provide protective masks free of cost to all persons in the state along with proper guidelines regarding usage and disposal of such masks.
PIL seeks enough flu test kits - Deccon Cronicle On Aug 15 2009
Social activist Traffic Ramaswamy has approached the Madras high court, seeking a direction to the Union government to supply adequate swine flu test kits to the King Institute of Preventive Medicine.
The public interest litigation filed by Ramaswamy is likely to come up for hearing on August 17.
He sought a direction to the Chennai corporation to spray disinfectants in crowded and populous places in the city like bus stands, theaters at regular intervals and to take all necessary preventive measures to avoid spreading of infection. He also sought a direction to the state government to issue specific guidelines to school authorities regarding handling of pandemic swine flu infection.
According to Ramaswamy, since there was no specific guidelines on how to deal with this infection, if a student was suspected of being infected or found infected, the school authorities were put in dilemma whether to declare holiday to the school or not, thereby substantially increasing the risk of spreading the infection to other young children. The authorities were not taking any basic preventive measures like supplying protective masks, spraying disinfectants, clearing of infection prone areas.
The only authorised testing centre was King Institute. But there were no sufficient testing kits available at the centre, due to which numerous patients were waiting to get them tested and there was enormous delay in declaring the test results.
The public interest litigation filed by Ramaswamy is likely to come up for hearing on August 17.
He sought a direction to the Chennai corporation to spray disinfectants in crowded and populous places in the city like bus stands, theaters at regular intervals and to take all necessary preventive measures to avoid spreading of infection. He also sought a direction to the state government to issue specific guidelines to school authorities regarding handling of pandemic swine flu infection.
According to Ramaswamy, since there was no specific guidelines on how to deal with this infection, if a student was suspected of being infected or found infected, the school authorities were put in dilemma whether to declare holiday to the school or not, thereby substantially increasing the risk of spreading the infection to other young children. The authorities were not taking any basic preventive measures like supplying protective masks, spraying disinfectants, clearing of infection prone areas.
The only authorised testing centre was King Institute. But there were no sufficient testing kits available at the centre, due to which numerous patients were waiting to get them tested and there was enormous delay in declaring the test results.
Traffic Ramaswamy - The PIL King
Traffic Ramaswamy – for Chennaiites, doesn’t the very mention of that name ring a bell? How was he inspired to seek legal remedies through PILs? Well, I will let him do the talking:
“In 1953, when I was hardly 18, I went to fetch my family’s ration from a shop. They weighed 14 kgs of rice and packed it in a bag. As I was about to carry the bag home, the Tehsildar appeared in front of me and told me that according to the prevailing rules, one should not carry 14 kgs of rice. I left the bag there and challenged him saying that though I was leaving empty handed, I would see to it that they brought it to my home! …
I filed a suit against him. As soon as the judgment was delivered, the same tehsildar knocked the door of my house along with a bag of 14 kgs ofrice.
I understood one thing. We can challenge anyone however mighty he or she may be, provided our cause is just…”
The MRTS in Chennai is indeed a big boon for commuters. But the main problem is that most of the, if not all the Stations are far away from bus stops. This is is a major disincentive to commuters. The worst affected are the Chindadiripet, Chepauk, Triplicane, Greenways Road, Kotturpuram, Tiruvanmiyur, and Taramani Stations. Have I mentioned all the intermediate stations? Will anybody take immediate action?
The Madras High Court has the distinction of pronouncing several interesting and motivating judgments. Sometime back, its bench at Madurai had ordered the accused in a rationrice smuggling case to donate a reasonable quantity of rice , purchased from the open market to homes for elders and mentally challenged children. Justice T. Sudanthiram made it obligatory for the accused to furnish purchase bills to the concerned police stations.
Madras HighCourtIn another unorthodox directive in 2003, Justice Karpaga Vinayagam handed down a novel ‘punishment’ to politician M. Ranganathan, as a precondition for granting him bail in a criminal intimidation case. He had to read the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in the Madurai Gandhi Museum for half an-hour for five days. Known for his unconventional verdicts, the judge had also ordered a police officer, who failed to implement the court’s directive, to donate Rs 1,000 to Gandhi Museum.
We also know of actress Roja, who was asked to spend a day at an orphanage and along with the children eat the food served there. This was in a case related to failure to repay a loan taken from a financier promptly.
Very recently, The Madras High Court imposed a condition to eight persons accused of burning the "National Flag" to "erect a flagpole in front of your house and hoist the national flag daily for one week." Justice R Regupathi, allowing their bail pleas, said: "Though I am inclined to release the petitioners on bail, to make them realize the pristine value of the national symbol, and also their obligations and responsibility in upholding the sanctity of such symbols, it is but proper to impose the conditions." The judge, not stopping with that, asked the eight accused persons to visit an orphanage and do community service for three hours daily for seven days.
I am happy the courts of law are turning into courts of justice!
Kamala TheatreThe reopening of Kamala theatre is indeed a welcome step forward in the entertainment circle of Chennai. But getting there isn’t as easy as it seems, for you will have to rethink your routes every time you are asked to take a diversion. You would be lucky not to end up at Thirupathy. Battling with road traffic is one thing, but trying to find your way past the foot traffic is dodgy business. This chaos may lead people to ‘dodging’ even your favourite theatre.
After going through a lot to reach the locality last Friday, I lost interest and decided to ditch the inaugural of the reopening of the theatre.
P.S: Pardon the accidental irony of starting and finishing this diary with ‘traffic’
Courtesy : www.irazoo.com
“In 1953, when I was hardly 18, I went to fetch my family’s ration from a shop. They weighed 14 kgs of rice and packed it in a bag. As I was about to carry the bag home, the Tehsildar appeared in front of me and told me that according to the prevailing rules, one should not carry 14 kgs of rice. I left the bag there and challenged him saying that though I was leaving empty handed, I would see to it that they brought it to my home! …
I filed a suit against him. As soon as the judgment was delivered, the same tehsildar knocked the door of my house along with a bag of 14 kgs ofrice.
I understood one thing. We can challenge anyone however mighty he or she may be, provided our cause is just…”
The MRTS in Chennai is indeed a big boon for commuters. But the main problem is that most of the, if not all the Stations are far away from bus stops. This is is a major disincentive to commuters. The worst affected are the Chindadiripet, Chepauk, Triplicane, Greenways Road, Kotturpuram, Tiruvanmiyur, and Taramani Stations. Have I mentioned all the intermediate stations? Will anybody take immediate action?
The Madras High Court has the distinction of pronouncing several interesting and motivating judgments. Sometime back, its bench at Madurai had ordered the accused in a rationrice smuggling case to donate a reasonable quantity of rice , purchased from the open market to homes for elders and mentally challenged children. Justice T. Sudanthiram made it obligatory for the accused to furnish purchase bills to the concerned police stations.
Madras HighCourtIn another unorthodox directive in 2003, Justice Karpaga Vinayagam handed down a novel ‘punishment’ to politician M. Ranganathan, as a precondition for granting him bail in a criminal intimidation case. He had to read the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in the Madurai Gandhi Museum for half an-hour for five days. Known for his unconventional verdicts, the judge had also ordered a police officer, who failed to implement the court’s directive, to donate Rs 1,000 to Gandhi Museum.
We also know of actress Roja, who was asked to spend a day at an orphanage and along with the children eat the food served there. This was in a case related to failure to repay a loan taken from a financier promptly.
Very recently, The Madras High Court imposed a condition to eight persons accused of burning the "National Flag" to "erect a flagpole in front of your house and hoist the national flag daily for one week." Justice R Regupathi, allowing their bail pleas, said: "Though I am inclined to release the petitioners on bail, to make them realize the pristine value of the national symbol, and also their obligations and responsibility in upholding the sanctity of such symbols, it is but proper to impose the conditions." The judge, not stopping with that, asked the eight accused persons to visit an orphanage and do community service for three hours daily for seven days.
I am happy the courts of law are turning into courts of justice!
Kamala TheatreThe reopening of Kamala theatre is indeed a welcome step forward in the entertainment circle of Chennai. But getting there isn’t as easy as it seems, for you will have to rethink your routes every time you are asked to take a diversion. You would be lucky not to end up at Thirupathy. Battling with road traffic is one thing, but trying to find your way past the foot traffic is dodgy business. This chaos may lead people to ‘dodging’ even your favourite theatre.
After going through a lot to reach the locality last Friday, I lost interest and decided to ditch the inaugural of the reopening of the theatre.
P.S: Pardon the accidental irony of starting and finishing this diary with ‘traffic’
Courtesy : www.irazoo.com
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Complaint lodged against political hoardings On Times of India - 1 September 2009
Even after the Supreme Court banned hoardings countrywide, political parties here are breaking the rules. Along several pavements, you
will find huge vinyl boards and hoardings, with enforcement agencies turning a blind eye.
Social worker Traffic' Ramasamy on Saturday had lodged a police complaint, seeking legal action against Congress functionaries for erecting vinyl banners and shielding traffic signals at the Spencer Plaza junction and in Teynampet, hindering movement of vehicles. However, police personnel, after inquiry, treated his complaint as null and void because the banners were removed promptly, they said.
According to Ramaswamy's complaint, the vinyl banners was installed a few days ago for a programme to be conducted on September 5. On Anna Salai, the banner was 25 ft high and 20 ft wide; the other banner was installed near the Sun Plaza junction on GN Chetty Road, T Nagar.
"I sent an SMS and repeatedly informed the police personnel concerned to take action to remove the huge banners. But no action was initiated. Later, I made representations at the Teynampet and Anna Salai police stations and submitted separate complaints. They had given a community service register (CSR) receipt for my complaints," Ramasamy said.
"We informed the concerned political parties. They showed us the government order which allows installation of banners in connection with a function three days prior to it and two days after. As the banners were installed hindering traffic flow, they were immediately removed. The petition was closed," a police officer said.
Following a widespread outcry regarding the illegal installation of hoardings, the city corporation in August last year issued a stern warning to those who had erected flagposts, name boards, banners and cement plaques and directed political parties to remove them since they hindered the movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
"I can not comment since a case regarding hoardings is pending in the court. We will go by the court order," mayor M Subramanian told TOI.
will find huge vinyl boards and hoardings, with enforcement agencies turning a blind eye.
Social worker Traffic' Ramasamy on Saturday had lodged a police complaint, seeking legal action against Congress functionaries for erecting vinyl banners and shielding traffic signals at the Spencer Plaza junction and in Teynampet, hindering movement of vehicles. However, police personnel, after inquiry, treated his complaint as null and void because the banners were removed promptly, they said.
According to Ramaswamy's complaint, the vinyl banners was installed a few days ago for a programme to be conducted on September 5. On Anna Salai, the banner was 25 ft high and 20 ft wide; the other banner was installed near the Sun Plaza junction on GN Chetty Road, T Nagar.
"I sent an SMS and repeatedly informed the police personnel concerned to take action to remove the huge banners. But no action was initiated. Later, I made representations at the Teynampet and Anna Salai police stations and submitted separate complaints. They had given a community service register (CSR) receipt for my complaints," Ramasamy said.
"We informed the concerned political parties. They showed us the government order which allows installation of banners in connection with a function three days prior to it and two days after. As the banners were installed hindering traffic flow, they were immediately removed. The petition was closed," a police officer said.
Following a widespread outcry regarding the illegal installation of hoardings, the city corporation in August last year issued a stern warning to those who had erected flagposts, name boards, banners and cement plaques and directed political parties to remove them since they hindered the movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
"I can not comment since a case regarding hoardings is pending in the court. We will go by the court order," mayor M Subramanian told TOI.
File affidavit on hawkers issue: HC to Chennai Corp
The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai Corporation counsel to file an affidavit within a week with regard to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the corporation authorities not to allot shops for pavement hawkers on a nine feet bylane on Usman Road between Ranganathan and Natesan street.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice A K Ganguly and Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla said Makkal Podhunala Sirukadai Vyapaarigal Sangam-Usman Salai Ora Sirukadai Vyapaarigal Sangam impleaded in the case may also file an affidavit within a week.
The petitioner could file a reply, if any, within a week thereafter, the bench said and posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks.
In the meantime, the court recorded the assurance given by counsel for Chennai Corporation that the civic body would not make any permanent structure on the lane in question.
K R Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy of T Nagar, who filed the writ petition, stated that the police were intending to allot shops to about 200 pavement hawkers on the conservancy bylane. If shops were allotted, they would occupy six feet in the nine-feet lane.
Only the remaining space would have to be used by the public for going to Mambalam railway station and purchasing goods from the shops. If a fault occurred in the electrical junction boxes or cables or problem in the drainage system, it would be very difficult to carry out the repairs without dislocating the shops, he said.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice A K Ganguly and Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla said Makkal Podhunala Sirukadai Vyapaarigal Sangam-Usman Salai Ora Sirukadai Vyapaarigal Sangam impleaded in the case may also file an affidavit within a week.
The petitioner could file a reply, if any, within a week thereafter, the bench said and posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks.
In the meantime, the court recorded the assurance given by counsel for Chennai Corporation that the civic body would not make any permanent structure on the lane in question.
K R Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy of T Nagar, who filed the writ petition, stated that the police were intending to allot shops to about 200 pavement hawkers on the conservancy bylane. If shops were allotted, they would occupy six feet in the nine-feet lane.
Only the remaining space would have to be used by the public for going to Mambalam railway station and purchasing goods from the shops. If a fault occurred in the electrical junction boxes or cables or problem in the drainage system, it would be very difficult to carry out the repairs without dislocating the shops, he said.
Updated Election Results Details of Chennai South
Candidate Name : Rajendran C
Party Symbol : ADMK Two Leaves
Address : 60/81 GANDHI STREET CHITLAPAKKAM CHENNAI 600 064
Vote : 308567
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Party Symbol : DMK Rising Sun
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Vote : 275632
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Party Symbol : DMDK Nagara
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Vote : 1780
Candidate Name : Ramaswamy @ Traffic Ramaswamy
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Vote : 1197
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Vote : 597
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Vote : 588
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Vote : 258
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Vote : 258
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Vote : 252
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Vote : 243
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Vote : 235
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Vote : 224
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Vote : 218
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Vote : 211
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Vote : 184
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Vote : 1780
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Vote : 1693
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Vote : 1197
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Vote : 803
Candidate Name : Palani S.p.
Party Symbol : IND Kite
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Vote : 628
Candidate Name : Bala Krishnan M
Party Symbol : IND Ceiling Fan
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Vote : 597
Candidate Name : Venkatesan D
Party Symbol : IND Carrot
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Vote : 588
Candidate Name : Shanmuga Sundaram P.t
Party Symbol : IND Road Roller
Address : 8 ANBAZAHAN STREET MGR NAGAR CHENNAI 600 078
Vote : 531
Candidate Name : Sathiyaseelan M
Party Symbol : LJP Bungalow
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Vote : 520
Candidate Name : Jayaraman S
Party Symbol : SHS Bow & Arrow
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Vote : 491
Candidate Name : Elangovan K
Party Symbol : IND Bat
Address : 3/2 1ST STREET KAMARAJ AVENUE ADYAR CHENNAI 600 020
Vote : 436
Candidate Name : Chandran K
Party Symbol : IND Battery Torch
Address : 37 ELLAIAMMAN KOIL STREET VANNANDURAI ADYAR CHENNAI 600 020
Vote : 412
Candidate Name : Ziaudden N
Party Symbol : IND Letter Box
Address : 21 2ND FLOOR ASIAN TOWER 97/7 5TH AVENUE ASHOK NAGAR CHENNAI 600 083
Vote : 365
Candidate Name : Sampath Kumar S
Party Symbol : IND Table Lamp
Address : 85 MASTHAN CORI STREET ADAMBAKKAM CHENNAI 600 088
Vote : 354
Candidate Name : Tanmay
Party Symbol : ND Railway Engine
Address : I 6 SURAVTO KA BAS VILL SHIVTALAV T.H. BALI PALI DISTRICT RAJASTHAN 306 401
Vote : 299
Candidate Name : Balasubramanian V
Party Symbol : IND Ring
Address : 12/1 LTG ROAD LITTLE MOUNT SAIDAPET CHENNAI 600 015
Vote : 293
Candidate Name : Mohanraj J
Party Symbol : JJ Hat
Address : 33 2ND STREET EAST ABIRAMAPURAM CHENNAI 600 004
Vote : 278
Candidate Name : Balan B
Party Symbol : IND Saw
Address : 20/115 PLOT NO.17 SUVARAJ APARTMENT KOTHAVAL CHAVADI STREET SAIDAPET CHENNAI 600 015
Vote : 270
Candidate Name : Ravindra Dass R
Party Symbol : KDC Candles
Address : 37/18 4TH TRUST CROSS STREET MANDAVELIPAKKAM CHENNAI 600 028
Vote : 268
Candidate Name : Rajendran V
Party Symbol : IND Camera
Address : 34-2/32 BAJANAI KOIL STREET T.NAGAR CHENNAI 600 017
Vote : 263
Candidate Name : Chandra Sekaran R
Party Symbol : IND Violin
Address : 7 AMBIKA STREET GANDHI SALAI VELACHERY CHENNAI 600 042
Vote : 258
Candidate Name : Devadoss Kuppal G
Party Symbol : IND Gas Stove
Address : 5/118 GOKUL FLAT 1ST FLOOR KAMARAJAR SALAI MANDAVELI CHENNAI 600 028
Vote : 258
Candidate Name : Karthikeyan G
Party Symbol : IND Kettle
Address : 22/22-A SUBBRAYAR STREET V. MARUTHUR VILLUPURAM
Vote : 256
Candidate Name : Kumar V.a
Party Symbol : IND Brush
Address : BLOCK NO.13 DOOR NO.199 TNSCB GODHAMEDU SAIDAPET CHENNAI 600 015
Vote : 255
Candidate Name : Rajamanithar S.j.
Party Symbol : PKMK Banana
Address : 7 KAMARAJAR STREET PALLIKARANAI CHENNAI 600 060
Vote : 252
Candidate Name : Sundar J
Party Symbol : IND Iron
Address : 20 3RD LANE SHASTHRI NAGAR ADYAR CHENNAI 600 020
Vote : 243
Candidate Name : Jyothi G.m.
Party Symbol : PPOI Television
Address : 1021 KRISHNA APARTMENTS POONAMALLEE HIGH ROAD CHENNAI 600 084
Vote : 235
Candidate Name : Shanmugaraj V
Party Symbol : IND Electric Pole
Address : 45 VARADHARAJAN STREET T.NAGAR CHENNAI 600 017
Vote : 224
Candidate Name : Irudayadass A
Party Symbol : IND Balloon
Address : 4 M.G.R. STREET BHARATHI NAGAR GUINDY CHENNAI 600 032
Vote : 218
Candidate Name : Srinivasan V.r
Party Symbol : IND Gas Cylinder
Address : 39/77 5TH STREET PADMANABHA NAGAR ADYAR CHENNAI 600 020
Vote : 211
Candidate Name : Veeramani S
Party Symbol : IND Black Board
Address : 260 BLOCK 17 TNSCB COLONY NEHRU STREET KANAGAM THARAMANI CHENNAI 600 113
Vote : 209
Candidate Name : Aswathaman K
Party Symbol : IND Harmonium
Address : 5 MARIAMMAN KOIL STREET K.K. NAGAR (WEST) CHENNAI 600 078
Vote : 195
Candidate Name : Tamil Selvan M
Party Symbol : IND Comb
Address : 21/1 VINAYAGAR KOIL STREET VELACHERY SALAI SAIDAPET CHENNAI 600 015
Vote : 184
Candidate Name : Suresh Kumar M
Party Symbol : IND Fork
Address : 53/31 VANDIKKARAN STREET WEST MAMBALAM CHENNAI 600 033
Vote : 183
Candidate Name : Manivannan C
Party Symbol : IND Lady Purse
Address : 1274 SEENIVASA PURAM HUTS PATTINAPAKKAM CHENNAI 600 028
Vote : 151
Candidate Name : Mahalingam J.s.
Party Symbol : IND Almirah
Address : 57 KUPPAIAH STREET SANKARA NARAYANA FLAT CHENNAI 600 033
Vote : 143
Candidate Name : Raja L.d
Party Symbol : IND Dolli
Address : 6 D-BLOCK RAJA MUTHIAHPURAM CHENNAI 600 028
Vote : 118
Total Votes 728113
Sunday Celebrity: ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy weilds PILs as swords
Chennai, 28 June (Asiantribune.com): City’s notable social worker, public interest litigant, whistle-blower, arbitrator -- all put into one is Traffic K.R. Ramaswamy. When the city’s problems and administration of social rules go unwieldy, the services of such a person are need of the hour. Chennai must be thankful to him. However, he has friends and foes together.
Talking to Asian Tribune, “Traffic” (that is how Traffic Ramaswamy is known) says he has hit more than a century with his brow-raising, controversial, yet pointed and sharp, trend-setting Public Interest Litigation petitions in Madras High Court as well as Supreme Court. For some ‘Traffic’ might be terrific; he is a ‘do-better’ for the society, in that he is a go-getter.. Heaped with bouquets and brick-bats, undaunted 76-year-old Ramaswamy goes on with his tireless social commitment. He argues his own case as ‘party in person’.
Ramaswamy has single-handedly brought many public interest law suits in the Madras High Court. In one recent case, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse. This was not the first time, in 2002, he was assaulted after he obtained a ban on the use of motorized fish carts, damaging his sight. He has also recently had his office ransacked and papers were stolen; his family has disowned him. However, helped by donations from friends, he continues his fight to make Chennai the most livable and lovable city.
‘PIL king’s first public interest litigation was in 1998 when he filed one questioning the NSC Bose road in front of the Madras High Court being kept as one way, although it was a broad road. The result, it went two way.
From then on Ramaswamy went on non stop, his almost all PILs going sure success. Even when PILs were viewed critically by the High court at a point of time, and those that were publicity-oriented and wasting courts valuable time and fined, that did not deter Traffic Ramaswamy. “I went ahead, mine were justifiable,” he says.
His PIL to cleanse the city of roadside hawkers, and make the pedestrian pathway free of congestion, found about 5000 hawkers getting covered shops at T. Nagar, Moore Market and elsewhere.
Gets police escort
His PIL to ban the fish-cart vehicle (tri-wheeler motorized rickshaws) in September 2002 earned the wrath of the fish-cart drivers and he was attacked right in front of the L & O Inspector. Ramaswamy’s PIL was to find a way to end the fish-cart connected accident that was growing in the city and many two-wheeler riders became victims. When the attack was reported to the Court, he was provided with armed police guard. Since 2002 he is with an escort police.
If T.Nagar’s Usman Road and Ranganthan street, which were bursting in seams with shopping crowds, it is because Traffic’s PILs that pulled down high raise buildings (Chennai silks, Saravana Stores, Jayachandra Textiles to name a few), removed the hawkers, regulated unauthorized constructions.
In 2007, Ramaswamy’s PIL made Motor Vehicles Act section 129 enforceable with wearing helmet made compulsory throughout the country. He brought out the dormant rule to the light that motor vehicle sellers’ package should include an helmet also. This gave way to a Government Order (G.O.) that directed RTO to register a vehicle with an helmet, like insurance papers, road tax, pollution check certificates, although ‘helmet-rule’ is followed in breach today, due to political ‘go slow, go soft’ direction.
If the city’s water bodies like Porur lake is glistening with sheet of water, again it is because of his PIL, the encroached huts and colonies were cleared, and Cooun river in front of MGR university at Maduravoyal is back to its full breadth.
In 2004 when advocates were boycotting courts in Tamil Nadu, his PIL in the Supreme Court, upheld his contention and 160 advocates were arrested. Again when the lawyers were on strike on Sri Lankan Tamils issue and on subsequent attack by police on them, with shamiana spread on full length of the road, blocking one-way traffic for more than 35 days, this ‘Traffic’ could not keep quite, he was out with his weapon—PIL. That’s all some lawyers went to ’kill’ him. There is a case against 10 lawyers, FIR filed and pending.
His PILs after Chennai Corporation polling brought re-election at 100 booths, minimum of auto fares raised from Rs.7 to Rs. 14, stalled production “Periyar” life-history film financed by the government (Rs. 95 lakhs) to a third party (Director Gnana Rajasekaran)--- like this it goes on.
Recent PIL questioned Tamil New Year change
His recent two PILs are noteworthy. His one PIL challenged the government’s move to make the first day of the Tamil month of Thai as the Tamil New year’s day on June 26, Friday. Traffic’s original petition in 2008 was dismissed with a cost of Rs. 10,000 for non-appearance of the petitioner. He went to Supreme Court and reversed the order and brought the matter back to the high court for hearing. He questioned the order of the government that it had not given any reason to alter the Tamil New Year from the existing Chithirai 1 to Thai 1. He wanted the new year day restored to the first day of Chithirai.
By another PIL he sought to restrain the authorities from collecting road toll at 15th kilometre on NH-5 Chennai-Kolkatta highway. Pointing out that the four-lane was not constructed by L&T, Ramaswamy said toilets, rooms, pedestrian underpass, service roads and bylanes too had not been completed before the toll collection was started. The toll gate near Karanodai did not have a canopy and lacked light, he said, adding that there was no uniform fee collections too. Describing it as a scandalous activity, Ramaswamy said that instead of the original 27th kilometre toll was being collected at 15th km on the highway.
Traffic Ramaswamy started his career as a mill worker He was a founder member of the state's Home Guard, and a self-appointed traffic policeman, who slowly grew out to be a public interest litigator and social activist.
His first focus was on controlling the city's chaotic traffic. Initially, he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy Parrys Corner. The local police were so pleased with his efforts that they provided him with an official identity card. He acquired the nickname, Traffic Ramaswamy, shortly afterwards.
Ramaswamy recently unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from South Chennai constituency. His wife and daughter with grand son and grand daughter are living away from him, however he visits them frequently.
- Asian Tribune -
Talking to Asian Tribune, “Traffic” (that is how Traffic Ramaswamy is known) says he has hit more than a century with his brow-raising, controversial, yet pointed and sharp, trend-setting Public Interest Litigation petitions in Madras High Court as well as Supreme Court. For some ‘Traffic’ might be terrific; he is a ‘do-better’ for the society, in that he is a go-getter.. Heaped with bouquets and brick-bats, undaunted 76-year-old Ramaswamy goes on with his tireless social commitment. He argues his own case as ‘party in person’.
Ramaswamy has single-handedly brought many public interest law suits in the Madras High Court. In one recent case, he was attacked by his opponents' lawyers on the steps of the courthouse. This was not the first time, in 2002, he was assaulted after he obtained a ban on the use of motorized fish carts, damaging his sight. He has also recently had his office ransacked and papers were stolen; his family has disowned him. However, helped by donations from friends, he continues his fight to make Chennai the most livable and lovable city.
‘PIL king’s first public interest litigation was in 1998 when he filed one questioning the NSC Bose road in front of the Madras High Court being kept as one way, although it was a broad road. The result, it went two way.
From then on Ramaswamy went on non stop, his almost all PILs going sure success. Even when PILs were viewed critically by the High court at a point of time, and those that were publicity-oriented and wasting courts valuable time and fined, that did not deter Traffic Ramaswamy. “I went ahead, mine were justifiable,” he says.
His PIL to cleanse the city of roadside hawkers, and make the pedestrian pathway free of congestion, found about 5000 hawkers getting covered shops at T. Nagar, Moore Market and elsewhere.
Gets police escort
His PIL to ban the fish-cart vehicle (tri-wheeler motorized rickshaws) in September 2002 earned the wrath of the fish-cart drivers and he was attacked right in front of the L & O Inspector. Ramaswamy’s PIL was to find a way to end the fish-cart connected accident that was growing in the city and many two-wheeler riders became victims. When the attack was reported to the Court, he was provided with armed police guard. Since 2002 he is with an escort police.
If T.Nagar’s Usman Road and Ranganthan street, which were bursting in seams with shopping crowds, it is because Traffic’s PILs that pulled down high raise buildings (Chennai silks, Saravana Stores, Jayachandra Textiles to name a few), removed the hawkers, regulated unauthorized constructions.
In 2007, Ramaswamy’s PIL made Motor Vehicles Act section 129 enforceable with wearing helmet made compulsory throughout the country. He brought out the dormant rule to the light that motor vehicle sellers’ package should include an helmet also. This gave way to a Government Order (G.O.) that directed RTO to register a vehicle with an helmet, like insurance papers, road tax, pollution check certificates, although ‘helmet-rule’ is followed in breach today, due to political ‘go slow, go soft’ direction.
If the city’s water bodies like Porur lake is glistening with sheet of water, again it is because of his PIL, the encroached huts and colonies were cleared, and Cooun river in front of MGR university at Maduravoyal is back to its full breadth.
In 2004 when advocates were boycotting courts in Tamil Nadu, his PIL in the Supreme Court, upheld his contention and 160 advocates were arrested. Again when the lawyers were on strike on Sri Lankan Tamils issue and on subsequent attack by police on them, with shamiana spread on full length of the road, blocking one-way traffic for more than 35 days, this ‘Traffic’ could not keep quite, he was out with his weapon—PIL. That’s all some lawyers went to ’kill’ him. There is a case against 10 lawyers, FIR filed and pending.
His PILs after Chennai Corporation polling brought re-election at 100 booths, minimum of auto fares raised from Rs.7 to Rs. 14, stalled production “Periyar” life-history film financed by the government (Rs. 95 lakhs) to a third party (Director Gnana Rajasekaran)--- like this it goes on.
Recent PIL questioned Tamil New Year change
His recent two PILs are noteworthy. His one PIL challenged the government’s move to make the first day of the Tamil month of Thai as the Tamil New year’s day on June 26, Friday. Traffic’s original petition in 2008 was dismissed with a cost of Rs. 10,000 for non-appearance of the petitioner. He went to Supreme Court and reversed the order and brought the matter back to the high court for hearing. He questioned the order of the government that it had not given any reason to alter the Tamil New Year from the existing Chithirai 1 to Thai 1. He wanted the new year day restored to the first day of Chithirai.
By another PIL he sought to restrain the authorities from collecting road toll at 15th kilometre on NH-5 Chennai-Kolkatta highway. Pointing out that the four-lane was not constructed by L&T, Ramaswamy said toilets, rooms, pedestrian underpass, service roads and bylanes too had not been completed before the toll collection was started. The toll gate near Karanodai did not have a canopy and lacked light, he said, adding that there was no uniform fee collections too. Describing it as a scandalous activity, Ramaswamy said that instead of the original 27th kilometre toll was being collected at 15th km on the highway.
Traffic Ramaswamy started his career as a mill worker He was a founder member of the state's Home Guard, and a self-appointed traffic policeman, who slowly grew out to be a public interest litigator and social activist.
His first focus was on controlling the city's chaotic traffic. Initially, he started unofficially directing traffic at the city's busy Parrys Corner. The local police were so pleased with his efforts that they provided him with an official identity card. He acquired the nickname, Traffic Ramaswamy, shortly afterwards.
Ramaswamy recently unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from South Chennai constituency. His wife and daughter with grand son and grand daughter are living away from him, however he visits them frequently.
- Asian Tribune -
Corporation told to file affidavit - On Hindu Aug 13, 2008
The Madras High Court has directed the Chennai Corporation counsel to file an affidavit within a week with regard to a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the official authorities not to allot shops for pavement hawkers on a nine feet bye-lane on Usman Road between Ranganathan Street and Natesan Street.
The First Bench comprising the Chief Justice A.K.Ganguly and Justice F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla, said the impleaded Makkal Podhunala Sirukadai Vyabaarigal Sangam-Usman Salai Ora Sirukadai Vyabaarigal Sangam may also file an affidavit within a week.
The petitioner could file a reply, if any, within a week thereafter.
The Bench posted the matter for hearing after three weeks.
Assurance recorded
In the meantime, it recorded the assurance given by the counsel for Chennai Corporation that the civic body would not make any permanent structure on the lane in question.
Writ plea filed
K. R. Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy of T. Nagar filed a writ petition stating that the police were intending to allot shops to about 200 pavement hawkers on the conservancy bye-lane. If shops were allotted, they would occupy six feet in the nine-foot lane.
Only the remaining space would have to be used by the public going to the Mambalam railway station and for purchase from the shops, he said.
If a fault occurred in the drainage or in the electrical junction boxes or cables, it would be very difficult to carry out the repairs without dislocating the shops, he said.
The First Bench comprising the Chief Justice A.K.Ganguly and Justice F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla, said the impleaded Makkal Podhunala Sirukadai Vyabaarigal Sangam-Usman Salai Ora Sirukadai Vyabaarigal Sangam may also file an affidavit within a week.
The petitioner could file a reply, if any, within a week thereafter.
The Bench posted the matter for hearing after three weeks.
Assurance recorded
In the meantime, it recorded the assurance given by the counsel for Chennai Corporation that the civic body would not make any permanent structure on the lane in question.
Writ plea filed
K. R. Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy of T. Nagar filed a writ petition stating that the police were intending to allot shops to about 200 pavement hawkers on the conservancy bye-lane. If shops were allotted, they would occupy six feet in the nine-foot lane.
Only the remaining space would have to be used by the public going to the Mambalam railway station and for purchase from the shops, he said.
If a fault occurred in the drainage or in the electrical junction boxes or cables, it would be very difficult to carry out the repairs without dislocating the shops, he said.
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