News Reading Practice #9

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AIADMK'S NEW SALVO AT ANNAMALAI LEAVES ITS TIES WITH BJP IN TATTERS IN T.N.

The tenuous equations between the two parties have become more pronounced during the term of the State BJP chief; the BJP is approaching Palaniswami for a compromise, say AIADMK sources. | CHENNAI

The AIADMK's announcement of “separation of ties” with the BJP in Tamil Nadu on Monday seems to have added another layer of complexity to the strained relationship between
the two parties.

The recent outburst of the AIADMK's organisation secretary and former Fisheries Minister, D. Jayakumar, was triggered by BJP State unit president K. Annamalai's remarks on DMK

founder C.N. Annadurai. But, as Mr. Jayakumar pointed out, this was not the only occasion when Mr. Annamalai had "targeted" front-ranking leaders of the Dravidian Movement. The State BJP chief had "belittled" others such as 'Periyar' E.V. Ramasamy and Jayalalithaa, he
said.

The tenuous equations between the two parties became more pronounced during the innings of Mr. Annamalai. Exactly two months after the AIADMK lost power in the May 2021 Assembly election, former Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam blamed the BJP for his party's defeat as the alliance had "alienated" the minorities. But the party's current general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who was the party co-coordinator back then, and O.Panneerselvam, the coordinator, lost no time in stating that the alliance continued to exist.

However, Mr. Annamalai's appointment shortly thereafter had changed the nature of the relationship. In February 2022, the State unit of the BJP contested the urban local body polls on its own. Three months later, veteran AIADMK leader C. Ponnaiyan came down heavily on the BJP for seeking to grow at the expense of his party in the State. Since then, the Dravidian major and the State unit of the national party have been engaged in spats at regular intervals. What is also evident is that the BJP does not want to call off its relationship with the AIADMK, if the importance given to Mr. Palaniswami, at a meeting of leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in New Delhi two months ago, is any indication. The Dravidian major has not ruled out the possibility of a rapprochement, as Mr. Jayakumar has maintained that a decision on alliance would be made at the time of the Lok Sabha election.

Sources in the AIADMK claim the BJP has begun approaching Mr. Palaniswami for a compromise, whereas a functionary of the BJP says he is not aware of any such initiative. Yet, BJP State vice-president Narayanan Thirupathy on Monday stated in a social media post that the alliance between the two parties remained "intact, rock solid."

However, the latest development is viewed differently by sources in the AIADMK and the BJP. As far as the AIADMK is concerned, the announcement will seek to erase the notion that the party is a "slave" of the BJP, whereas certain sections of the national leadership wonder whether a patch-up, even if worked out later, would pave the way for the BJP to bag some Lok Sabha seats.

'Nadda's intervention'

Puthiya Tamilagam founder K. Krishnasamy on Tuesday sought BJP national president J.P. Nadda's intervention to mend the ties between the AIADMK and the BJP in the State.


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Salvo - à´µെà´Ÿി (à´¤ോà´•്à´•ുà´•ൊà´£്à´Ÿും à´µാà´•്à´•ുà´•ൊà´£്à´Ÿും) à´•ൂà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´µെà´Ÿി, à´ª്à´°à´¸്à´¥ാവന (a firing of several guns at the same time, either in a war or in a ceremony, or a statement in an exchange of opinions:)

Ties - ബന്à´§ം (a connection or relationship )

In tatters - à´•ീà´±ുà´• (torn in many places; in shreds., Destroyed; ruined.)

Tenuous - à´¦ുà´°്‍à´¬്ബലമാà´¯ (thin, weak, and easily broken)

Become more pronounced - à´•ൂà´Ÿുതല്‍ à´¸്പഷ്à´Ÿà´®ാà´µുà´• (become more noticeable)

Separation of ties - ബന്à´§ം à´µേà´°്‍à´ªെà´Ÿà´²്‍

Layer of complexity - സങ്à´•ീà´°്‍à´£്ണതടയുà´Ÿെ à´ªാà´³ി

Strained relationship - ശക്à´¤ിà´•ുറഞ്à´ž ബന്à´§ം

Outburst - à´ªൊà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¤്à´¤െà´±ി, à´…à´ª്à´°à´¤ീà´•്à´·ിതമാà´¯ à´ª്à´°à´µൃà´¤്à´¤ി. (A sudden release of strong emotion/a sudden occurrence of a particular activity.)

Trigger - à´’à´°ു à´¸ംഭവത്à´¤ിà´¨് à´•ാരണമാà´µുà´•.  (To cause something to start)

Front-ranking leaders - à´®ുà´¨്‍ à´¨ിà´° à´¨േà´¤ാà´•്à´•à´¨്à´®ാà´°്‍. ( Being in the front rank : ranking among the best : of the first quality or importance )

Belittle - à´¤ാà´´്à´¤്à´¤ിà´•െà´Ÿ്à´Ÿുà´•, à´•ൊà´š്à´šാà´•്à´•ുà´•. (To make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important)

Innings - à´•ാലഘട്à´Ÿം (a period during which a person or group is active or effective.)

Defeat - പരാജയം

Alienated - à´…à´¨്à´¯ം വന്à´¨, ഒററപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ (separated/ isolated from the objective world.

Lose no time - à´…à´ª്à´ªോà´³്‍ തന്à´¨െ/ഉടന്‍ (to do something immediately)

Thereafter - à´…à´¤ിà´²്‍à´ª്à´ªിà´¨്à´¨െ

Contest – മത്സരിà´•്à´•ുà´•

Come down - à´°ൂà´•്à´·à´®ാà´¯ി à´µിമര്‍à´¶ിà´•്à´•ുà´• (to scold or reprimand one harshly.

Spats- വഴക്à´•്, ശണ്à´  (quarrel)

Evident - à´¸്പഷ്à´Ÿà´®ാà´¯, à´ª്à´°à´•à´Ÿà´®ാà´¯

Call off - à´µേà´£്à´Ÿെà´¨്à´¨ുà´µെà´•്à´•ുà´•, റദ്à´¦ുà´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´•.

Indication - à´¸ൂà´šà´¨, à´…à´Ÿà´¯ാà´³ം

Rule out - തള്à´³ിà´•്കളയുà´•, à´¨ിà´°à´¸ിà´•്à´•ുà´•

Rapprochement - à´¸ൗà´¹ൃദബന്à´§ം à´ªുനസ്à´¥ാà´ªിà´•്à´•à´²്‍

Alliance – സഖ്à´¯ം

Whereas - à´Žà´¨്à´¨ാà´²്‍

Functionary - à´­ാà´°à´µാà´¹ി, ഉദ്à´¯ോà´—à´¸്ഥന്‍

Aware - à´§ാരണയുà´³്à´³, à´¬ോധമുà´³്à´³

Initiative - നടപടി, à´¤ുà´Ÿà´•്à´•ം

Intact - à´•േà´Ÿുപറ്à´±ാà´¤്à´¤, à´Šà´¨ം തട്à´Ÿാà´¤്à´¤.

Rock solid - ഉറപ്à´ªുà´³്à´³

As far as (something) is concerned – à´¸ംബന്à´§ിà´š്à´šിà´Ÿà´¤്à´¤ോà´³ം

Notion - à´§ാà´°à´£, സങ്à´•à´²്‍à´ª്à´ªം

Erase - à´®ാà´¯്à´š്à´šുകളയുà´•

Slave - à´…à´Ÿിà´®

Patch up - തല്‍à´•്à´•ാà´² à´¨ിà´µൃà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ുà´£്à´Ÿാà´•്à´•ുà´•.

Pave the way – വഴിà´¯ൊà´°ുà´•്à´•ുà´•

Bag - à´¨േà´Ÿുà´•, à´•à´°à´¸്à´¥ à´®ാà´•്à´•ുà´•

Intervention - ഇടപെà´Ÿà´²്‍

Sought (past of seek) - ആരാà´¯ുà´•, à´¤േà´Ÿുà´•.

Mend - നന്à´¨ാà´•്à´•ുà´•, à´•േà´Ÿുà´ªാà´Ÿു à´¤ീà´°്‍à´•്à´•ുà´•.

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