FRONTLINE Why AIADMK backed B’desh eyes ndia’s GDP growth Dhoni is my PRINTERS 3 Land Bill? 6 ‘competitive future’ 7 will be 7.5 %: Jaitley 8 hereo: More On the job PRIVATE LTD rime Minister Narendra Modi today paid a visit to Complete Printing PSri Lanka’s ancient capital Anuradhapura and of- Facilities under fered prayers at the sacred Mahabodhi tree in a move One Roof aimed at projecting India’s Buddhist links in the region. Accompanied by Sri Lankan President Maithripala M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Sirisena, Modi, attired in a spotless white kurta-pyjama, Industrial Estate, spent about 30 minutes at the Mahabodhi tree temple Guindy, in Lanka’s north central holy town and perform rituals. Chennai - 600 032. Legend has it that the southern branch of the holy 2250 0111, 4202 1111 Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya in India under which Buddha was said to have attained enlightenment was brought to Sri Lanka in 288 BC by Princess Sanghamitta (Sang- Chennai’s No 1 English evening daily since 1982 www.newstodaynet.com hamitra in Sanskrit), the daughter of Emperor Ashoka. Modi has said global confi dence in India has been restored and the world’s engagement with the country is at a ‘new level’ even as he assured Sri Lanka that steps would be taken to address its concerns over the huge bilateral trade imbalance. Stating that Sri Lanka has the potential to be India’s ‘strongest economic partner’ in the region, Modi said it should not worry about India’s economic size. Meanwhile in Auckland, Brendan Taylor played the innings of his life in his fi nal ODI for Zimbabwe as his 138 helped the team manage 287 all out in 48.5 overs NATIONAL DAILY FOUNDER EDITOR: T.R.R against defending champions India in the fi nal pool B league encounter of the cricket World Cup today. VOL. XXXIII NO. 97 H CHENNAI H SATURDAY 14.3.2015 (EVENING) H OTHER STATIONS SUNDAY 15.3.2015 (MORNING) H 8 PAGES Rs. 4.00 H Regd. No., TN/CC(S) DN/223/15-17, RNI No: 33810 / 82 Chaos at TNCC meet NT Bureau WAR OF WORDS Modi’s heady visit to Chennai, Mar 14: The bickering within the Tamilnadu Congress Committee (TNCC) is nothing new. However, things went out of hand today at a memorial meet at the State Congress head- Talaimannar, Jaffna quarters -- Sathyamurthy Bhavan this morning which eventually q q ended up in blows being exchanged Lankan Tamils hopeful SL top leaders accompany PM between supporters of TNCC chief EVKS Elangovan and senior party NT Bureau / Agencies TEMPLE TREE who have, for the past three decades leader P Chidambaram. Police Colombo / Chennai, Mar 14: Plan for the day formed the centerpiece of South were deployed in large numbers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, l Handing over of homes Block’s attention. restore order. who is in Sri Lanka, was set to visit constructed by India ‘There are huge expectations from A meeting was organised at the the country’s war-ravaged northern l Flagging off railway line Modi’s visit. Just like we had when the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) Sathyamurthy Bhavan to pay tributes region today. He is visiting Talaiman- l Foundation stone for cultural nar, Anuradhapura and Jaffna, amid arrived here in 1987’, former Dean of to senior Congress leader T S Killival- centre hopes from Tamils that their lives the medical faculty in Jaffna univer- avan, who passed away yesterday. Congress activists involved in a would improve as Modi would take company with Modi to the Tamil- sity, Professor S V Parameswaran, No sooner the meeting was over, heated argument. up with his Lankan counterparts the dominated Jaffna in the Northern was quoted as saying. a Chidambaram sympathiser and Immediately police rushed to the issues faced by them. Prime Minister Modi offering province, they added. Modi is the Most of an estimated $700 mil- party’s backward classes wing chief place and tried to pacify the agitating ‘Leaving for Anuradhapura. Will prayers at Sri Maha Bodhi tree in second prime minister to visit Jaffna lion Indian aid after the end of the Sathyaseelan raised an issue with Congressmen. also travel to Talaimannar and Jaffna Anuradhapura. after Britain’s David. 2009 civil war has been directed Elangovan. He wondered why they Addressing mediapersons, Sathya- today. Looking forward to a wonderful country’s war-ravaged northern re- Modi will hand over today homes the towards reconstruction efforts were not invited for the meeting. seelan, said ‘there is no respect for day,’ Modi posted on his microblog- gion. Sirisena and Wickremesinghe Indian government built for internally in the northern province. Modi When Elangovan tried to pacify him, senior leaders in the party. We are ging page today. will travel with the Indian leader today displaced persons. The fi rst visit by will flag off a railway line linking a wordy duel broke between the those being sidelined. When we asked why Sri Lankan President Maithripala to the sacred city of Anuradhapura, an Indian head of the government Medawachchiya with Talai Mannar who gathered at the venue. we were not invited for the meet, they Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil the capital of North Central Province, to Sri Lanka’s northern province has and lay the foundation stone for a They pushed each other and even attacked us. We will raise the issue Wickremesinghe will accompany government sources said. generated a huge buzz among Sri cultural centre in Jaffna, the capital dealt blows on one another. with the party high command’. Modi during his historic visit to the Later, Wickremesinghe will ac- Lanka’s 2.2 million Tamil minority, of the northern province. WATER WAITERS A stitch in time for Taylor q Stand-in Zimbabwe skipper slams ton in fi nal ODI Auckland, Mar 14: Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Brendan Taylor played the innings Dhawan congratulated the 29-year- of his life in his fi nal ODI for Zimbabwe old, who is migrating permanently as his 138 helped the team manage to England after this match due to 287 all out in 48.5 overs against de- fi nancial constraints. fending champions India in the fi nal This was also one of the matches pool B league encounter of the cricket where Indian spinners Ravichandran World Cup, here today. Ashwin (1 for 75 in 10 overs) and Chasing 288 for its sixth straight Ravindra Jadeja (0 for 71 in 10 overs) win in the round-robin phase, India bore the brunt of the mayhem created slipped to 158 for 4 after 35 overs, by Taylor. losing wickets at regular intervals. The pace trio held their own once Skipper M S Dhoni and Suresh Raina, again, as young Mohit Sharma (3 so often involved in rescue acts, for 48 in 10 overs), Mohammed were at the forefront as the defend- Shami (3 for 48 in 9 overs) and Birds, apparently waiting to catch fi sh at Chitlapakkam lake, present a pleasant sight in the backdrop of ing champions attempted to mount Umesh Yadav (3 for 43 in 9.5 water hyacinth. Photo: C SANTHOSH a fi ghtback. Virat Kohli was looking overs) did well as the final five good before falling to Sikander Raza Brendan Taylor wickets went for 47 runs after for 38 while Shikhar Dhawan endured Zimbabwe were 241 for five at l Brendan Taylor’s 138 off a rare failure, succumbing to Tanashe one stage. 110 balls is the first in- Panyangara for 4. Rohit Sharma and Taylor was well-sup- Techie-rapist still on run stance a Zimbabwean Ajinkya Rahane were the other bats- ported by Sean Williams has scored back-to- NT Bureau Even the motive behind the murder Meanwhile, Dinesh is also suspected men to be dismissed. (50) as they added 93 for back hundreds in a Chennai, Mar 14: is yet to be established. to have taken the extreme step of ending Zimbabwe’s total was highest by the fourth wicket while World Cup With rumours rife that Dinesh Kan- ‘The police has formed special teams his life, to which the source responded any country against India in the cur- another 109 for the fi fth l It is the fi rst century nappan who is accused of murdering to search for Dinesh with four Sub- that they have checked all government rent edition surpassing Ireland’s 259 wicket was added in India conceded in his female friend on 9 March would Inspectors in Bengaluru and another hospitals in the city for any such case, in the previous game. company of Craig Ervine four in Vellore. We are also hunting for but have not come across any. this tournament, and have ended his life, the city police is Taking the Indian bowlers by the (27) after Zimbabwe were still on the lookout for the 25-year-old. him with our personnel in Coimbatore. It may be noted that, Dinesh had set up the biggest to- sword after being put into bat, Taylor reduced to 33 for three in 11 According to police sources, Dinesh who They are meeting his relatives and been in a relationship with Aruna for tal against them in this smashed the white ball around the overs. works with a BPO in Ambattur, is alleged to friends, and checking if he has been more than four years and that she World Cup. small Eden Park ground, cracking At the start Hamilton Masakadza (2), have killed Aruna Srinivasan (21), by hitting to any of their houses’, said a police was a usual visitor to his place.