Delhi monday, february 6, 2017 www.thehindu.in ● Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08 ● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940 ● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 7 ● No. 31 ● CITY EDITION ● 28 Pages ● Rs. 8.00 Printed at Chennai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Madurai, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vijayawada, Mangaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Kolkata, Hubballi, Mohali, Allahabad, Malappuram and Mumbai Modi mocks SP-Cong. Kashmir is core dispute Adhia: Penalty of equal Davis Cup: India claims alliance, says Akhilesh between India and amount for receiving both reverse singles clinging to any prop Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif cash over ₨3 lakh to wrap up the tie 4-1 Page 12 Page 12 Page 15 Page 17 • • BRIEFLY U.S. court rejects plea to reinstate CBI to probe mobile Sasikala set to become T.N. Chief Minister towers in Hisar Unanimously Trump’s travel ban NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau ‘I have to fulfil Jaya’s dreams’ of Investigation (CBI) has elected AIADMK started a preliminary inquiry WASHINGTON: In a significant SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Ms. Sasikala said, “Even into the alleged irregular legislature blow to President Donald now, since all of you urged installation of mobile phone Trump, a U.S. federal appeals party leader CHENNAI: AIADMK general that the party’s general towers and misappropriation of court on Sunday rejected a secretary V.K. Sasikala, secretary and the Chief funds at the Hisar military request by his administra- DENNIS S. JESUDASAN who was elected leader of Minister should be one station in Haryana. Among tion to immediately reinstate the Legislature Party on and the same, I am those under the CBI scrutiny is a the travel ban on citizens of CHENNAI: Sunday, said that she accepting your request.” retired Lieutenant-General. Exactly two months seven Muslim-majority after Jayalalithaa’s death, her would fulfil the dreams of countries. ½ NATION | PAGE 9 long-time friend and AI- Jayalalithaa. ‘Path of Jaya’ The Justice Department ADMK general secretary Reading out her She thanked the MLAs had made the request with ‘India has to devise its V.K. Sasikala was “unanim- acceptance speech at the and other party workers the Ninth Circuit Court of own H-1B strategy’ ously” elected leader of the MLAs’ meeting, she said, for having smashed the Appeals in San Francisco as dreams of political rivals, NEW DELHI: Amid unease in India Legislature Party at a meet- “I am under compulsion to part of an appeal against a who hoped to see cracks in and the U.S. over the legislation ing in the party headquarters fulfil the dreams of our lower court order halting the the walls of the golden fort in the U.S. Congress for hikes in here on Sunday, paving the Amma that the party travel ban on people from of the party. salaries of H-1B visa-holders in way for her to become the should work for the Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Ms. Sasikala said the order to discourage American third woman Chief Minister welfare of the people even Somalia, Libya and Yemen. government would follow firms from hiring them, BJP of Tamil Nadu. after a thousand years and “Appellants’ request for an the path laid out by general secretary Muralidhar Ms. Sasikala, who has no NEW ROLE: Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, right, and other AIADMK leaders greet general to accept the demands of immediate administrative Jayalalithaa. Rao said India should “devise its formal political experience secretary V.K. Sasikala, second from left, in Chennai on Sunday. — PHOTO: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM her [Amma’s] children.” stay pending full considera- own strategy” rather than try to except for the last month- tion of the emergency mo- put pressure on the U.S. and-a-half, is expected to as- the party head oice from likely to take a couple of tion for a stay pending ap- sume oice on February 7 or the Poes Garden residence days. Mr. Rao was in Coim- ½ NEWS | PAGE 12 peal is denied,” the ruling 9. As per the constitutional in the Toyota Prado car batore on Sunday and left for DMK, BJP slam AIADMK said. mandate, she has to get elec- (TN-09 BE-6167) used by New Delhi to attend a private The court asked for both IndiGo security training ted to the Assembly as a le- Jayalalithaa. function and his exact date SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ated only O. Panneerselvam Tamilisai Soundararajan said sides to file legal briefs be- licence suspended gislator within six months of Addressing the MLAs, 62- of return to the city is not as the Chief Minister. Even the development could not fore it makes its final de- NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Civil taking charge as Chief year-old Ms. Sasikala ac- known, a Raj Bhavan oicial CHENNAI: DMK working pres- when she was hospitalised in be seen as the AIADMK’s in- cision, after a federal judge Aviation Security has suspended Minister. knowledged the loyalty of said. ident M.K. Stalin on Sunday the Apollo, she handed over ternal party issue. “Only a halted the programme on the security training licence of Mr. Panneerselvam to the Meanwhile, Mr. Pan- criticised the AIADMK’s de- her portfolios only to him.” couple of months ago, the Friday. It asked challengers OPS to quit IndiGo after lapses were found party and claimed it was he, neerselvam faxed his resig- cision to elect general secret- MLAs had elected Mr. Pan- of the ban to respond to the in its examination procedures. Incumbent Chief Minister who first urged her to take nation to the Governor. “Due ary V.K. Sasikala as the ‘Against the wishes’ neerselvam as the Chief appeal, and for the Justice IndiGo employees circulated and party treasurer O. Pan- over as the general secretary to my personal reasons, I am leader of the Legislature Mr. Stalin said Jayalalithaa Minister. What is the need Department to file a counter- question papers to cabin crew in neerselvam, who proposed as well as the Chief Minister tendering my resignation,” Party, saying making her the had never given any post, for this development so response by Monday. advance, as a result of which her name for the legislature soon after Jayalalithaa’s he said, requesting him to re- Chief Minister was against either in the party or in gov- soon?” she asked. The administration was the applicants scored over 90% party leader’s post at the death. “However, I was not in lieve the Council of Minis- the wishes of both the late ernment to Ms. Sasikala. Tamil Maanila Congress fighting Seattle federal judge in training. MLAs’ meeting, announced the frame of mind to accept it ters appointed on December Jayalalithaa and the people of “But today, going against the president G.K. Vasan said it James Robart’s Friday de- that he would send his resig- then,” Ms. Sasikala said in 6, 2016. In a separate letter to the State. wishes of Jayalalithaa, and was imperative for the AI- ½ PAGE 15 cision that imposed a tem- BUSINESS | nation to Governor Ch Vidy- her speech, which was tele- the PM, Mr. Panneerselvam Addressing reporters in the people of Tamil Nadu, ADMK to make it clear to the porary nationwide halt to asagar Rao. The resolution cast by party mouthpiece thanked him for all the sup- Tiruvarur, Mr. Stalin said: this development has taken people the real reason be- Mr. Trump’s order. — PTI ISRO to launch 104 was adopted unanimously. Jaya TV. port during his tenure. “When Jayalalithaa was place. We will fight this hind electing a new leader. satellites, 88 from U.S. Soon after, dressed in a green With the Governor out of jailed in the disproportion- democratically,” he said. ½ VISA HOLDERS HOPE ½ PAGE 12 ½ PAGE 12 PAGE 14 BENGALURU: The Indian Space saree, Ms. Sasikala arrived at town, the change of guard is CONTINUED ON ate assets case, she nomin- BJP’s State president CONTINUED ON TO ENTER U.S. | Research Organisation (ISRO) is on the cusp of making history when it sends 104 satellites into the orbit on its PSLV-C37 rocket Committed to ending triple talaq: Prasad Aadhaar linkage to school subsidy on February 15. Only three of them are Indian satellites. GHAZIABAD/LUCKNOW: The “The government respects “Which party will merge ½ NATION | PAGE 9 schemes worries HRD Ministry Centre is likely to take “a ma- faith but worship and social with which party will be seen jor step” to ban triple talaq evil cannot coexist,” he said. after the polls. This is noth- SOMESH JHA impacting education of chil- ous subsidies or benefits or Pakistan should hold after the ongoing Assembly Addressing a press confer- ing but a theatre of the ab- dren across the country, the schemes” to beneficiaries. referendum: Rajnath polls, Union Law Minister ence in Lucknow on Sunday, surd,” the BJP leader said. NEW DELHI: The Human Re- matter has to be examined in HARIDWAR: Union Home Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the union minister said: “I He also touched upon the source Development (HRD) greater detail,” Maneesh 31 schemes identified Minister Rajnath Singh said on and dared the Samajwadi want Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul salient features of the BJP’s Ministry has expressed con- Garg, Joint Secretary, DSEL, So far, the Centre has iden- Sunday that Pakistan should Party, the Congress and the Gandhi and Mayawati to cla- manifesto and the Union cern over the Centre’s push said, according to the tified 31 schemes where the hold a referendum on its soil to Bahujan Samaj Party to make rify their stand on the issue of Budget and explained how it to link the Aadhaar number minutes of the meeting held Aadhaar number can be used ascertain what its people their stand clear on the con- triple talaq.