DMK Secretary TKS Elangovan 
Tamil Nadu

DMK moves HC to fly back stranded Tamils

The DMK has moved the Madras High Court seeking to direct the state to accord necessary permission for landing of aircraft to bring back Indians stranded abroad to their native places in Tamil Nadu in line with the guidelines issued by the Centre.

migrator

Chennai

DMK represented by its Press Relations Secretary TKS Elangovan submitted that pursuant to the permission given by the Centre, air-travel services have commenced from various countries to all states in India. But, Tamil Nadu government has totally prohibited such air-travel thereby denying permission for Tamils stranded outside the country to return, which is totally unconstitutional. So, the plea sought the court to declare the state’s move as unconstitutional.

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