Vasan to launch new party on Nov 28

Karnataka minister's daughter to wed in mass marriage
Bengaluru: Karnataka social welfare minister H Anjaneya walked the talk by performing his daughter's wedding at a mass marriage on November 19. “We (politicians) regularly attend mass marriages and give speeches about simplicity and the need for avoiding ostentatious weddings. Shouldn't we do what we speak? I'm from a humble background and always prefer simplicity,'' he said. “We agreed to this happily. I'm a simple girl and don't want any hype. My father believes in simplicity and I wanted to make him feel good and proud,'' his daughter A V Anupama said.
26 Lankan prisoners on fast unto death for early release
Trichy (Tamil Nadu): A total of 26 Sri Lankan refugees in the Trichy central prison are on a fast unto death. They were demanding early completion of the cases against them. Cases pending against them include illegal entry into the country and alleged association with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). All 26 prisoners have been arrested from various districts in Tamil Nadu. The pending cases and transfers from one prison to another are believed to have irked the prisoners to go on a fast unto death protest.