Pm At Ndc Meet

• Jayalalithaa blasts Centre, says it is 'a fascist government'

  J Jayalalithaa has attacked the central government for not giving her state, Tamil Nadu, financial assistance. In a speech read out by her representative at a meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) this morning, the Chief Minister said the Centre is "fascist and anti-democratic".

• Need to reverse mood of negativity, says Prime Minister

  At a meeting of chief ministers, the Prime Minister said this morning, "It is our collective responsibility to reverse the mood of negativity."