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[protected] _detectors => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] _detectorCache => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {} [protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {} [protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {} [protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] emulatedAttributes => [ [maximum depth reached] ] [protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]] [protected] protocol => null [protected] requestTarget => null [private] deprecatedProperties => [ [maximum depth reached] ] }, 'type' => '->', 'args' => [ (int) 0 => 'catslug' ] ]deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311 Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421 App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 73 Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120 Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94 Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96 Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65 Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51 Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98
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He has to travel for long hours to educate a new batch of enthusiasts about the Right To Information (RTI) Act. This routine on Saturdays, over the past 14 years, has taken him across the State.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">The 50-year-old civil engineer from Theni was first acquainted with the potential of the RTI Act in 2008 while confronting a family dispute. &ldquo;My mother and her three sisters were denied their ancestral properties. They are my grandfather&rsquo;s children from his first marriage and do not have any legal documents to assert their rights. We applied for a legal heir certificate but the concerned tahsildar refused to provide the certificate and directed us to approach the court. Following this, I filed an RTI and its reply mentioned the tahsildar as the sole authority to issue a legal heir certificate as long as there was no objection from others. Along with the RTI reply, I approached the officer and he issued the certificate in no time,&rdquo; says Ramakrishnan. In 2011, the family got Rs 2.5 lakh as property share and the activist terms this as his first success.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Later, he shared his legal triumph on Facebook, inspiring many to fight injustice. Hearing the success stories of many others who used the Act, he underwent training under retired tahsildar S Sivaraj from Vellore in 2011. Following Sivaraj&rsquo;s advice, he started free RTI training classes for interested people, scattered across the State. Ramakrishnan travels to a different district each Saturday to enlighten people about the Act. He even visited the Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, three times to take classes. 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He has to travel for long hours to educate a new batch of enthusiasts about the Right To Information (RTI) Act. This routine on Saturdays, over the past 14 years, has taken him across the State.</p><p style="text-align:justify">The 50-year-old civil engineer from Theni was first acquainted with the potential of the RTI Act in 2008 while confronting a family dispute. “My mother and her three sisters were denied their ancestral properties. They are my grandfather’s children from his first marriage and do not have any legal documents to assert their rights. We applied for a legal heir certificate but the concerned tahsildar refused to provide the certificate and directed us to approach the court. Following this, I filed an RTI and its reply mentioned the tahsildar as the sole authority to issue a legal heir certificate as long as there was no objection from others. Along with the RTI reply, I approached the officer and he issued the certificate in no time,” says Ramakrishnan. In 2011, the family got Rs 2.5 lakh as property share and the activist terms this as his first success.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Later, he shared his legal triumph on Facebook, inspiring many to fight injustice. Hearing the success stories of many others who used the Act, he underwent training under retired tahsildar S Sivaraj from Vellore in 2011. Following Sivaraj’s advice, he started free RTI training classes for interested people, scattered across the State. Ramakrishnan travels to a different district each Saturday to enlighten people about the Act. He even visited the Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, three times to take classes. Many benefited from his training and were victorious over the knots in bureaucracy.</p><p style="text-align:justify">S Meera, a student of his class from Madurai, says, “Few years ago, I applied for a ‘patta transfer’ at the VAO office. Though I submitted all required documents, the officers delayed issuing the certificate for more than a year. Then, I started attending Ramakrishnan’s training session. He guided me to get a patta transfer document through the RTI. Initially, I did not receive any reply. 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He has to travel for long hours to educate a new batch of enthusiasts about the Right To Information (RTI) Act. This routine on Saturdays, over the past 14 years, has taken him across the State.</p><p style="text-align:justify">The 50-year-old civil engineer from Theni was first acquainted with the potential of the RTI Act in 2008 while confronting a family dispute. “My mother and her three sisters were denied their ancestral properties. They are my grandfather’s children from his first marriage and do not have any legal documents to assert their rights. We applied for a legal heir certificate but the concerned tahsildar refused to provide the certificate and directed us to approach the court. Following this, I filed an RTI and its reply mentioned the tahsildar as the sole authority to issue a legal heir certificate as long as there was no objection from others. Along with the RTI reply, I approached the officer and he issued the certificate in no time,” says Ramakrishnan. In 2011, the family got Rs 2.5 lakh as property share and the activist terms this as his first success.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Later, he shared his legal triumph on Facebook, inspiring many to fight injustice. Hearing the success stories of many others who used the Act, he underwent training under retired tahsildar S Sivaraj from Vellore in 2011. Following Sivaraj’s advice, he started free RTI training classes for interested people, scattered across the State. Ramakrishnan travels to a different district each Saturday to enlighten people about the Act. He even visited the Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, three times to take classes. Many benefited from his training and were victorious over the knots in bureaucracy.</p><p style="text-align:justify">S Meera, a student of his class from Madurai, says, “Few years ago, I applied for a ‘patta transfer’ at the VAO office. 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He has to travel for long hours to educate a new batch of enthusiasts about the Right To Information (RTI) Act. This routine on Saturdays, over the past 14 years, has taken him across the State.</p><p style="text-align:justify">The 50-year-old civil engineer from Theni was first acquainted with the potential of the RTI Act in 2008 while confronting a family dispute. “My mother and her three sisters were denied their ancestral properties. They are my grandfather’s children from his first marriage and do not have any legal documents to assert their rights. We applied for a legal heir certificate but the concerned tahsildar refused to provide the certificate and directed us to approach the court. Following this, I filed an RTI and its reply mentioned the tahsildar as the sole authority to issue a legal heir certificate as long as there was no objection from others. Along with the RTI reply, I approached the officer and he issued the certificate in no time,” says Ramakrishnan. In 2011, the family got Rs 2.5 lakh as property share and the activist terms this as his first success.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Later, he shared his legal triumph on Facebook, inspiring many to fight injustice. Hearing the success stories of many others who used the Act, he underwent training under retired tahsildar S Sivaraj from Vellore in 2011. Following Sivaraj’s advice, he started free RTI training classes for interested people, scattered across the State. Ramakrishnan travels to a different district each Saturday to enlighten people about the Act. He even visited the Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, three times to take classes. Many benefited from his training and were victorious over the knots in bureaucracy.</p><p style="text-align:justify">S Meera, a student of his class from Madurai, says, “Few years ago, I applied for a ‘patta transfer’ at the VAO office. 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Meet A Ramakrishnan from Theni -- warrior with RTI armour -Jeyalakshmi Ramanujam |
-The New Indian Express In another incident, he got information that 13 engineers of Madurai Corporation were being promoted without proper documents. THENI: It’s 5 am on Saturday and A Ramakrishnan is busy packing his bags. He has to travel for long hours to educate a new batch of enthusiasts about the Right To Information (RTI) Act. This routine on Saturdays, over the past 14 years, has taken him across the State. The 50-year-old civil engineer from Theni was first acquainted with the potential of the RTI Act in 2008 while confronting a family dispute. “My mother and her three sisters were denied their ancestral properties. They are my grandfather’s children from his first marriage and do not have any legal documents to assert their rights. We applied for a legal heir certificate but the concerned tahsildar refused to provide the certificate and directed us to approach the court. Following this, I filed an RTI and its reply mentioned the tahsildar as the sole authority to issue a legal heir certificate as long as there was no objection from others. Along with the RTI reply, I approached the officer and he issued the certificate in no time,” says Ramakrishnan. In 2011, the family got Rs 2.5 lakh as property share and the activist terms this as his first success. Later, he shared his legal triumph on Facebook, inspiring many to fight injustice. Hearing the success stories of many others who used the Act, he underwent training under retired tahsildar S Sivaraj from Vellore in 2011. Following Sivaraj’s advice, he started free RTI training classes for interested people, scattered across the State. Ramakrishnan travels to a different district each Saturday to enlighten people about the Act. He even visited the Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, three times to take classes. Many benefited from his training and were victorious over the knots in bureaucracy. S Meera, a student of his class from Madurai, says, “Few years ago, I applied for a ‘patta transfer’ at the VAO office. Though I submitted all required documents, the officers delayed issuing the certificate for more than a year. Then, I started attending Ramakrishnan’s training session. He guided me to get a patta transfer document through the RTI. Initially, I did not receive any reply. But when I sent it to the appellate authority, I got the certificate within six months.” Please click here to read more. |