Chennai: The DMK-led Secular Front in Tamil Nadu on Friday demanded a High Court-monitored CBI probe into the Pollachi serial sexual assault and blackmailing case. A resolution to this effect was adopted at a meeting of all the alliance partners headed by the DMK here. It said the High Court[Read More…]
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Tale of two elections in Tamil Nadu: Double anti-incumbency in operation to make things tough for NDA in the state
While India enters the poll process with the announcement of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, Tamil Nadu people will also be voting for the longevity of the state government. For, along with Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission will be holding bye-elections for 21 Lok Sabha constituencies to be held[Read More…]
Hashtag war begins on Twitter between DMK and BJP ahead of Modi’s Tamil Nadu visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu today. He will also inaugurate super-speciality blocks at medical colleges in Rajaji, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli. However, just hours before PM Modi’s visit to Madurai on Sunday, a war of[Read More…]
Stalin rules out alliance with Modi-led BJP
Chennai, DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday categorically ruled out any alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His rejection comes a day after Modi declared that the party’s doors are open for alliances and it cherishes its old friends. DMK was a coalition[Read More…]
Race to Rajya Sabha: Congress eying on Kanimozhi’s seat for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha term is ending on June 14, 2019, and Congress party is trying to send him to the upper house from Tamil Nadu where six Rajya Sabha seat will be vacated in July. According to sources, Congress party is trying to nominate Dr[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi to unveil Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK head quarter
New Delhi: Former All India Congress Committee (AICC) President and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is going to unveil the late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK’s Head Quarter in Chennai on December 16. A formal invitation to this ceremony will be conveyed by DMK President[Read More…]
DMK’ mouthpiece resorts to damage control after criticizing Rajinikanth
2 days after publishing a scathing article, DMK mouthpiece Murasoli’s editor, S Selvam came up with a statement saying that the editorial team has been advised to take care while publishing such write-ups. “Who is the black sheep…Mae..Mae…Mae”, titled op-ed, comprised of a conversation between Mr Rajinikanth and an “innocent”[Read More…]
What is Gutkha Scam?
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday raided nearly 40 locations in Chennai, including the premises of several top ministers, police officers and revenue officials, in connection with the 2017 gutkha scam. The homes of Tamil Nadu DGP TK Rajendran, ex-DGP S George, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar were also searched.[Read More…]
Stalin set to become DMK President unopposed
DMK Working President M.K. Stalin is set to become the party President unopposed as he is the only person who has filed the nomination for that post on Sunday, the last day for filing of nominations, said a party official. Similarly, senior leader Duraimurugan is also set to become the[Read More…]
Those opposing developmental projects have terror links: Narendra Modi
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said there are proof of links between terror outfits and those who oppose developmental projects in states. In an interview to Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi, Modi said in the recent times it has been observed that some people hinder the implementation of developmental projects in states. “There[Read More…]
Country lost a versatile genius: Manmohan Singh on Karunanidhi’s death
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh expressed his condolence on the death of DMK President M. Karunanidhi and wrote to his son M.K Stalin saying that the country has lost a versatile genius. In his death our country has lost a versatile genius who was[Read More…]
Obituary: Karunanidhi’s demise brings end to an era for Tamil Nadu politics
The name Muthuvel Karunanidhi invokes extreme reactions from both diehard loyalists to fierce opponents. Be it in power or out of power, active or not, the 94-year-old grand old DMK president has had a great/remarkable influence on the political narrative of Tamil Nadu. He represents a heterogeneous and multilayered imagination of[Read More…]
21 cadres die of shock over Karunanidhi’s illness, says DMK
M K Stalin, the working president of DMK, said that 21 of its party workers have died unable to bear the “shock” of the illness and hospitalisation of party chief M Karunanidhi in the early hours of Saturday. The party has appealed to the cadres not to take any extreme[Read More…]
DMK President Karunanidhi enters 50th year as party chief
Chennai: DMK President M.Karunanidhi (94) on Friday entered 50th year as the party chief even as he is fighting age related ailment at his home here. Karunanidhi in the process created a record of sorts to be at the helm of a party for such long period managing several ups[Read More…]
Vinod Rai compromised CAG’s sanctity, had ulterior motives: Former minister A Raja
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, acquitted in the so-called 2G scam case, contends that the sanctity of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) office was “severely compromised” by Vinod Rai who clearly had “ulterior motives” in over-reaching the bounds of his constitutional function while auditing accounts relating to the[Read More…]
2017: Opposition parties showed some unity, face formidable challenges
Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP’s rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them opportunities to do so in eight states that go to the polls. It will also test them for their ability to build up the momentum against[Read More…]
Analysis: With DMK in the clear after 2G verdict, political realignment in TN likely
The acquittal of DMK leaders Kanimozhi, daughter of party President M. Karunanidhi, and former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja, and others by a court in the 2G spectrum case has come as a big boost for the party and could lead to a political realignment in Tamil Nadu, especially with[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: By-election in RK Nagar on Dec 21, says EC
The Election Commission on Friday announced by-election to the Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu on December 21, a day after it allotted the AIADMK’s “two leaves” symbol to the ruling faction headed by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam. The counting of votes[Read More…]
PM Modi visits Karunanidhi, enquires about health
On a half-a-day’s trip to Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on DMK President M. Karunanidhi and enquired about his health. “Vanakkam, Sir”, Modi greeted Karunanidhi as he sat near the 93-year-old veteran and held his hand. Accompanied by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pon Radhakrishnan, Modi was[Read More…]
17 opposition parties to hold nationwide protests on Demonetisation anniversary
At least 17 Opposition parties have decided to hold a nationwide protest to corner the BJP by bringing up the issues of demonetisation and problems faced by the people, just ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal assembly elections. The protest is likely to be held on and around the first[Read More…]
Don’t vote me in and wait for 5 years; sack immediately if I don’t deliver: Kamal Haasan
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has said that he wants to start the process of “change” in Tamil Nadu politics, dropping biggest ever hint on joining politics. “The politics of Tamil Nadu can change and I want to bring about that change, no matter how slow it may be,” the actor[Read More…]
Governor should convene TN assembly within a week: MK Stalin
Leaders of opposition parties headed by DMK working president MK Stalin met Tamil Nadu governor, C Vidyasagar Rao on Sunday. He urged him to convene the state assembly within a week so that the K Palaniswamigovernment can prove its majority. “We urged the Governor to convene the assembly within a[Read More…]
Joint opposition: Leaders of 18 opposition parties to meet today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called an 18 opposition party meet on Friday, notably, the last day of the Parliament’s monsoon session, to discuss the upcoming strategy and action of the joint opposition. The meeting will be chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has been invited to[Read More…]
Kiran Bedi nominated three MLAs, Congress protests
Congress party members staged a protest against state Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi outside Raj Bhavan in Puducherry on Saturday. The DMK, VCK and two other communist parties had called for a shutdown protest against Bedi’s style of functioning. The protestors were shouting slogans against the nomination of three Bharatiya Janata[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi begins ‘Mission South’ to counter BJP
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is to begin his ‘Mission South’ on Thursday amid Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) attempt to establish a durable base in the southern states. Gandhi will be addressing a rally at Sangareddy in Telangana today. “Looking forward to being in Sangareddy tomorrow (Thursday), a place that holds[Read More…]