Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY Political parties in Tamil Nadu have started making calculations in the run-up to the next year’s Assembly poll in the State. Early this week, Chief Minister and the ruling DMK president, M. K. Stalin “fixed a target” of 2.5 crore votes … Read more
The AIADMK will stage an agitation against the DMK government in Chennai on November 20 over allegations that the ruling party workers are committing irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls. In an official release, the AIADMK said the party would stage the agitation near the Rajarathinam Stadium from 10 a.m. The … Read more
AIADMK leader and former Minister R. Kamaraj on Friday criticised the DMK government over the alleged failure in procurement of paddy from farmers, who have been affected by the recent heavy rains in the Cauvery delta region. In a statement, Mr. Kamaraj charged that about 35% of kuruvai cultivation in the Cauvery delta region has … Read more
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin answering questions under the Ungalil Oruvan initiative in a video address. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said the DMK government had achieved more in the last four years than the AIADMK did in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021, when the party … Read more
May 21, 1997. India played a one-day international (ODI) match against its traditional rival, Pakistan, at the famous M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. On this scorching day, Pakistan’s opening player Saeed Anwar made a blazing batting effort, scoring his highest-ever of 194 runs in ODI matches. It was another matter that Pakistan won … Read more
K. Ganesan, who was arrested for assaulting the tribal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Police arrested a 49-year-old former AIADMK president of Kangeyanoor village near Polur and his associate for assaulting a tribal who sought medical expenses after being injured in a road accident a few days ago. The arrested persons were identified as K. … Read more
The DMK and the AIADMK took potshots at each other on Sunday over the response received by Tamil Nadu in the five-day World Economic Forum, which concluded in Davos, Switzerland. Industries Minister T.R.B Rajaa rejected AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s remark that it was disappointing to know that not even one MoU was signed … Read more
Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy (second right) seeks votes for DMK candidate V.C. Chandhirakumar (right) in Erode on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan In normal circumstances, a bye-election should be a political audit of the government’s performance. In Tamil Nadu, although a few bye-elections have favoured Opposition … Read more
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam flag. File | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) general secretary N. Anand on Monday (November 18, 2024) said the party intended to form a government on its own in Tamil Nadu and dismissed speculations that it would form an alliance with the AIADMK in the 2026 Assembly election. … Read more
Leader of the Opposition, Edapadi K. Palaniswami addressing the press after AIADMK MLAs staged a walkout from the T.N. Assembly on Saturday, June 22, 2024 | Photo Credit: Srinath M The hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district echoed for the second day in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The AIADMK, the main … Read more