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
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday, April 28, 2024 opposed the reported decision of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDATN) to collect fees from government school students for the summer coaching camps that are scheduled to commence from … Read more
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami met with farmers, traders and members of the public during his morning walk in Tirupattur, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition in T.N., Edappadi K. Palaniswami met members of the public and traders at the common market … Read more
A mixed bag of results was witnessed in nine Lok Sabha constituencies in the 2009 and 2014 polls where the three lead parties of their respective fronts – DMK, AIADMK and BJP are contesting now. In 2009, the ruling DMK won in six while the AIADMK-headed front, three. The former bagged North Chennai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, … Read more
Chief Minister M.K.Stalin addressing a public meeting in Koradacherry on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R.Vengadesh Voters in the delta region should reject both the AIADMK and the BJP for “betraying” the interests of Tamil Nadu in the Cauvery issue, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said here on Saturday. Addressing an election … Read more
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami released the second list of his party’s candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The AIADMK released its second list of nominees on Thursday, March 21, 2024, for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and stuck to its approach of fielding … Read more