PMK president Anbumani on Friday sought a CBI enquiry into the alleged irregularities in the procurement of transformers to the tune of ₹400 crore. The Department of Vigilance and Anti Corruption had failed to file a case despite a complaint submitted over 30 months ago alleging that transformers were bought at inflated prices, he said. … Read more
R. Arul. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Pattali Makkal Katchi’s (PMK) Salem West MLA R. Arul and his supporters, who belong to the camp of party founder S. Ramadoss, were allegedly attacked by supporters of the party leader Anbumani Ramadoss in Salem on Tuesday (November 4, 2025). Mr. Arul, along with party functionaries, … Read more
PMK leader Anbumani’s supporters are confident that the AIADMK and BJP would end up recognising him as the “face” of the PMK when elections draw closer in the State even if the leadership tussle with his father and PMK founder S. Ramadoss remains unresolved. Recently, BJP Tamil Nadu election in-charge, Baijayant Panda, met Dr. Anbumani in Chennai. … Read more
PMK founder S. Ramadoss addresses PMK cadre at a meeting in Salem with his son Anbumani Ramadoss sitting next to him. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In 2011, during the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader S. Ramadoss visited DMK leader M. Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence to … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday called for the immediate cancellation of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) after a student in Salem allegedly ended her life fearing that she wouldn’t be able to get a good score in the exam, scheduled in May. Dr. Anbumani said the student’s family should be given a compensation of ₹25 … Read more
S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) questioned whether Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss had the courage to ask its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Union government, to conduct a caste census. He was … Read more
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) urged the State government to drop the Transport Department’s proposal to hire and operate private buses on a contractual basis during the Deepavali festival, expressing concern that it would lead to privatisation. In a statement, he said the State government had announced last … Read more
After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum … Read more
AIADMK’s former coordinator O. Panneerselvam distributing essential items to flood-hit people on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK’s former coordinator O. Panneerselvam and PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss distributed essential items to people affected by cyclone Michaung-induced flood in Chennai and neighbouring districts. After distributing relief materials in Villivakkam and R.K. Nagar constituencies and interacting … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said pension for noon-meal organisers should be increased to ₹10,000 a month, from the ₹2,000 a month being paid in the State. In a statement, he said it was an insult to pay ₹2,000 a month as pension to noon-meal organisers who have completed 40 years of service. “I … Read more