The 2026 Assembly election results in Tamil Nadu will be a “big blow” to the ruling DMK because of its ‘misgovernance’, senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan said here on Thursday. In a statement, Ms. Soundararajan said the “Justice Sarkaria Commission had called the DMK a scientifically corrupt party in the past, which continues [to be … Read more
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday criticised the DMK government over the way the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai was being maintained. In a statement, he referred to media reports about the condition of the hospital and also to questions raised … Read more
File photo of Duraimurugan | Photo Credit: The Hindu A day after his response to actor Rajinikanth’s comments about older politicians, DMK general secretary and Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan on Monday (August 26, 2024) said that he and the actor had always been good friends and there was no need to turn Mr. Rajinikanth’s … Read more
DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the media in Chennai on June 4, 2024 after his party-led coalition swept the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu In an emphatic display of electoral prowess, the DMK-led alliance bettered its performance, winning or establishing leads in all 39 … 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
DMK MP Kanimozhi addressing at a public meeting held in view of International Women’s Day celebrations, organized by DMK held in Dindigul on March 9, 2024 | Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan Reducing the price of LPG refill by ₹100 prior to the Lok Sabha election wouldn’t attract womenfolk in Tamil Nadu and the BJP should … Read more
The DMK will organise public meetings in various locations across Tamil Nadu on March 2, 3 and 4 to explain the State government’s Budget for 2024-25 to the people. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan will address a meeting in Chengalpattu on March 4. The party also released a list of Ministers and senior party functionaries, who … Read more
The AIADMKâs former coordinator, O. Pannerselvam, on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, criticised the DMK regime for its âcarelessnessâ over the Andhra Pradesh governmentâs proposed project to build a check-dam on the Palar river. Â In a statement, he said the project launch had exposed a âlack of concernâ on the part of Water Resources Minster … Read more
Duraimurugan | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY The DMK will organise public meetings dubbed ‘The Voice of Stalin to Retrieve Rights’ in all Lok Sabha constituencies on February 16, 17 and 18, and party seniors will speak at the them. The meetings will be held along the lines of Vidiyalai Nokki Stalinin Kural organised across the … Read more
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president, K.S. Alagiri, on January 30, said some of the Lok Sabha seat aspirants in his party were urging the leadership to ask for seats that Dravidian parties generally do not allot to allies. Referring to DMK Minister R.S. Rajakannappan’s recent comments that the Congress existed only to get … Read more