In politics, accidental leaders eventually fade away after hogging the limelight in the positions to which they were catapulted by circumstances or by their masters. Only a few manage to change the tide in their favour or outwit their political handlers. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami belongs to that breed of politicians … Read more
Former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, now the sixth general secretary of the AIADMK, seen in Chennai on Tuesday | Photo Credit: RAGU R Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who assumed charge as general secretary of the AIADMK on Saturday, is the sixth person to hold the post. Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who died in December 2016, … Read more
Edappadi K. Palaniswami being appointed as AIADMK General Secretary at the party headquarters in Chennai on March 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami was on March 28, 2023 elevated as the AIADMK’s general secretary, taking over complete control of the decades-old organisation, minutes after a High … Read more
Former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami addressing the media in Erode on February 12, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday alleged that the DMK was trying to “buy people” through the money it had earned in the past 21 months of its rule, and was murdering democracy. … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K Palaniswami addresses a press conference in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI The AIADMK’s interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday said he and his colleagues were wearing black shirts while taking part in the Assembly proceedings to highlight the problem of law and order in … Read more
The AIADMK’s interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Tuesday criticised the DMK regime for trying to recruit people to government service through private agencies. In a statement, he referred to the formation of a committee, headed by former civil servant M.F. Farooqui, to examine issues such as filling of various posts on a contractual basis … Read more
DMK has cheated not only the unlettered masses, but also the educated govt. employees, says Palaniswami DMK has cheated not only the unlettered masses, but also the educated govt. employees, says Palaniswami The base for the Dravidian model of development that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin speaks about was laid by 32 years of rule by … Read more
The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to grant stay on the Vigilance probe against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami in connection with the alleged corruption charges against him in the allotment of tenders for road laying projects. The bench of Justices P N Prakash and R M T Teekaa Raman refused to … Read more
With the COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu showing a steady increase, AIADMK Joint Coordinator and Leader of Opposition K Palaniswami on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking increased allocation of oxygen and Remdesivir drug, used in treating coronavirus infected. In his letter, the former Chief Minister said that the second wave of coronavirus … Read more
Amid the ongoing turf war between the two factions of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami was announced as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming election in Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, the announcement was made by Deputy CM O Panneerselvam. The major announcement comes amid the faction war between the two camps … Read more