DMK cheers Rahul with a Murasoli editorial
2 years, 4 months ago

DMK cheers Rahul with a Murasoli editorial

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The DMK pledged its total support to the Congress, particularly the unity walk of its leader Rahul Gandhi, through a full page editorial in its party organ, ‘Murasoli,’ with the byline of its editor Mursoli Selvam, on Tuesday putting at rest all speculations over a possibility of the party drifting away from the Congress as the State government hosted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The editorial titled ‘Ilam Thalaivane Veerukondu Ezhu’ recalled the DMK’s association with the Congress since the days when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was facing the animosity of her own party leaders and also referred to Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin naming Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister in 2018 when even his own party was shy of doing it. To save India from such tyrants, the nation needed a leader and the DMK, which has played such a crucial role in the past, would do it now by standing by Rahul Gandhi even if the Prime Minister might choose to call him ‘Pappu’ and it would be just reminiscent of Karunanidhi backing Indira Gandhi when Morarji Desai called her a ‘Chokri’, it said. On the lines of Karunanidhi invited Indira Gandhi with the popular slogan, ‘Nehruvin Maghale Varuga, Nilaiana Aatchi Tharuga’ long ago, his son Stalin would declare in Kanyakumari: ‘Rahul Gandhie Varuga, Nattuku Nalattachi Thara, Umathu Puratchi Payanam Velga’.

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‘Where is Rahul Gandhi?’: Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress on hooch tragedy deaths in Tamil Nadu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Where is Rahul Gandhi?’: Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress on hooch tragedy deaths in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, wherein more than 50 people have died and nearly 200 hospitalised. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. In a state …

Rahul Gandhi's TN visit has trumped Modi's poll campaign: Stalin
9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's TN visit has trumped Modi's poll campaign: Stalin

New Indian Express  

TIRUPPUR: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's single day campaign in the state has "beaten all the election trips" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state to seek votes. Further, the chief minister said Gandhi's single day campaign in Tamil Nadu has "beaten all the election trips" of Modi to the …

Bring a new dawn for the country, CM Stalin urges Rahul Gandhi
9 months ago

Bring a new dawn for the country, CM Stalin urges Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is normally on a foreign tour, has chosen to take an inland tour of India because it is election time and he needs votes to remain in power, DMK leader and Chief Minister M.K. I have answered Mr. Modi umpteen number of times but since he has nothing to showcase as his achievements, Mr. Modi …

Rahul Gandhi, Opposition's mega rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park today; Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin to join
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Opposition's mega rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park today; Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin to join

Hindustan Times  

The Congress-led Opposition's INDIA alliance is set to hold a mega rally on Sunday in Mumbai's Shivaji Park. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is prominent among the INDIA bloc leaders, who will attend the concluding rally of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the 'Bharat Jodo …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav Attend Inauguration DMK president M Karunanidhi Memorial Tamil Nadu Triruvarur M K Stalin
1 year, 6 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav Attend Inauguration DMK president M Karunanidhi Memorial Tamil Nadu Triruvarur M K Stalin

ABP News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would not be visiting Tamil Nadu today but Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav attend the inauguration of a memorial for late DMK president M Karunanidhi in the Tiruvarur district. The two leaders were scheduled to visit Chennai at the invitation of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, reported news agency PTI. Besides Stalin, Congress leaders …

Bhatti says Rahul's fight a freedom struggle
1 year, 9 months ago

Bhatti says Rahul's fight a freedom struggle

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Congress Legislature Party leader Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi’s fight against Narendra Modi government is akin to the freedom struggle, which Congress had launched against the British. By disqualifying Rahul Gandhi as member of the Lok Sabha, the BJP-led government at the centre is trying to intimidate the entire opposition,” the CLP leader stated, while speaking at …

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that it is trying to make a hero out of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and to project him as the face of the opposition. "Our party supremo, while addressing our internal meeting over the phone, said the BJP is deliberately trying to make a hero out of …

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: 'At least Congress confessed Centre's achievements in JK'
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: 'At least Congress confessed Centre's achievements in JK'

India TV News  

BJP replies to Rahul Gandhi: Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised questions about the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, the Bhartiya Janata Party took a jibe at Gandhi's statement and claimed he has acknowledged what the Centre has achieved following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. India is a bright star Countering the allegations levelled by …

Have told leaders not to spontaneously react to statements and actions of BJP leaders: Moily
2 years ago

Have told leaders not to spontaneously react to statements and actions of BJP leaders: Moily

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Sunday said he has been advising party leaders and workers not to spontaneously react to provocative statements and actions by other political party leaders, particularly, the Bharatiya Janata Party so as to avert any unhealthy debates or actions. Being a member of Congress’ Central Election Committee, Mr. Moily said …

India & Congress: Can Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Resurrect Party In The States?
2 years ago

India & Congress: Can Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Resurrect Party In The States?

The Quint  

The BJP’s 'India Shining Campaign' disaster was a result of this Delhi syndrome. In a clear disconnect with the ground, the BJP leadership believed that India was actually shining and a select band of Delhi-stuck columnists also made them believe so. Similarly, in a different context, the Congress’ central leadership is enamoured of the fact that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo …

Congress, BJP spar over Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Vajpayee’s memorial
2 years ago

Congress, BJP spar over Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Vajpayee’s memorial

The Hindu  

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Swara Bhaskar joins Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra, a year after begging before Mamata Banerjee to save India
2 years, 1 month ago

Swara Bhaskar joins Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra, a year after begging before Mamata Banerjee to save India

Op India  

Bollywood entertainer Swara Bhasker is known for two things, not for acting skills, but for being “ashamed as a Hindu” and begging before anti-Modi politicians to ‘save democracy.’ This time she has joined the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and walked with Rahul Gandhi to resist ‘hate’. Known for her anti-BJP rants, Swara Bhasker lauded Rahul Gandhi and wrote on …

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP campaigners use Mehrauli murder and Medha Patkar to target Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP campaigners use Mehrauli murder and Medha Patkar to target Congress

The Hindu  

Amidst rising political temperatures in Gujarat, the ruling party’s stalwarts are going beyond the Gujarat development narrative to target the opposition Congress. In a speech full of vitriolic barbs, the Chief Minister of Assam exhorted the people of Gujarat to once again elect the BJP government and slammed the Congress for “appeasement” of Muslims. In his speeches at different places …

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News 18  

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Bharat Jodo Yatra
2 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Jodo Yatra

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:40 IST On the evening of September 7, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received the tricolour from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Apart from political aspects, I was amazed at Rahul’s fitness; at 52, he walks 25-30 kilometres a day.” Kavitha Lankesh, sister of slain journalist Gauri Lankesh, who walked with Rahul on October 7, said, …

Rahul Gandhi welcomed in Karnataka as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters first BJP-ruled state | Watch
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi welcomed in Karnataka as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters first BJP-ruled state | Watch

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was given a warm welcome on Friday by party leaders including former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the Bharat Jodo Yatra reached the state border. Ahead of the yatra’s arrival in the state, several posters of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders were torn in the state. KARNATAKA CONGRESS PREPARES FOR YATRA The yatra plays a …

Rahul Gandhi's posters torn in Karnataka before Bharat Jodo Yatra enters state
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's posters torn in Karnataka before Bharat Jodo Yatra enters state

India Today  

The Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to enter its Karnataka leg through Chamarajanagar district on September 30. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi led the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday as it resumed from Kerala’s Nilambur on the last day of the Kerala leg. YATRA VITAL FOR KARNATAKA CONGRESS In Karnataka, the Bharat Jodo Yatra will be vital for Congress leaders fighting …

Congress in TN, too, pitches for Rahul\'s leadership
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress in TN, too, pitches for Rahul\'s leadership

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The election of Rahul Gandhi as the head of the Congress party was highly essential for the nation’s glorious future as he alone could save the Indian people from the communal morass they have been caught in, The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee unanimously resolved on Monday. Passed at the meeting, presided by TNCC president K S Alagiri, with all …

Will Rahul Gandhi be Congress chief again? His reply: 'Will be wiser...'
2 years, 4 months ago

Will Rahul Gandhi be Congress chief again? His reply: 'Will be wiser...'

Hindustan Times  

In Tamil Nadu, leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the mass contact programme has been launched by the party to "undo the damage done by the BJP and the RSS" to India. "If it helps the Congress, then that's okay too," the MP from Kerala's Wayanad said, in response to a question if the 150 days …

Congress gears up for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress gears up for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’

The Hindu  

As the Congress is gearing up for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, workers are put the finishing touches to the dais coming up on the shores of Kanniyakumari, with the confluence of the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal in the backdrop, making it a Hollywood-like setting. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi who will be leading the party’s …

Rahul arriving today for yatra
2 years, 4 months ago

Rahul arriving today for yatra

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose Kanyakumari to Kashmir ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ would be flagged off by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday, is arriving in Chennai on Tuesday evening by a scheduled flight from Delhi as he would be visiting the Rajiv Gandhi memorial at Sriperumbudur ahead of undertaking the 3500 km journey, spanning 150 days. Rahul Gandhi …

DMK, allies insulted poet Subramania Bharati by boycotting statue unveiling, says TN BJP chief Annamalai
2 years, 9 months ago

DMK, allies insulted poet Subramania Bharati by boycotting statue unveiling, says TN BJP chief Annamalai

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief, K Annamalai, who participated in the Governor's tea party and the inauguration of poet Subramania Bharati’s statue, said that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagan and its allies not participating in the event can only be seen as an insult to the poet. The BJP state president said that, “DMK and its allies had committed to …

Rahul Gandhi to attend MK Stalin’s book launch, strengthen ties with DMK leader
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to attend MK Stalin’s book launch, strengthen ties with DMK leader

Hindustan Times  

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Rahul Gandhi Asserts To Work Closely With DMK For Development In Tamil Nadu
3 years, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Asserts To Work Closely With DMK For Development In Tamil Nadu

ABP News  

Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on a 2-day visit to Delhi met Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at Sonia Ganhi's residence at Akbar's Road on Friday. Senior Leader and Member of Parliament from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi had taken to twitter the same: "Congress president Sonia Gandhi and I met Tamil Nadu Chief …

DMK's chaiwala moment? How A Raja gave momentum to EPS's 'farmer's son' narrative against Stalin
3 years, 9 months ago

DMK's chaiwala moment? How A Raja gave momentum to EPS's 'farmer's son' narrative against Stalin

India Today  

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in 2016, MK Stalin on the prodding of his then political consultant K Sunil, had shed his trademark veshti. But then came the Andimuthu Raja speech at a public meeting in Chennai last week, one that threatened to be the DMK's chaiwala moment of 2021. For those who turned up …

Fact Check: This is not Tamil Nadu welcoming Rahul Gandhi ahead of assembly polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Fact Check: This is not Tamil Nadu welcoming Rahul Gandhi ahead of assembly polls

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly election is scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 6. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visits to the poll-bound state and his attempts to connect with people from all walks of life by invoking Tamil pride and culture have been making headlines of late. In this context, two images showing a large crowd of …

Rahul Gandhi to Launch Campaign for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections on Jan 23
3 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to Launch Campaign for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections on Jan 23

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail on Saturday in Tamil Nadu where assembly elections are likely to be held in April-May, party state unit chief K S Azhagiri said on Wednesday. He also asserted the present Congress-DMK alliance would continue for the elections and said it would be a welcome development if actor-politician Kamal Haasan joined the …

Rahul Gandhi in Madurai today, to witness Jallikattu in bid to lend 'moral' support to farmers protest
4 years ago

Rahul Gandhi in Madurai today, to witness Jallikattu in bid to lend 'moral' support to farmers protest

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday, the Pongal day and witness a bull-taming event, 'Jallikattu,' the party's state president K S Alagiri earlier said. Only Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his party the AIADMK supported the Central government's three farm laws and no other political party favoured it, he claimed. During his visit to …

DMK Hits Out at Centre for 'Stifling' Democracy, Mocks at AIADMK Govt for 'Usurpation of All Rights'
4 years, 5 months ago

DMK Hits Out at Centre for 'Stifling' Democracy, Mocks at AIADMK Govt for 'Usurpation of All Rights'

News 18  

DMK chief MK Stalin on Thursday exhorted cadres to tirelessly work for victory of the party in the Assembly election next year and dedicate it to late patriarch M Karunanidhi. On the eve of Karunanidhi's second death anniversary, Stalin, in a letter to party workers, accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of "stifling" democracy, and ridiculed the AIADMK regime …

DMK ropes in Prashant Kishor to strategise for Tamil Nadu polls next year
4 years, 11 months ago

DMK ropes in Prashant Kishor to strategise for Tamil Nadu polls next year

Live Mint  

New Delhi: DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday announced his party collaboration with Prashant Kishor's poll strategy group Indian Political Action Committee for the 2021 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. "Happy to share that many bright and like-minded young professionals of Tamil Nadu are joining us under the banner of I-PAC to work with us on our 2021 election and …

MK Stalin greets Uddhav Thackeray as Maha CM, hails Pawar\'s role
5 years, 1 month ago

MK Stalin greets Uddhav Thackeray as Maha CM, hails Pawar\'s role

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Landing in Mumbai for the swearing-in of the new 'Maha Aghadi' government in Maharashtra, the DMK president and opposition leader in Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday greeted the new Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with a shawl. I sincerely hope that the alliance of Shivsena, INC and NCP "provides inclusive growth and overall development to the State," Stalin tweeted from …

DMK protests against saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar by BJP
5 years, 2 months ago

DMK protests against saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar by BJP

India Today  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's literary wing held a protest in Chennai against the saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar and the vandalism of the Thiruvalluvar statue in Thanjavur. DMK literary wing's leader R Indira Kumari, who was leading the protest, said, "As our leader MK Stalin told, we condemn this saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar. Soon after PM Narendra Modi released the Thirukkural in Thai language …

Pappu forever: Twitter trolls Rahul Gandhi after Amethi no-show
5 years, 7 months ago

Pappu forever: Twitter trolls Rahul Gandhi after Amethi no-show

India Today  

With the General Election 2019 results almost out, we are sure, Rahul gandhi is not having the best day. However, even though Rahul Gandhi might not be having a great time but the supporters of BJP are having a gala time for sure. Congress was a better opposition when congress was in Power.#Elections2019results #rahulgandi *meanwhile Rahul Gandhi* pic.twitter.com/xaokFaYMUb Vikas Giri …

Daily Bulletin: I-T dept raids Kanimozhi's house; Jet crisis deepens; Rahul to campaign in Wayanad; day's top stories
5 years, 8 months ago

Daily Bulletin: I-T dept raids Kanimozhi's house; Jet crisis deepens; Rahul to campaign in Wayanad; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Today’s top stories: On the same day when the EC stopped Vellore from going to polls on Thursday, Income Tax officials raided DMK leader Kanimozhi’s house; Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will campaign at Wayanad; the Jet Airways cash crunch remains unsolved with only five flights operational now; and more. I-T dept raids Kanimozhi’s house hours after Vellore polls cancelled over …

In Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi says Congress manifesto is not 'Mann Ki Baat of megalomaniac', it's 'kaam ki baat'
5 years, 9 months ago

In Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi says Congress manifesto is not 'Mann Ki Baat of megalomaniac', it's 'kaam ki baat'

Firstpost  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said his party’s manifesto was not the ‘Mann Ki Baat of one megalomaniac’ but talked about work of the nation Madurai: Taking a veiled dig at prime minister Narendra Modi’s radio talk programme, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said his party’s manifesto was not the “Mann Ki Baat of one megalomaniac” but talked about work …

Poli-‘Ticking’: The Why, How and What of TN’s 2019 Political Scene
5 years, 10 months ago

Poli-‘Ticking’: The Why, How and What of TN’s 2019 Political Scene

The Quint  

.is all about M K Stalin, biological, legal, and political heir to the late DMK supremo M Karunanidhi. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is the first and oldest political party of Tamil Nadu, and the Karunanidhi family, the Tamil version of dynasty politics that exists across India. However, by 2009, his influence was such that he was often called Tamil Nadu’s …

MK Stalin says there was 'nothing wrong' in proposing Rahul Gandhi's name as prime ministerial candidate
5 years, 11 months ago

MK Stalin says there was 'nothing wrong' in proposing Rahul Gandhi's name as prime ministerial candidate

Firstpost  

Stalin’s statement came at a time when various political parties have come together ahead of 2019 general elections to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government. Chennai : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President MK Stalin who had proposed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s name as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, on Sunday said there was nothing wrong …

Stalin reiterates his support for Rahul Gandhi as prime minister candidate
6 years ago

Stalin reiterates his support for Rahul Gandhi as prime minister candidate

Live Mint  

Chennai: A week after proposing Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the prime minister candidate for the general elections in 2019, the president of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam reiterated his support for the Congress leader. After the meeting, Stalin while addressing the reporters said that no one has opposed DMK’s stand to support Rahul Gandhi as the prime minister candidate. Stalin, who …

BJP mocks MK Stalin's 'Rahul Gandhi for PM' pitch, says post won't be vacant for another 10 years
6 years ago

BJP mocks MK Stalin's 'Rahul Gandhi for PM' pitch, says post won't be vacant for another 10 years

Firstpost  

On the Rafale deal, Ram Madhav challenged the opposition to a debate in Parliament in the presence of all its members instead of seeking an “escape route” of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, which would comprise only 25-30 members Chennai: The BJP on Tuesday mocked DMK over its pitch for Rahul Gandhi as the Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate, with party general …

MK Stalin defends his call to name Rahul Gandhi Opposition's PM candidate, says Congress chief strong leader who unseated BJP in bastion
6 years ago

MK Stalin defends his call to name Rahul Gandhi Opposition's PM candidate, says Congress chief strong leader who unseated BJP in bastion

Firstpost  

Stalin’s plea is in line with the tradition of his late father M Karunanidhi who had earlier invited Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for leadership roles. As his suggestion to name Rahul Gandhi united Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate created flutters within the Opposition camp, DMK leader MK Stalin has defended his comment. “We will strengthen Rahul Gandhi’s hands.” The public …

Stalin defends Rahul for PM pitch: Need strong leadership
6 years ago

Stalin defends Rahul for PM pitch: Need strong leadership

India Today  

DMK president MK Stalin has pointed to a need for "strong leadership to coordinate democratic forces" while explaining why he backed Rahul Gandhi to be the opposition's prime ministerial candidate in 2019. Now, Stalin has said Rahul Gandhi's hands should be strengthened to "extricate" India from communalism and establish democracy. I have proposed Mr Rahul Gandhi's name as PM, and …

Stalin backs his Rahul for PM pitch, says he is fully capable
6 years ago

Stalin backs his Rahul for PM pitch, says he is fully capable

India Today  

A day after he endorsed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the post of the prime minister of the nation, Dravida Munntera Kazhagam chief MK Stalin on Tuesday further substantiated his statement. Stalin made a strong pitch for the Congress president at an event where he unveiled the statue of late DMK chief Karunanidhi in presence of national leaders. "Any announcement …

Will make Stalin next CM, says Cong, Vaiko's PWA success will shadow DMK combine: BJP
6 years ago

Will make Stalin next CM, says Cong, Vaiko's PWA success will shadow DMK combine: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: A day after DMK chief M. K. Stalin proposed the name of Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate, TNCC chief Su. While the BJP, relating the mega alliance to MDMK chief Vaiko’s PWA, claimed the 'experiment' to make Mr. Stalin as CM will not yield result, AMMK leader T. T. V. Dhinakaran has claimed the proposal …

Sonia Gandhi unveils Karunanidhi's statue in Chennai, bats for strong Cong-DMK ties to take on BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls
6 years ago

Sonia Gandhi unveils Karunanidhi's statue in Chennai, bats for strong Cong-DMK ties to take on BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday unveiled a statue of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi at the Dravidian party's headquarters in Chennai. Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for being determined to destroy constitutional values, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi sought "steadfast and strong ties" between her party and the DMK to trounce the saffron party in the …

DMK chief Stalin proposes Rahul Gandhi as prime ministerial candidate to defeat ‘fascist Modi govt’
6 years ago

DMK chief Stalin proposes Rahul Gandhi as prime ministerial candidate to defeat ‘fascist Modi govt’

Op India  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president MK Stalin proposed the name of Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for UPA in the coming general elections. He has got the ability to defeat the fascist Modi govt pic.twitter.com/Is9kzzNtDk — ANI December 16, 2018 Speaking at the event, M K Stalin said, “From the soil of Tamil Nadu, I propose the name of …

TMC fumes at MK Stalin's Rahul for PM pitch, says this could harm Opposition unity
6 years ago

TMC fumes at MK Stalin's Rahul for PM pitch, says this could harm Opposition unity

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has taken Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president MK Stalin's endorsement for Rahul Gandhi to be the next prime minister a bit too seriously. Stalin, earlier in the day, proposed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's name for the prime ministerial post of the country. READ THE FULL STORY | At DMK event, Sonia flaunts mahagathbandhan, Stalin endorses Rahul for PM …

Opposition parties in TN rally behind DMK to form anti-BJP alliance ahead of LS polls
6 years, 2 months ago

Opposition parties in TN rally behind DMK to form anti-BJP alliance ahead of LS polls

Live Mint  

Political parties in Tamil Nadu have rallied behind the principal opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and begun talks to forge an alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls. Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet DMK president M.K. Naidu, who has been holding a series of …

M Karunanidhi memorial opens up talk of secular team for 2019
6 years, 4 months ago

M Karunanidhi memorial opens up talk of secular team for 2019

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's memorial event here on Thursday turned into a virtual launch pad for the anti-BJP parties for an all-out attack on the Narendra Modi government and sound the clarion for installing a 'secular' alliance in power at the Centre in 2019. “BJP and DMK are one of the very few parties that opposed the Congress and …

Centre harming secular principles, says Stalin after becoming DMK chief
6 years, 4 months ago

Centre harming secular principles, says Stalin after becoming DMK chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Soon after his elevation as DMK chief, MK Stalin expressed concern over the present political situation and said that the secular fabric of the country is under attack by authoritative and communal forces. Addressing the DMK General Council meeting being held in Chennai, Stalin said, "Today's political situation has come as a grave challenge. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/3tJ1iBylho — ANI August …

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