BJP's Annamalai working to break alliance in Tamil Nadu, says AIADMK
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP's Annamalai working to break alliance in Tamil Nadu, says AIADMK

India Today  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader D Jayakumar on Monday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai over his statement on former Tamil Nadu chief ministers indulging in corruption. Annamalai, in a recent interview, said that Tamil Nadu had seen many corrupt administrations in the past and former chief ministers were even convicted in courts for corruption. Addressing a press conference, Jayakumar said, "Former BJP state presidents like Pon Radhakrishnan, Tamilisai Soundararajan and L Murugan showed alliance dharma and there was a sense of unity. Jayakumar also said that the BJP only had representation in the Tamil Nadu Assembly because of AIADMK's support.

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BJP’s Annamalai Accuses Kerala of Dumping Waste in TN Border Districts
5 days, 17 hours ago

BJP’s Annamalai Accuses Kerala of Dumping Waste in TN Border Districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Annamalai warned that if Kerala continues this practice, he would arrange for the waste to be sent back to the state. He accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin of compromising the state's interests, including on issues like Cauvery water, to favor political allies. "The DMK government has allowed border districts to be turned into garbage dumping yards for …

BJP keeps its doors open for AIADMK
1 month ago

BJP keeps its doors open for AIADMK

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: At the core committee meeting of the BJP State unit on Wednesday, Central Observer Aravind Menon told the State leaders not to worry about future alliances that would be decided at the national level but concentrate on building the party at the State level. Though a target of one crore members was fixed for the State unit, they had …

Vijay TVK AIADMK Alliance - Actor-politician Vijay's party rejects 'baseless' rumours of alliance with AIADMK - Tamil Nadu News
1 month ago

Vijay TVK AIADMK Alliance - Actor-politician Vijay's party rejects 'baseless' rumours of alliance with AIADMK - Tamil Nadu News

India Today  

Actor-politician Vijay's party, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam, on Monday dismissed speculation about a possible alliance with the AIADMK for the 2026 state assembly elections. "With the intention of hindering the rise of TVK, a major Tamil daily has published completely untrue information about an alliance between Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam and AIADMK, based on baseless claims. Vijay, 50, held the inaugural political …

AIADMK will not have any alliance with BJP: Jayakumar
1 month, 1 week ago

AIADMK will not have any alliance with BJP: Jayakumar

Hindustan Times  

AIADMK’s stance on having no ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party remains unchanged, organising secretary D Jayakumar said on Monday, amid speculations that party’s general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami might have softened his stance with the BJP. Former Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said, “We are ready to join hands with like-minded parties to remove the …

Tamil Actor Vijay's Political Splash: Will Thalapathy Disrupt Tamil Nadu's Revolving-Door Politics?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Actor Vijay's Political Splash: Will Thalapathy Disrupt Tamil Nadu's Revolving-Door Politics?

Live Mint  

Tamil actor Vijay has announced his entry into politics with his TVK party, marking a significant shift in the state's political landscape. Vijay's decision to enter politics at 50, amidst the dominance of the DMK and AIADMK, has sparked discussions about his potential impact on the elections. While Vijay's popularity and star power are undeniable, his political journey remains uncertain, …

AIADMK to stage protest against atrocities on women in Tamil Nadu
3 months, 1 week ago

AIADMK to stage protest against atrocities on women in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam would hold demonstrations in Chennai on September 24 in protest against atrocities committed on women in Tamil Nadu, party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced on Friday. Mr. Palaniswami criticised the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government for “failing to ensure women safety” in Tamil Nadu for the past 40 months. Citing media reports on …

It is advantage DMK as BJP and AIADMK are fighting
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It is advantage DMK as BJP and AIADMK are fighting

The Hindu  

In a parting shot, just before leaving last week for a three-month-long sabbatical to the United Kingdom, the Bharatiya Janata Party president of Tamil Nadu, K. Annamalai, stridently attacked the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Even though he described the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the AIADMK, both Dravidian parties, as the …

AIADMK-BJP row turns acrimonious
3 months, 3 weeks ago

AIADMK-BJP row turns acrimonious

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The ongoing row between the AIADMK and the BJP, erstwhile allies for about 7 years till September 2023, has taken an acrimonious turn after BJP State president K Annamalai took on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami directly by calling him a ‘frog in the well’ and an ‘ignoramus,’ among other things. The unsavory remarks made at a meeting …

Debts increased under BJP regime, says Palaniswami
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Debts increased under BJP regime, says Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday said the country’s debts increased under the BJP rule, and that the national party’s State president K. Annamalai had done nothing for Tamil Nadu. “What schemes did the Union government bring in for the debt to have increased to this extent?” Responding to Mr. Annamalai’s charge that the AIADMK government was “corrupt”, …

AIADMK hits out at Tamil Nadu minister for comments on Jayalalithaa
4 months, 1 week ago

AIADMK hits out at Tamil Nadu minister for comments on Jayalalithaa

India Today  

The AIADMK hit out at Tamil Nadu Minister for TM Anbarasan for his alleged derogatory comments about former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Anbarasan said such things wouldn't work as the trend ended with former Chief Minister and AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran, and it continued with Jayalalithaa because of her "relationship" with him. Condemning him for these remarks, AIADMK women's wing …

AIADMK’s Existential Crisis: Can it Rise From The Ashes?
5 months ago

AIADMK’s Existential Crisis: Can it Rise From The Ashes?

News 18  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is facing an existential crisis in Tamil Nadu. Edappadi K Palaniswami, who ruled Tamil Nadu for four years after Jayalalithaa, interestingly managed to retain the majority of AIADMK cadres, elected representatives, and, in particular, the famous two-leaves poll symbol. The eight or so Dravidian parties that have emerged in Tamil Nadu since 1967 …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s 12-week absence could help firm up political tie-ups
5 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s 12-week absence could help firm up political tie-ups

Hindustan Times  

K Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief’s 12-week absence to pursue the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship at Oxford University is being seen as a window of plausible political opportunities to firm up an alliance by members of the BJP and the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, BJP leaders who asked not to be named told HT. The next Tamil …

Why Edappadi Palaniswami and Annamalai pour scorn on each other
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Edappadi Palaniswami and Annamalai pour scorn on each other

Times of India  

If Indian politics is a theatre, Tamil Nadu is a multiplex. MORE AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai are at each other’s throats. On Friday, Annamalai said AIADMK would have come third, if not fourth, if it contested the Vikravandi byelection; and EPS said it’s because of people like Annamalai that BJP couldn’t …

BJP’s LS tally slumped because of leaders like Annamalai: Edappadi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s LS tally slumped because of leaders like Annamalai: Edappadi

New Indian Express  

COIUMBATORE: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami targeted BJP’s Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai on Friday for his comments about its former ally for not contesting the Vikravandi bypoll. “It’s only because of leaders like Annamalai the BJP, which won over 300 seats and formed government last time, has now been relegated to a position to form a coalition government …

EPS scoffs at Annamalai over BJP's poll rout in Tamil Nadu, he hits back
5 months, 2 weeks ago

EPS scoffs at Annamalai over BJP's poll rout in Tamil Nadu, he hits back

India Today  

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami and BJP state president K Annamalai have once again engaged in a fierce war of words, with each blaming the other for their parties' struggles in Tamil Nadu. Palaniswami, the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, claimed that the BJP failed to perform well in the Lok Sabha elections because of leaders like Annamalai. Meanwhile, the …

Knives out in Tamil Nadu BJP over poll debacle
6 months ago

Knives out in Tamil Nadu BJP over poll debacle

Hindustan Times  

Until the general election results were out, the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit president, K. Annamalai, was confident personified. In the post-poll situation, Annamalai's opponents in the party state unit have sided with senior party leader and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and launched a covert social media campaign to disparage the young leader who has received approval from the national …

BJP, AIADMK fighting Tamil Nadu bypoll through proxy: Chidambaram
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP, AIADMK fighting Tamil Nadu bypoll through proxy: Chidambaram

Deccan Chronicle  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday alleged the BJP and AIADMK are fighting the July 10 Vikravandi bypoll through 'proxy' PMK and that the INDIA bloc must ensure a resounding victory of the DMK candidate.Hitting out at Tamil Nadu's main opposition AIADMK for boycotting the bypoll, Chidambaram, in a post on X, said: "AIADMK's decision to boycott the Vikravandi …

Annamalai: Game changer or spoiler? Watch Video
6 months, 1 week ago

Annamalai: Game changer or spoiler? Watch Video

The Hindu  

There has been a war of words between supporters and adversaries of the party’s state president K. Annamalai. The 2024 Lok Sabha election has indeed been a high stakes battle for the BJP in Tamil Nadu. There has been a buzz around Annamalai ever since he was appointed as the party’s state chief in July 2021. This year, for the …

Fact Check: No, Annamalai didn't broke down over Lok Sabha poll debacle, viral video shared with false claim
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fact Check: No, Annamalai didn't broke down over Lok Sabha poll debacle, viral video shared with false claim

India TV News  

FACT CHECK BY NEWSCHECKER: Claim Tamil BJP Chief Annamalai broke down over the party’s dismal performance in Lok Sabha Polls. Image Source : YOUTUBE/DINAMALARScreengrab from YouTube video by Dinamalar An April 2024 report by Asianet News confirmed that the Tamil BJP Chief became emotional while speaking to senior citizens in Coimbatore. Image Source : YOUTUBE Screengrab from YouTube video by …

Velumani blames Annamalai, says AIADMK-BJP alliance would have won 35-40 seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Velumani blames Annamalai, says AIADMK-BJP alliance would have won 35-40 seats

The Hindu  

Days after the rout in the Lok Sabha poll in Tamil Nadu, erstwhile allies AIADMK and BJP were on Thursday engaged in a verbal duel over the results and the cause for snapping of ties between them last year. AIADMK Coimbatore satrap and former Minister S. P. Velumani blamed BJP State president K. Annamalai for the parting of ways and …

TN BJP Condemns Video Showing Public Slaying of Goat With Annamalai’s Photo
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TN BJP Condemns Video Showing Public Slaying of Goat With Annamalai’s Photo

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The BJP's Tamil Nadu unit on Thursday responded strongly and demanded action after a video went viral in which some men are purportedly seen slaying a goat, around whose neck a photo of the party's state president K Annamalai is tied. Tamil Nadu BJP Vice-President and Party Spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy uploaded the video on his social media platform X, …

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TN Election Results 2024: Full list of winners in Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls as counting ends

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament. Among key constituencies are Coimbatore, where DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar is leading; Thoothukudi where DMK's Kanimozhi is leading; Chennai Central where DMK's Dayanidhi Maran …

Annamalai Says Jayalalithaa Was 'Hindutva' Leader, She Supported Ram temple Construction, UCC, Article 370 Abrogation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Annamalai Says Jayalalithaa Was 'Hindutva' Leader, She Supported Ram temple Construction, UCC, Article 370 Abrogation

News 18  

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday said the term Hindutva is distorted in the state and reiterated that former Chief Minister and late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was a Hindutva leader. Asserting that he was ready for a debate on the issue with AIADMK, Annamalai said: “Jayalalithaa was an ardent follower of Hindutva.” Speaking to reporters, he said …

Annamalai Campaigns For BJP In Mumbai, Slams Sam Pitroda Remark No Opposition To Hindi In Tamil Nadu
7 months, 1 week ago

Annamalai Campaigns For BJP In Mumbai, Slams Sam Pitroda Remark No Opposition To Hindi In Tamil Nadu

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has made significant strides in Mumbai as part of his election campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party. Acknowledging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's developmental efforts in Tamil Nadu, Annamalai emphasised BJP's presence and contributions across various states. Addressing recent controversies, Annamalai weighed in on statements made by Former Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda regarding …

Annamalai Criticizes Congress' Handling of Neha Murder Case in Karnataka
8 months ago

Annamalai Criticizes Congress' Handling of Neha Murder Case in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Tamil Nadu BJP State President K Annamalai has expressed concerns over the influence of appeasement politics on law and order in Karnataka. Annamalai, who was in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday to support party candidate Capt Brijesh Chowta, expressed disappointment over the handling of the Neha murder case by the Congress government in the state. "Since the Congress assumed power, …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'DMK, BJP failed to bring development in Tamil Nadu', says Edappadi Palaniswami
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'DMK, BJP failed to bring development in Tamil Nadu', says Edappadi Palaniswami

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswami today lashed out at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that both have failed to honour the poll promises they made. EPS said that the people of the state were anxious about Tamil Nadu …

Palaniswami takes a dig at Annamalai; questions his fate after June 4
8 months, 1 week ago

Palaniswami takes a dig at Annamalai; questions his fate after June 4

The Hindu  

Taking a swipe at BJP State president K. Annamalai, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday wondered if the former would continue in his post after June 4, the day of counting of votes polled for the Lok Sabha elections. Campaigning for DMDK candidate B. Parthasarathy contesting in Chennai Central constituency, Mr. Palaniswami without mentioning Mr. Annamalai’s name said …

Annamalai should speak carefully about AIADMK: Palaniswami
8 months, 1 week ago

Annamalai should speak carefully about AIADMK: Palaniswami

The Hindu  

The AIADMK general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Friday warned BJP State president K. Annamalai that he should speak carefully about the AIADMK. Replying to Mr. Annamalai’s claim that the AIADMK would vanish after this election, Mr. Palaniswami said that no one could destroy the AIADMK. Mr. Annamalai could not even become a councillor, but is now saying he will …

Dayanidhi Maran calls Annamalai 'joker' and says he won't take his words back
8 months, 1 week ago

Dayanidhi Maran calls Annamalai 'joker' and says he won't take his words back

Hindustan Times  

DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday said Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is a joker and he will not take his words about Annamalai back. Annamalai was once against NEET, now he supports it; once he said he did not know Hindi and now he speaks fluent Hindi; he behaved like a chameleon, Dayanidhi Maran said after his 'joker' …

Watch | AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami: Quit NDA to address needs of T.N. people
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami: Quit NDA to address needs of T.N. people

The Hindu  

You have been campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections for over a week addressing public meetings. Besides, you had cited the reason that the BJP State leadership’s critical views on your party’s former leaders C N Annadurai and Jayalalithaa? Our primary task is to address the needs of the people of Tamil Nadu who have voted for us. You exited …

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Will BJP make a mark in Dravida land Tamil Nadu?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Will BJP make a mark in Dravida land Tamil Nadu?

New Indian Express  

The AIADMK is contesting 32 seats while the remaining seven seats have been allotted to allies DMDK, PT and SDPI. 'Contest between DMK and AIADMK' Although, widely seen as a three-cornered contest, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and DMK’s Kanimozhi will have us believe that the contest is between the DMK and the …

DMK, AIADMK and BJP to fight it out in nine Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 4 weeks ago

DMK, AIADMK and BJP to fight it out in nine Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

With major parties and alliances having announced their respective list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election in the State, as many as nine constituencies will witness a three-cornered fight between candidates contesting on the symbols of the ‘Rising Sun’, the ‘Two Leaves’ and the ‘Lotus’. The electoral battle in Chennai North, Chennai South, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, …

Three is a crowd: On Tamil Nadu political scene and the general election 2024
9 months ago

Three is a crowd: On Tamil Nadu political scene and the general election 2024

The Hindu  

Unlike in 2019, Tamil Nadu, in 2024, seems poised for a three-cornered contest, with the ruling DMK-led front remaining cohesive, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance roping in one more party, i.e., the PMK, and the AIADMK being left with smaller organisations. Six months ago, it left the NDA over differences with the BJP’s State leadership, especially its president K. Annamalai, …

10 things to know about ‘Singham Anna’ K Annamalai, BJP's Coimbatore candidate in Lok Sabha election
9 months ago

10 things to know about ‘Singham Anna’ K Annamalai, BJP's Coimbatore candidate in Lok Sabha election

Hindustan Times  

BJP's Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai will make his Lok Sabha election debut as he has been fielded as BJP's candidate from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency. This is not Annamalai's first election; he lost to DMK's R Elango in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election in 2021. Tamil Nadu BJP president 39-year-old K Annamalai gets Lok Sabha ticket from Coimbatore. …

BJP to firm up allies during PM’s sixth visit to Tamil Nadu
9 months ago

BJP to firm up allies during PM’s sixth visit to Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tamil Nadu on a two-day visit from March 18 — his sixth visit to the state since January, people familiar with the developments said. Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s former ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is struggling to cobble up an alliance, the BJP leaders said that they are …

TN CM MK Stalin : “AIADMK-BJP are in secret alliance, I.N.D.I.A. bloc is working to defeat them”
9 months, 1 week ago

TN CM MK Stalin : “AIADMK-BJP are in secret alliance, I.N.D.I.A. bloc is working to defeat them”

The Hindu  

Lashing out at his political opponents Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami at a function held in Pollachi on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. ‘Modi has done nothing good for the people’ Accusing Prime Minister Modi of having done nothing good for the people, he said that newspapers …

Hectic Activities in Different Political Camps
9 months, 1 week ago

Hectic Activities in Different Political Camps

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Different political marquees in the State bustled with hectic election related activities on Tuesday as the DMK finalized its seat allocation with the CPI and CPM, the BJP gained strength by the merger All Indian Samathuva Makkal Katchi of R Sarathkumar and the DMDK general secretary V Premalatha Vijayakanth sending out a veiled message of going with the AIADMK …

AIADMK Unfazed by the Defections to BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK Unfazed by the Defections to BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The defection of 16 AIADMK members - 15 former MLAs and one former MP joined the BJP in New Delhi on Wednesday – would not affect the party in any way for all of them had been politically inactive for quite some time and would not be helpful to the BJP in getting votes, too, AIADMK leaders said. The …

AIADMK will make announcement on poll alliances at the appropriate time, will not go with BJP: D Jayakumar
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AIADMK will make announcement on poll alliances at the appropriate time, will not go with BJP: D Jayakumar

The Hindu  

Senior AIADMK leader D. Jayakumar on Monday, January 29, 2024, said there was still a lot of time for the Lok Sabha elections, and the party would make announcements on its alliances and the number of seats it would contest in, at the appropriate time. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Jayakumar claimed many parties were in talks with the AIADMK for …

‘DMK files-3’: Annamalai intensifies attack on govt
11 months, 1 week ago

‘DMK files-3’: Annamalai intensifies attack on govt

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Tamil Nadu unit president K Annamalai on Monday released the third part of “DMK files” with strong allegations against the opposition’s coalition, INDIA bloc in connection with the 2G scam investigation. The BJP leader titled the post as “DMKFiles3”, which is part of the series of corruption allegations he has made against the ruling DMK members, …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai releases DMK Files 3: Says Congress and DMK manipulated 2G probe
11 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai releases DMK Files 3: Says Congress and DMK manipulated 2G probe

Op India  

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday released the third part of ‘DMK files’ with strong allegations against the opposition’s coalition, INDIA bloc in connection with the 2G scam investigation. The post included an audio conversation allegedly between DMK MP and former Minister TR Baalu and a former chief of Tamil Nadu State Intelligence, MS Jaffar Sait. Earlier in …

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK chief Palaniswami’s opposition to BJP a ‘planned drama’, alleges DMK
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK chief Palaniswami’s opposition to BJP a ‘planned drama’, alleges DMK

India TV News  

Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday alleged that AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has not opposed the BJP and Governor RN Ravi, thus clarifying that his “opposition” to the former ally is a “ planned drama”. DMK's official Tamil organ 'Murasoli' referred to Palaniswami's response in a press conference, when he was asked on Governor Ravi's comment …

'Evil Force DMK Has To Be Uprooted From Tamil Soil': Annamalai After Police Arrests BJP Functionaries Over Flag Post Row
1 year, 2 months ago

'Evil Force DMK Has To Be Uprooted From Tamil Soil': Annamalai After Police Arrests BJP Functionaries Over Flag Post Row

ABP News  

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday slammed DMK's 'signature campaign' against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, saying that the party thinks 'Tamil Nadu politics is cinema.' #WATCH | On DMK's 'signature campaign' against NEET examination, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai says, "They still think Tamil Nadu politics is cinema. Now these are the people who talk …

What does the AIADMK-BJP split mean for the future of Tamil Nadu politics?
1 year, 2 months ago

What does the AIADMK-BJP split mean for the future of Tamil Nadu politics?

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 6 MINS READ Divorces are messy and bitter, especially if there is a power imbalance between the contending parties. Jayakumar, who has been a Minister in every AIADMK government since 1991, and C.V. Shanmugham, who is usually fielded to speak harshly about opponents—held forth, deliberately using severe language, about how Annamalai was …

It's DMK vs BJP in 2024, says Annamalai
1 year, 2 months ago

It's DMK vs BJP in 2024, says Annamalai

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: BJP State president K Annamalai said his party’s fight in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be directly with the DMK and exuded confidence in making a clean sweep of the 39 seats in the State as the mandate for the polls would be to re-elect Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. Answering the questions of media persons as he …

AIADMK quit NDA over respect for workers’ feelings, other factors didn’t shape move, says EPS
1 year, 2 months ago

AIADMK quit NDA over respect for workers’ feelings, other factors didn’t shape move, says EPS

Firstpost  

Palaniswami said the decision to walk out of the National Democratic Alliance was taken after party members conveyed the feelings of “two crore party workers” to the leadership AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said his party’s decision to walk out of the BJP-led NDA was in deference to its workers’ feelings on the “happenings” in the state and …

The BJP’s gamble in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 2 months ago

The BJP’s gamble in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A week has passed since the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam announced its exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. The AIADMK’S professed reason for the separation was that BJP state president K. Annamalai made controversial remarks against its leaders. The BJP may find some solace in its performance in Tamil Nadu in 2014, which it contested …

Broke alliance as BJP wanted Annamalai as Tamil Nadu CM candidate: AIADMK leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Broke alliance as BJP wanted Annamalai as Tamil Nadu CM candidate: AIADMK leader

Live Mint  

Among the reasons that led to the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ending its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party was the saffron party's insistence to project its state unit chief K Annamalai as the chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly polls, a senior leader of Tamil Nadu's erstwhile ruling party said on September 30. “The AIADMK broke the …

AIADMK to fight 2024 Lok Sabha Polls with our own alliance, no ties with BJP: KP Munusamy
1 year, 2 months ago

AIADMK to fight 2024 Lok Sabha Polls with our own alliance, no ties with BJP: KP Munusamy

India TV News  

Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam deputy general secretary and former Tamil Nadu minister K P Munusamy reiterated the party's unwavering commitment to its decision to break the alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. Speaking to reporters in Krishnagiri, Munusamy expressed deep dissatisfaction with the state BJP chief, K Annamalai, who continued to make remarks against former chief minister C N …

Watch | AIADMK-BJP break-up: Advantage DMK?
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch | AIADMK-BJP break-up: Advantage DMK?

The Hindu  

The political landscape in Tamil Nadu is all set to change, with the AIADMK exiting the NDA alliance, led by the BJP. The party walked out of the alliance this time, accusing the BJP State leadership, of deliberately, with mala fide intention, defaming its icons, including former Chief Ministers CN Annadurai and Jayalalithaa. The AIADMK did take it up with …

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