DMK is not safeguarding minority rights, says Seeman
8 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK is not safeguarding minority rights, says Seeman

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI/KANNIYAKUMARI: The Muslims are wrong in believing that the DMK has been safeguarding their rights in the state, said Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Seeman here in Melapalayam on Thursday. Addressing a public meeting organised to canvass voters for his party's Tirunelveli candidate B Sathya, Seeman pointed out that a college, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, in Chief Minister MK Stalin's Kolathur assembly constituency had recently published an Alleging an existing nexus between the DMK and the BJP, the leader said, "The DMK has not fielded its candidates in several of the parliamentary constituencies where the BJP has fielded its candidates, in a bid to aid the saffron party. When numerous Muslim prisoners of the state, who were jailed for decades, sought release in the apex court, the DMK government informed the court that their release would pose risk to Hindus' lives." The NTK leader also blamed the DMK for BJP's growth in Tamil Nadu and added, "The DMK sought votes from people saying that otherwise, the BJP will strengthen its hold in the state. Canvassing voters for NTK' Kanniyakumari candidate Maria Jennifer and Vilavancode assembly by-election candidate Jemni at Arumanai later the day, Seeman said no political parties have taken action to prevent the transport of minerals to Kerala.

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Kanimozhi on DMK’s prospects
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kanimozhi on DMK’s prospects

The Hindu  

Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has said that the DMK will win 200 seats in the next Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Addressing the DMK southern zone Adi Dravidar welfare committee’s review meeting held in Tiruchendur on Saturday, the MP said: “As DMK leader M.K. Stalin’s tenure, the DMK has constantly worked towards the development of oppressed communities, weather it was 18% …

Disqualification of DMK Nominee: A Historical Tale of Age and Politics
2 months ago

Disqualification of DMK Nominee: A Historical Tale of Age and Politics

The Hindu  

A DMK nominee was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha for being underaged. The candidate, Valampuri John, was 28 years old at the time of the election, which is the minimum age prescribed for entry to the Rajya Sabha. Despite his age, John had authored a number of Tamil books on literature, politics, and Siddha medicine and had authored a number …

DMK's Rise: Stalin Aims to Break 50-Year Jinx
2 months ago

DMK's Rise: Stalin Aims to Break 50-Year Jinx

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is focusing on securing a second term for the DMK in the upcoming assembly elections. The DMK chief has set an ambitious target for the party rank and file, aiming to win 200 of the 234 seats in the legislative assembly. To achieve this, the party has appointed external observers for all 234 constituencies …

DMK has cordial relationship with Union govt. ‘behind the screen’, alleges Anbumani Ramadoss
3 months, 1 week ago

DMK has cordial relationship with Union govt. ‘behind the screen’, alleges Anbumani Ramadoss

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss alleged on Wednesday that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, has a cordial relationship with the BJP-led Union government “behind the screen”. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Anbumani said despite the 69 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu “being under threat”, the State government has not conducted a caste census. Why is …

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 …

DMK leader on actor Vijay's political entry: Not everyone can become like MGR
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK leader on actor Vijay's political entry: Not everyone can become like MGR

India Today  

DMK organisational secretary RS Bharathi indirectly took a jibe at actor Vijay, who floated his own political party, and said that not everyone can become like former Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran. RS Bharati further said that even MGR didn't float a party "of his own", but left the DMK and started his own party. Notably, actor Vijay, who …

DMK district secy meeting sets target for 2026 assembly polls
4 months, 1 week ago

DMK district secy meeting sets target for 2026 assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin on Friday set an ambitious target for his party to win 200 seats out of the 234 assembly seats in the 2026 state elections in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin releases his book titled 'Then Thisaiyil Theerpu' in the presence of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MPs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, TR Baalu …

Tamil Nadu's DMK: The sunrise party prepares for yet another son-rise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu's DMK: The sunrise party prepares for yet another son-rise

Hindustan Times  

When DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi appointed his son M K Stalin as general secretary of the party's newly revamped youth wing in 1982, critics termed it a ‘son rise’ in the Dravidian outfit. However, ever since the Lok Sabha election results were out and the INDIA block involving DMK made a grand sweep of all the seats from the state, …

Anbumani urges DMK government to hold caste census in Tamil Nadu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anbumani urges DMK government to hold caste census in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss insisted that the Tamil Nadu government should conduct a caste-wise survey as there is a possibility that the overall reservation of 69% in the state will be cancelled at any time. Expressing fears that the reservation could be revoked as the Supreme Court has sought the views of states to re-examine the 50% cap on …

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 …

On a winning streak: Ruling DMK retains Vikravandi seat
5 months, 1 week ago

On a winning streak: Ruling DMK retains Vikravandi seat

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK on Saturday emerged victorious in the bypoll to the Vikravandi Assembly constituency by defeating his nearest rival C Anbumani of the Paatali Makkal Katchi by a margin of 67,757 votes. With ADMK and DMDK boycotting the bypoll, the fight was largely between DMK's Anniyur Siva and Anbumani. By retaining the Vikravandi seat, the ruling DMK has …

What the NTK would have done to AIADMK front’s LS poll prospects
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What the NTK would have done to AIADMK front’s LS poll prospects

The Hindu  

The AIADMK-led front would have secured leads in 21 more Assembly segments in the 2024 Lok Sabha election had the NTK been a part of it. Taking into account the votes polled by the combine and the NTK this election, the total number of Assembly seats where they would have secured leads is 31. Moreover, had the parties contested together, …

Will AIADMK supporters vote for DMK in Vikravandi?
6 months ago

Will AIADMK supporters vote for DMK in Vikravandi?

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Who will benefit from the AIADMK’s boycott of the July 10 Vikravandi by-election to the State Assembly? While the DMK leaders are hopeful that the AIADMK supporters would only vote for the DMK and not any other party in the event of the AIADMK pulling out of the race, the AIADMK leaders are confident that they would follow the …

Bypoll in Vikravandi will not be fair and free: EPS on boycott call
6 months, 1 week ago

Bypoll in Vikravandi will not be fair and free: EPS on boycott call

Hindustan Times  

A day after announcing that the AIADMK would boycott the bypoll for the Vikravandi assembly constituency, party general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami on Sunday justified his decision saying that the ruling DMK would not allow it to be a free and fair election. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami alleged that the ruling DMK will misuse its power in the Vikravandi bypoll. …

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 …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP
6 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP

The Hindu  

The DMK has secured around 47% of votes polled in 22 Lok Sabha constituencies it contested. Lok Sabha Election Results: Tamil Nadu at a glance Its major ally, Congress, which got around 46.6 lakh votes in nine constituencies, netted around 46.4%. Even though the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won in the two constituencies it had put up its candidates, it had, …

State of play, Tamil Nadu: Counting on foes who are friends
6 months, 1 week ago

State of play, Tamil Nadu: Counting on foes who are friends

The Hindu  

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam swept the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, bagging all 40 seats. The DMK was aware that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, was a divided house. According to the DMK, the Dravidian ideology has ensured that Tamil Nadu is a fortress against communal forces …

Kanimozhi Becomes DMK Parliamentary Party Leader, Replaces TR Baalu
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanimozhi Becomes DMK Parliamentary Party Leader, Replaces TR Baalu

ABP News  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has announced key changes to its parliamentary leadership, appointing MP Kanimozhi as the party’s new parliamentary leader. Dayanidhi Maran, the MP for Chennai Central, has been named the party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha. M Shanmugam, the general secretary of the DMK trade union LPF, will take on the role of deputy leader in the …

Kanimozhi replaces T R Baalu as DMK parliamentary party leader
6 months, 1 week ago

Kanimozhi replaces T R Baalu as DMK parliamentary party leader

India TV News  

K Kanimozhi, re-elected from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi Lok Sabha seat, has been appointed as the new parliamentary party leader for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, replacing T R Baalu. New Roles in Parliament Kanimozhi : Now the DMK's parliamentary party leader, she has been the party's prominent face in Delhi and holds the position of DMK’s deputy general secretary. : Now …

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP
6 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha poll outcome fans rumblings in Tamil Nadu BJP

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai during the Delhi Tamil Sangamam organised by Delhi BJP, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The results of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections seem to have triggered infighting in the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Tamil Nadu unit, with the emergence of several groups supporting K Annamalai, Tamilisai Soundararajan, L Murugan or …

AIADMK loses its sheen across several Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
6 months, 1 week ago

AIADMK loses its sheen across several Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A close look at the performance of the AIADMK, the principal Opposition party in Tamil Nadu, along with its ally, DMDK, in select 14 constituencies during the recent Lok Sabha election reveals that the Dravidian major, whose vote share was around 40% and more 10 years ago, is now a pale shadow of its original strength, if the current vote …

AIADMK’s vote share has increased, no ties with BJP for 2026 election, says EPS
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK’s vote share has increased, no ties with BJP for 2026 election, says EPS

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said on Saturday that compared with the 2019 general election, his party had secured one per cent more votes this time, and ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the BJP for the 2026 Assembly election in the State. Even the vote shares of the DMK, its alliance, and the BJP-led front have …

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, …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election Results at a glance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election Results at a glance

The Hindu  

The DMK and its allies trumped the BJP and the AIADMK with the DMK winning 22 seats, Congress winning nine, VCK, CPI and CPI winning two each, MDMK and IUML winning one each. The CPI won the Nagapattinam seat for the eighth time since 1957 with V. Selvaraj defeating G. Surjith Shankar of the AIADMK by a margin of 2.08 …

Vote share in Lok Sabha polls could have a bearing on politics in Tamil Nadu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Vote share in Lok Sabha polls could have a bearing on politics in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu has a broad contour as an AIADMK and BJP alliance could prove to be formidable challenge to the DMK-led ruling coalition in 2026 state assembly polls. Tamil Nadu CM and DMK President MK Stalin along with party leader TR Baalu arrive for the INDIA bloc leaders meeting, at the residence …

DMK-led front partially regains its lost vote base this Lok Sabha election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

DMK-led front partially regains its lost vote base this Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

The DMK-led front has regained a portion of the vote base that it lost three years ago in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, a perusal of the data on the performance of various political formations in the State over the last five years reveals. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the DMK-led combine emerged victorious in all the 39 …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024 Winners List: Check Constituency-Wise Names of Winning MPs From The State

News 18  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led INDIA bloc swept the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024, winning all 39 seats in the southern state. Tamil Nadu witnessed a three-way race between the BJP-led NDA, the AIADMK and the INDIA bloc comprising the DMK, Congress and other parties. Complete List of Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 Winners S.No. Candidate Name Party Constituency …

2-fold jump in NTK votes, party gets 3rd position in six seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

2-fold jump in NTK votes, party gets 3rd position in six seats

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Naam Tamilar Katchi, led by Seeman, has improved its performance in its bid to emerge as a key player in Tamil Nadu politics by substantially increasing its vote share from 3.85 % in 2019 to approximately 8.2 % this election. Moreover, the party has secured third position in six constituencies, by pushing the BJP-led alliance in five of them …

BJP unable to leave mark as DMK-led alliance sweeps TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP unable to leave mark as DMK-led alliance sweeps TN

Hindustan Times  

The alliance led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu was set for a clean sweep on Tuesday, with the ruling party and its partners leading in all 39 parliamentary seats in the state and securing victory in the lone seat in the neighbouring union territory of Puducherry, according to Election Commission of India data. The DMK’s grand alliance, which …

Election Results 2024:in chennai an old friend dmk reasserts its dominance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024:in chennai an old friend dmk reasserts its dominance

The Hindu  

When Chief Minister M.K. Election Results 2024 updates - June 5 This has inexplicably tied them together for the journey of 75 years, with the city largely electing DMK politicians, be it the Assembly or Parliamentary elections, slipping only a few times. This time around too, as it did in the 2021 Assembly election, the DMK picked up all the …

Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency: DMK's A Raja wins with over 4 lakh votes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency: DMK's A Raja wins with over 4 lakh votes

Hindustan Times  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Andimuthu Raja won from Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris constituency on Tuesday with 4,73,212 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Raja won against AIADMK candidate M Thiyagarajan by over 200,000 votes. When Vaiko was expelled from DMK, Raja was suggested by Rajya Sabha MP S Siva Subramaniam and KN Nehru to stand for the DMK in the …

Lok Sabha results 2024 | Barring Dharmapuri, DMK-led alliance leads in all Lok Sabha seats in western T.N. as of noon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results 2024 | Barring Dharmapuri, DMK-led alliance leads in all Lok Sabha seats in western T.N. as of noon

The Hindu  

Barring the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat, the DMK-led alliance was leading in all the Lok Sabha constituencies in western Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024 LIVE updates In Coimbatore, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai was trailing behind his DMK rival Ganapathy P. Rajkumar by a margin of over 29,000 votes. In Tiruppur, the the CPI nominee K. Subbarayan, …

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 …

In Tamil Nadu, DMK and Allies Likely to Garner Big Chunk of LS Seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Tamil Nadu, DMK and Allies Likely to Garner Big Chunk of LS Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Initial trends hint at the ruling DMK and its allies winning the lion's share of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats with main opposition AIADMK and the BJP putting up a good fight in a number of segments. The DMK took an early lead in a number of constituencies across Tamil Nadu as election officials first took up the …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Results 2024 highlights: DMK alliance makes a clean sweep of 39/39

The Hindu  

Polling in Tamil Nadu took place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, scheduled on April 19, when all 39 of the State’s constituencies voted. Competition in the State is between the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leading the bloc in Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance and the …

AIADMK slams BJP's poll ad targeting VK Pandian: 'Demeaned Tamil population'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK slams BJP's poll ad targeting VK Pandian: 'Demeaned Tamil population'

India Today  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has criticised the BJP for its attack on VK Pandian, the Biju Janata Dal leader and Odisha Chief Minister's close aide, who is originally from Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK condemned the BJP Odisha unit’s AIADMK leader D Jayakumar, taking to X, slammed the “With an aim to insult one man, the BJP has …

Lok Sabha results: AIADMK’s future at stake in Tamil Nadu as NDA looks to gain ground
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha results: AIADMK’s future at stake in Tamil Nadu as NDA looks to gain ground

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu witnessed a triangular contest this general elections with the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the third front into the Dravidian arena. DMK president and chief minister MK Stalin had swept 38 out of the 39 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has kept the same rainbow alliance intact where Congress is their principal ally. They aim …

DMK should rectify mistakes it has committed in implementation of social justice: PMK
7 months, 1 week ago

DMK should rectify mistakes it has committed in implementation of social justice: PMK

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss has called upon the DMK Government to bring out measures to rectify the mistakes that he says it has committed in the implementation of social justice in the State. Addressing a press conference at his Thailapuram residence on Monday, May 13, 2024, Dr. Ramadoss said the PMK has been continually spearheading the campaign on …

Tamilisai questions DMK’s silence over deletion of voters’ names
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamilisai questions DMK’s silence over deletion of voters’ names

The Hindu  

The silence of the DMK and its allies in Tamil Nadu over deletion of names of voters in the list indicates that it was done on purpose and with an agenda, said Tamilisai Soundararajan, former Governor of Telangana and the BJP south Chennai candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. Ms. Soundararajan told media in Coimbatore that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.
8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: 63.2% votes polled till 5 p.m.

The Hindu  

Polling ended in all the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu on April 19 in the first phase of the 2024 general elections as the BJP’s ambition to emerge as a force challenging Dravidian parties in the State was tested. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the State multiple times during election campaigns, as the BJP sought a foothold in …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: Tamil Nadu all set to vote, BJP hopes to gain foothold
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: Tamil Nadu all set to vote, BJP hopes to gain foothold

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1: The first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held on Friday and Tamil Nadu is all set to vote in the first phase, with a triangular contest on the cards between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jharkhand Governor CP …

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 …

Lok Sabha polls | DMK, BJP failed to fulfil poll promises, have only burdened people of T.N.: Edappadi Palaniswami
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | DMK, BJP failed to fulfil poll promises, have only burdened people of T.N.: Edappadi Palaniswami

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, said both the BJP and the DMK government had failed to fulfil their poll promises, and condemned both parties for “increased burdens placed on the people”. “But now, the price of crude oil is $86 a barrel whereas petrol and diesel are being sold for ₹102 and ₹94 a …

PMK will form alliance rule in 2026 without DMK or AIADMK, says Anbumani Ramadoss
8 months, 1 week ago

PMK will form alliance rule in 2026 without DMK or AIADMK, says Anbumani Ramadoss

New Indian Express  

CUDDALORE: Pattali Makkal Katchi will establish an alliance government in Tamil Nadu in 2026 without DMK or AIADMK, said party president Anbumani Ramadoss. Talking about the 2026 assembly polls, he asserted, "In 2026, we will form an alliance government without DMK and AIADMK. Continuing his lambent, he said, "Thangar Bachan, contesting as PMK candidate in Cuddalore, had a fortune teller …

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

The Hindu  

Ten years after its creation, following a delimitation, the politically nondescript Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency achieved a high-profile status in 2019 when DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi entered the fray against BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Now Ms. Soundararajan’s decision to opt for the Chennai South constituency has left Thoothukudi with not-so prominent names, apart from Ms. Kanimozhi, …

It’s a myth that the clout of the BJP has grown in T.N., says Thamizhachi Thangapandian
8 months, 1 week ago

It’s a myth that the clout of the BJP has grown in T.N., says Thamizhachi Thangapandian

The Hindu  

The Opposition’s claims that the BJP’s clout has been growing in Tamil Nadu, have no substance, the DMK’s South Chennai candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian has said. On the charge that in Sholinganallur, South Chennai’s biggest assembly constituency, people are upset even today that there is no access to basic amenities, like drinking water, sewage system, she clarified that Chief Minister M. …

Lok Sabha polls | Fighting against the DMK and AIADMK fronts undoubtedly challenging for the NDA, says Vasan
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Fighting against the DMK and AIADMK fronts undoubtedly challenging for the NDA, says Vasan

The Hindu  

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Tuesday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the State has taken a new avatar to fight both the Dravidian majors – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – and will “win a considerable number of seats” in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. So when we have …

'What is Congress's compulsion?': PM Modi on DMK leader's anti-Sanatan remark
8 months, 1 week ago

'What is Congress's compulsion?': PM Modi on DMK leader's anti-Sanatan remark

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over their "anti-Sanatana stance" and questioned as to what was Congress's compulsion over making an alliance with the DMK which spewed "hatred" and "venom" against the Sanatana Dharma. Praising Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, the Prime Minister said that Annamalai is a very good …

‘Division in anti-DMK votes may help party’
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Division in anti-DMK votes may help party’

Hindustan Times  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Tamil Nadu government, after being at the helm for three years, despite witnessing visible anti-incumbency in several regions seems to be expecting benefits in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The bipolar contest turned triangular after the AIADMK cut ties with the BJP last October A cross section of voters in southern Tamil Nadu said that their …

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024: Check total seats and other details
8 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 2024: Check total seats and other details

India Today  

In Tamil Nadu, voting for its 39 seats will take place in the first phase on April 19. Constituencies include Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, …

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