Articles for Mr Palaniswami

Lok Sabha polls | Modi and Shah visiting TN to make up for the loss that awaits them in the North, says Stalin
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Modi and Shah visiting TN to make up for the loss that awaits them in the North, says Stalin

The Hindu  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on April 15, in an interview with The Hindu said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had been visiting southern States, particularly Tamil Nadu, to make up for the loss awaiting them in the northern States that used to be their stronghold. Asked whether the BJP …

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Palaniswami challenges Stalin to a debate on performance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Palaniswami challenges Stalin to a debate on performance

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday dared DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Your falsehood about AIADMK rule as ‘black regime’ with an eye on political gains will not work as people in Tamil Nadu are knowledgeable,” the former Chief Minister said while addressing a public meeting here to seek votes for AIADMK’s Coimbatore Lok Sabha candidate Singai …

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Lok Sabha polls | AIADMK ropes in DMDK, Puthiya Tamizhagam, SDPI; releases first list of candidates
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | AIADMK ropes in DMDK, Puthiya Tamizhagam, SDPI; releases first list of candidates

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 announced that it had, under its fold, roped in many parties such as the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, Puthiya Tamizhagam, Social Democratic Party of India, Puratchi Bharatham and the All India Forward Bloc for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Asked whether the PMK-BJP alliance had caused disappointment, especially as …

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AIADMK holds human chain agitation against drug menace across T.N.
9 months, 1 week ago

AIADMK holds human chain agitation against drug menace across T.N.

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Tuesday conducted a State-wide human chain agitation against the drug menace in Tamil Nadu. Addressing reporters, he referred to the recent seizures of drugs by the Narcotics Control Bureau and said all these operations had been carried out by Central authorities, and it was regrettable that the State police officers remained like Kumbhakarna, a character in the …

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How July 18 turned out to be an important day for Edappadi Palaniswami
1 year, 5 months ago

How July 18 turned out to be an important day for Edappadi Palaniswami

The Hindu  

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 turned out to be an important day in the political calendar of the AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami with the Madras High Court dismissing a petition against him in an alleged highway tender scam and the BJP according him importance at a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance in New Delhi. The AIADMK chief was …

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DC Edit | Is AIADMK turning a new leaf?
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Is AIADMK turning a new leaf?

Deccan Chronicle  

The symbolic donning of the white fur cap along with dark glasses for a fleeting moment will not make Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the newest general secretary of the AIADMK, another MGR. Though the party has gone through tumultuous moments after MGR passed into history in 1987 with the mantle of leadership not falling lightly like a rose petal on the …

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It’s advantage EPS in battle for AIADMK
1 year, 8 months ago

It’s advantage EPS in battle for AIADMK

Hindustan Times  

A festering battle for control of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam that broke out days after the death of J Jayalalithaa and hamstrung one of south India’s strongest political outfits appears to be nearing its end. This is the third successive adverse judicial verdict that Mr Panneerselvam has suffered, and though he can appeal the decision, the path …

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Edappadi Palaniswami declared AIADMK general secretary
1 year, 8 months ago

Edappadi Palaniswami declared AIADMK general secretary

The Hindu  

Moments after the Madras High Court dismissed the interim applications filed by former AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam and a few of his colleagues against the resolutions of the July 11, 2022 general council meeting and the consequent general secretary election, Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami was declared elected as the party’s general secretary. D. Jayakumar, organisation secretary and former …

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Erode (East) bypoll | Jayakumar accuses Panneerselvam of having attempted to “mortgage” AIADMK to DMK
1 year, 9 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Jayakumar accuses Panneerselvam of having attempted to “mortgage” AIADMK to DMK

The Hindu  

The AIADMK’s organisation secretary and former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar on Saturday accused the party’s deposed coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, of having attempted to “mortgage” the party to the DMK and having “destroyed” the organisation’s self-identity. In a response to Mr. Panneerselvam’s criticism of the party’s interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday, Mr. Jayakumar described the former’s observations as …

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DC Edit | EPS: TN’s man of all seasons
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | EPS: TN’s man of all seasons

Deccan Chronicle  

Though vignettes from the lakeside resort at Koovathur, 80 km south of Chennai, in 2017 were not that complimentary to Edappadi K. Palaniswami despite his walking out of the premises as the chief minister designate, he managed to shrug off that image of a V.K. With Ms Sasikala holding the reins of AIADMK after the passing of its legendary leader …

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The Hindu Editorial on AIADMK’s troubles
2 years, 3 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on AIADMK’s troubles

The Hindu  

By overruling a single judge’s impractical prescription for a working relationship between estranged leaders Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam, a Division Bench of the Madras High Court has momentarily removed the “functional deadlock” in the AIADMK. Justices M. Duraiswamy and Sunder Mohan, allowing an appeal from Mr. Palaniswami, set aside the verdict ordering status quo ante as of June …

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Two leaves, one leader, and a party reborn
2 years, 5 months ago

Two leaves, one leader, and a party reborn

The Hindu  

With the consolidation of political power in the hands of Edappadi K. Palaniswami, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who has been elected as interim General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a complex process of paradigmatic transition in Dravidian politics is more or less complete, and a new era is set to begin in earnest. On …

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DC Edit | Lopsided power struggle in ADMK will end soon
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Lopsided power struggle in ADMK will end soon

Deccan Chronicle  

The impasse at the general council of Tamil Nadu’s prime Opposition party, the AIADMK, on Thursday may, at its worst, lead to a split in the organisation but is unlikely to hamper its political activities. But his bete noire, Mr Palaniswami, through his tactical moves, could not ease Mr Panneerselvam out of the top position that day since a Madras …

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