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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 …

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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 …

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5 facts about Udhayanidhi Stalin who is likely to be Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister
5 months ago

5 facts about Udhayanidhi Stalin who is likely to be Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK government in Tamil Nadu is likely to elevate sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to deputy chief minister. DMK party cadres and leaders want the Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin's son to become the deputy chief minister, a move which will be a “huge advantage” for the party in the 2026 assembly elections, …

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Tamil Nadu CM: Will amend prohibition act to curb manufacture, sale of arrack
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM: Will amend prohibition act to curb manufacture, sale of arrack

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin announced on Friday that the ruling DMK will amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937, to ensure stringent punishment for manufacturing and selling illicit liquor, even as the toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 65 within a week. “I would like to inform this House that a bill to amend the Tamil …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes unanimous resolution urging Centre to take up caste-based census
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes unanimous resolution urging Centre to take up caste-based census

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Assembly Session: The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday urging the central government to conduct a caste-based census soon. The resolution, introduced by Chief Minister M K Stalin, emphasised that the central government should immediately begin the overdue census work from 2021, incorporating a caste-based population census this time. "This House considers that caste-based population …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly to clear demands from 55 depts in eight days
6 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly to clear demands from 55 depts in eight days

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly is set to discuss and clear the demands for grants for 55 government departments in just eight days in the upcoming session. Dismissing criticism from opposition parties about the brevity of the session, speaker M Appavu on Wednesday said there is precedent as in 2004 the House sat for just six days after the Lok …

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Tamil Nadu assembly readopts 10 bills returned by governor amid Oppn walkout
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu assembly readopts 10 bills returned by governor amid Oppn walkout

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu assembly on Saturday readopted the 10 bills returned by governor RN Ravi earlier this week, amid a walkout by Opposition MLAs. The move came days after the Supreme Court raised serious concerns and sought a response from the Union government on a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the governor’s delay in processing the 12 …

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Cauvery row: Annamalai says resolution passed by TN against Karnataka was unilateral
1 year, 2 months ago

Cauvery row: Annamalai says resolution passed by TN against Karnataka was unilateral

Hindustan Times  

The legislative resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly against the Karnataka government over the Cauvery water dispute was unilateral, said Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday, October 9, 2023, adopted a resolution urging the Union government to direct Karnataka to release Cauvery water as per the orders of the Cauvery …

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Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to direct Karnataka to release water from the Cauvery river to the state as per the directions of the Supreme Court. Tamil Nadu assembly adopts resolution seeking Cauvery water from Karnataka The resolution was declared passed unanimously by speaker M Appavu after the BJP staged a walkout. Chief …

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Diminishing returns a factor in AIADMK’s divorce from BJP | Data
1 year, 2 months ago

Diminishing returns a factor in AIADMK’s divorce from BJP | Data

The Hindu  

Last week, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. Table 1 | The table shows the overall and contested vote shares secured by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance and AIADMK-led alliance in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. ) Table 3 | The table shows the party-wise overall …

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Jayalalithaa's saree was pulled, says Sitharaman: What happened in TN Assembly in 1989?
1 year, 4 months ago

Jayalalithaa's saree was pulled, says Sitharaman: What happened in TN Assembly in 1989?

Firstpost  

AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa was reportedly assaulted and humiliated inside the Tamil Nadu Assembly on 25 March 1989. Invoking this incident in her speech during the no-confidence debate, Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman took potshots at DMK as Kanimozhi remarked on women’s safety Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman invoked the humiliation of Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa in …

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Kerala CM supports TN decision to pass resolution against Governor
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala CM supports TN decision to pass resolution against Governor

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan extends support to Stalin’s resolution. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday supported his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin’s decision to pass a resolution in state assembly on April 10 urging Centre and the President to fix a time limit for Governors to approve the bill passed by legislature. Two days back Stalin had written to Vijayan …

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Set time limit to Governor to grant assent to Bills, T.N. Assembly urges Centre, President
1 year, 8 months ago

Set time limit to Governor to grant assent to Bills, T.N. Assembly urges Centre, President

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister M.K. Accusing the Governor of functioning with political motives and converting the “Raj Bhavan into a Political Bhavan”, he recalled the observation of the Justice Rajmannar Committee that “it is an appropriate time to abolish the post of Governor and the Governor should be a detached …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Thursday, March 23, 2023 re-adopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 moved by Chief Minister M.K. The Chief Minister said he was moving the Bill with a heavy heart since “44 persons had died by suicide after incurring heavy financial loss in online gambling.” He also recalled …

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Bill to ban online gambling passed once again in Tamil Nadu Assembly
1 year, 9 months ago

Bill to ban online gambling passed once again in Tamil Nadu Assembly

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday once again unanimously adopted the bill to ban online gambling, weeks after state Governor R N Ravi had returned it to the government for its reconsideration. Meanwhile, the rift in the opposition AIADMK over the leadership issue reflected in the House when Leader of Opposition and K Palaniswami and other party MLAs objected to …

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TAMIL NADU | Struggle within AIADMK in focus ahead of Erode East Assembly byelection
1 year, 10 months ago

TAMIL NADU | Struggle within AIADMK in focus ahead of Erode East Assembly byelection

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST It is unusual for an Assembly byelection to evoke too much interest, especially in a State that had had an election which a political party won with a comfortable majority, barely a year and a half earlier. The February 27 byelection in Erode East in Tamil Nadu, necessitated by the death of the …

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On Camera: MLAs Of DMK Alliance Parties Raise Slogans Against Governor RN Ravi In TN Assembly
1 year, 11 months ago

On Camera: MLAs Of DMK Alliance Parties Raise Slogans Against Governor RN Ravi In TN Assembly

ABP News  

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and Governor RN Ravi have been at loggerheads for quite some time now. In response to Governor's comments, a ruckus broke out in Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday after Governor RN Ravi began his address as legislators of DMK alliance parties — Congress and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi — have raised slogans against the Governor. …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against NEET
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against NEET

The Hindu  

A special session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday ‘unanimously’ re-adopted a Bill that seeks to dispense with NEET for admission to undergraduate medical courses in the State. We have gathered here to protect cooperative federalism.” Except the four members of the BJP, who staged a walkout from the House, opposing the Tamil Nadu government’s decision, all political parties, …

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Tamil Nadu special Assembly session on February 8
2 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu special Assembly session on February 8

The Hindu  

A special session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held at Fort St. George on February 8 to discuss the return of the Bill against NEET by Governor R.N. Referring to the Governor’s argument that the Supreme Court had upheld NEET, the Chief Minister said the Bill was adopted by the Assembly that had the power to enact law …

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NEET 2021: Tamil Nadu assembly adopts bill to opt out from medical entrance
3 years, 3 months ago

NEET 2021: Tamil Nadu assembly adopts bill to opt out from medical entrance

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a bill to dispense with the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test and provide for admission to medical courses based on Class 12 marks to ensure social justice, like the death by suicide of a medical aspirant fearing the outcome of the test he was to take echoed in the House with the main opposition AIADMK …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | The impact of social factors
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | The impact of social factors

The Hindu  

Factors like gender, class, education and location played an important role in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, indicates the Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey. Women voters Data indicate that the women vote has shifted from the other towards the AIADMK-led alliance, enhancing its share of women voters despite the absence of of Jayalalitha. However, the DMK alliance has improved its vote share …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Stalin set to be Chief Minister as DMK wins after 10 years
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Stalin set to be Chief Minister as DMK wins after 10 years

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by M K Stalin was on Sunday elected to power in Tamil Nadu after a gap of 10 years. Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021 results: Live updates The AIADMK under outgoing Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami put up a decent fight and as per trends was expected to bag about 66 seats, while its allies …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly election sees DMK's sun rise and son rise in Stalin
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly election sees DMK's sun rise and son rise in Stalin

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly election was a litmus test for DMK chief MK Stalin to see whether voters accept him as the political heir of Karunanidhi. AIADMK won the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, bagging 136 seats, while the DMK came second with 98 seats despite having a vote share above 40 per cent. Tamil Nadu: How top candidates are …

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2021: Trends Hold Key Positives for EPS
3 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2021: Trends Hold Key Positives for EPS

News 18  

Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was one among many seemingly servile politicians operating in the obscurity of J Jayalalithaa’s blinding fame, has managed to steer their party towards a tough fight, leading in close to 90 seats in the early hours of counting. The AIADMK has done fairly well across districts, particularly sealing spectacular leads in the western front, where Palaniswami …

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