A stunning victory in the 1967 Assembly election paved the way for the emergence of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the eclipse of the Congress in Tamil Nadu politics. “Two victories — R. Srinivasan defeated Kingmaker Kamaraj in Virudhunagar and T. Thangappan defeated the Raja of Ramanathapuram — exemplified the democratisation of inclusiveness in Tamil Nadu politics,” recalls former AIADMK …
The AIADMK ‘s former minority wing secretary and Labour Minister A. Anwhar Raajhaa, who was expelled from the party in November 2021, returned on Friday to the party, in the presence of the organisation’s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. In a chat with The Hindu, Mr. Raajhaa, who represented Ramanathapuram in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019, said his …
The meeting of senior office-bearers and district secretaries of the AIADMK on Wednesday saw an intense exchange of views on several issues, including the impact of the 10.5% quota for the Vanniyars on the party’s performance in the last Assembly election and the efficacy of the steering committee. P. Venugopal, former Tiruvallur MP, went to the defence of Mr. Raajhaa, …
