Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on BJP’s party’s victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Speaking over telephone, he said, “The victory is the testimony to your able leadership and hard work.” Reacting to results in five States, DMK’s working president and Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin said, “The results in five States […]
» Read morePetrol and diesel prices in Tamil Nadu have gone up by Rs. 3.78 and Rs. 1.70, respectively, following a revision of the the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the State government. Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association has protested the move, saying the hike would affect all sections of society and demanded an immediate rollback. Association president K.P. Murali said the […]
» Read moreThe Election Commission on Friday rejected the response of the AIADMK on the elevation of V.K. Sasikala as general secretary, saying T.T.V. Dinakaran, who signed the letter, is not in its list of party office-bearers. It has now asked Sasikala to either sign the response herself or by an authorised signatory who is in the Commission’s list of AIADMK office-bearers […]
» Read moreDeepa Jayakumar, niece of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, on Friday formally launched ‘MGR Amma Deepa Peravai’, signalling her entry into Tamil Nadu politics. “My journey in politics begins today,” she said, unveiling the party flag. Ms. Deepa also said she will definitely contest from the R.K. Nagar constituency. “Loyal AIADMK party members will be behind me,” she said.
» Read moreDealing a major blow to the Sasikala clan, the late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s nephew Deepak Jayakumar, who was perceived to be supporting the Sasikala faction, lashed out at TTV Dinakaran, terming him unfit to be AIADMK’s deputy general secretary. The party leadership should rather be given to former chief minister O Panneerselvam to maintain its unity, Jayakumar […]
» Read moreDMK working president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday began a day-long fast in Tiruchi, seeking a fresh trust vote in the Assembly. Besides a large number of party cadres, leaders of DMK’s allies, including the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League also participated in the fast.
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