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Around 100 seconds into the election campaign song unveiled by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on April 1 come the images of CN Annadurai and MG Ramachandran, the two biggest icons of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). They are immediately followed by the image of Vijay. It is no oversight or the work of an enthusiastic video editor. It is increasingly clear that the unsubtle message being driven home is that Vijay is the natural political successor to Anna and MGR. Analy ...Read More >
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday alleged that Tamil Nadu was being run by the family of chief minister M K Stalin, with three other members of his family acting as de facto chief ministers. "The state has four chief ministers -- Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi Stalin, Stalin's wife Durga and son-in-law Sabarisan," EPS said at Jolarpet, campaigning for former AIADMK minister K C Veeramani and AMMK candidate Gnanasekaran in Tirupattur. Referring to Stalin's son-in-law ...Read More >
TIRUNELVELI: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday mounted a sharp attack on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami for alleging that he had confined his father, former chief minister M. Karunanidhi, at home. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin said while Palaniswami was free to criticise him on political and administrative grounds, he had neither the right nor was it decent to comment on his personal relationship with his father. He described the allegation as baseless and offen ...Read More >
Counting is scheduled for May 4. Chennai: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal, alongside State President Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday, released a "chargesheet" in Chennai targeting the DMK government ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Accompanied by leaders including K Annamalai and Tamilisai Soundararajan, Goyal described the upcoming Assembly election as a "turning point" in the state's history, expressing confidence ...Read More >
Chennai Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan in an interview with The Hindu said people of Tamil Nadu are angry as the state missed several schemes due to the DMK government treating the ruling BJP as an "enemy". Expressing confidence that the AIADMK-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, is the "winning front" in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said the DMK and actor C Joseph Vijay's TVK could fight for the "second position". Edited excerpts In 2016, you refused to ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Uncertainty continues over the BJP's candidate for the Coimbatore North constituency, even as fresh political developments have sparked intense speculation in the district.In a surprising move, several AIADMK candidates contesting from Coimbatore district met BJP state president K. Annamalai at his residence in Kalapatti on Thursday. The leaders also invited him to campaign in their constituencies and honoured him with shawls -- developments that Annamalai himself shared on his socia ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Friday called K Annamalai's absence from the party's candidates' list a decision "from the High Command." Speaking with ANI, he lauded the list of 27 candidates and expressed confidence in their victory. "A list of 27 candidates has been released by the BJP High Command... All the 27 candidates will surely win this time," he said. "This is a decision from the High Command...," he added. This comes after the BJP re ...Read More >
Vellore, Apr 3 (PTI) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday lashed out at DMK chief M K Stalin, saying the chief minister was painting his party as "anti-Muslim" just because an alliance was formed with the BJP. Addressing an election rally at Ambur near here, the AIADMK chief gave a point-by-point rebuttal to several accusations made by Stalin. The leader of the opposition said that Stalin says "Edappadi Palaniswami has seen many failures", and this statement smacked of arro ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 3 (ANI): As the Puducherry legislative assembly polls near, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the opposition parties lack a clear vision for developing the Union Territory and are more focused on political control. Sharing an X post, PM Modi alleged that the rival parties want to use Puducherry as an ATM. "While the NDA is working towards BEST Puducherry, the Opposition has no vision for Puducherry's progress. They want to use Puducherry as an ATM and e ...Read More >
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Tamil Nadu Polls: With just a few days remaining in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the BJP released its list of 27 candidates on Friday. While the party fielded several senior leaders, the name of Annamalai, one of the most prominent BJP leaders in the southern state, was missing. The reports suggest that while the former IPS officer wanted a ticket from Coimbatore, the AIADMK wanted him to contest some other seat. The seat sharing among the NDA partners was heavily decided by the Edappadi K ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday announced names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not in the electoral fray. The absence of Annamalai, a former IPS officer who was the face of the party during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, from the list of candidates comes amidst reports of differences over ...Read More >
Jose Charles Martin does not believe politics is the highest form of power. He says it plainly, almost casually, like a businessman stating a balance sheet truth. "Businessmen have more power than politicians, actually." And yet, here he is: the 37-year-old founder of the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) is contesting his first election from Puducherry, and speaking of ministries, urban transformation, and governance roadmaps that stretch to 2050. If there is a contradiction, he does not seem t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai was not included in the list of 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections announced by the party on Friday.When asked about the move, state president Nainal Nagendra said, "The decision was taken by the party high command". The differences with the party surfaced days ago when Annamalai was absent from the Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the candidate list was released, Annama ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its comprehensive list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as part of its alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The lineup includes five women candidates: Tamilisai Soundararajan, Vanathi Srinivasan, Kirthika Shivkumar, Kavitha Srikanth, and Vijayadharani. Strikingly, however, the party has chosen not to field its former Tamil Nadu president, K Annamalai, highlighting unresol ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai was not included in the party's list of 27 candidates released on Friday for the upcoming assembly elections.When asked about the move, state president Nainar Nagendra said the "decision was taken by the party high command."The development comes days after differences between Annamalai and the party surfaced, following his absence at Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the names of the candida ...Read More >
Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP National Executive Member K Annamalai on Friday said that he will continue to campaign for the upcoming assembly polls despite being absent from the party's candidate list in Tamil Nadu, calling it his "responsibility." While senior leaders like Tamilisai Soundararajan (Mylapore), Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore North), and Union Minister L. Murugan (Avinashi) have been fielded, Annamalai's name is nowhere to be found on the BJP's candidates list. Sp ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai: BJP Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would be fielded, he had asked the party to relieve him of the responsibility of campaign manager, citing his father's health. In March, he had said that he had not sought an opportunity to contest. BJP Mah ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Also Read | LPG Supply Stable: Delivering 28 Lakh Cylinders Daily Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Says ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Other notable selections include Durai Chandrasekar from Ponneri (SC), Gopinath Palaniyappar from ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 3 (ANI): With just a week left for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a large roadshow from Ansari Duraisamy Road to Kamaraj Salai in the Union Territory. Puducherry Chief Minister Rengasamy, Home Minister Namachivayam and BJP state President and Raj Bhavan Assembly Constituency Candidate Mana Ramalingam also participated in the roadshow. Also Read | LPG Supply Stable: Delivering 28 Lakh Cylinders Daily Amid Geopolitical Tensi ...Read More >
Kanimozhi urged voters to support the secular alliance to ensure continued developmental projects in the region DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday said political parties aligning with the BJP face a bleak future, labelling the AIADMK's ties with the saffron party a "betrayal alliance" that deceives both the state and its own cadre. Campaigning in the Nilakottai Assembly constituency for DMK candidate Nagajyothi, Kanimozhi dismissed allegations from the AIADMK-BJP combine that the DMK is an ...Read More >
Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai to contest from Sriperumbudur The Congress on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. The Congress will fight the polls in the southern state in alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) . Tamil Nadu will vote in a single phase on April 23 for 234-member assembly. DMK is contesting in 164 seats. Earlier in the day, the BJP also announced a list of 27 candidates, fielding Union minister L Murugan from Avanashi ...Read More >
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Durai Vaiko on Friday expressed confidence in the victory of the secular progressive alliance (SPA) led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. He also expressed doubts over TVK chief Vijay's chances in the forthcoming polls, saying that popularity in cinema does not necessarily translate into votes. "The secular progressive alliance headed by DMK i ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, with former state president K. Annamalai missing from the final slate after reportedly declining to contest over dissatisfaction with seat allocation by the ally, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The party has fielded several senior leaders for key constituencies. Union Minister of State L. Murugan will contest from Avanashi (SC) constituency, whil ...Read More >
Chennai, , Apr 3 (UNI) After a much delay the AICC on Friday announced the list of Congress candidates for 27 of the 28 seats for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, retaining 12 ositting MLAs and accommodating new faces, including new entrant GKM Tamilkumaran, who had quit the PMK just a week back and joined the National party. Despite initial objections from within the party, Tamilkumaran, who is the son of veteran PMK leader G K Mani, who had a served as the long time President of th ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 3 (ANI): With just a week left for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a large roadshow from Ansari Duraisamy Road to Kamaraj Salai in the Union Territory. Puducherry Chief Minister Rengasamy, Home Minister Namachivayam and BJP state President and Raj Bhavan Assembly Constituency Candidate Mana Ramalingam also participated in the roadshow. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with BJP workers in the Union Territor ...Read More >
DINDIGUL: DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday said political parties aligning with the BJP face a bleak future, labelling the AIADMK's ties with the saffron party a "betrayal alliance" that deceives both the state and its own cadre. Campaigning in the Nilakottai Assembly constituency for DMK candidate Nagajyothi, Kanimozhi launched a scathing attack on AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami, accusing him of "heading a betrayal alliance" that has deceived the state and its own party cadre. "No ...Read More >
Chennai/New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, triggering political discussion after the absence of former state president K Annamalai from the roster. Despite being widely seen as the party's most prominent face in the state and a key figure in its southern expansion strategy, Annamalai was not fielded in the list. Senior leaders, including Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimba ...Read More >
CHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY: The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry unfolded an array of candidates from the lottery 'king' Santiago Martin's family seeking their electoral fortunes through three different political parties. Martin's wife Leema Rose, who joined the AIADMK recently, has been fielded from the Lalgudi Assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli. Her son Jose Charles Martin, who launched his own political party, the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) is contesting from ...Read More >
Chennai: As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian majors, ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies in a direct duel in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election to prove their strength in their respective strongholds. These smaller parties, divided among the two major combines - the SPA (under the DMK) and the AIADMK-led NDA - will have the backing of the Dravidian majors, respectively, but they would have to eventually demonstrate their individual influence amo ...Read More >
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