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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): BJP President Nitin Nabin on Thursday reacted to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay's political entry in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, stating that it is "too early to say anything about Vijay at this stage". In an interview with ANI, Nitin Nabin underscored the importance of dedication and hard work in politics. "In my view, he is trying for the first time, so I extend my good wishes to him. In politics, one has to work full-time. It is not ...Read More >
MADURAI: Madurai central candidate and Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Wednesday accused the BJP-led union government of using public funds and infrastructure approvals as political leverage, and said the handling of Chennai Metro Rail Phase II and the proposed Madurai Metro reflected a clear pattern of discrimination against Tamil Nadu. Responding to the remarks by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who linked the Madurai Metro Rail to the electoral success of BJP candidat ...Read More >
VILLUPURAM: DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said that he is not the one afraid of death and recalled that he was imprisoned for a year under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the Emergency when he was 23-years-old. He was responding to a discourteous remark made by AIADMK general secretary and leader of the opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami in his campaign speech earlier in the day in Chennai. Stating that AIADMK handled the Covid-19 crisis when it ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Puducherry is set to vote today at 7 am for a total of 30 seats. A total of 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect the 30-member Legislative Assembly. The electorate comprises 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the Third gender category. Out of this, 24,156 voters belong to the age group of 18-19 years, while 6,034 voters belong to the senior citizen category (aged 85 and above) Also Read | ' ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Puducherry is set to vote today at 7 am for a total of 30 seats. A total of 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect the 30-member Legislative Assembly. The electorate comprises 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the Third gender category. Out of this, 24,156 voters belong to the age group of 18-19 years, while 6,034 voters belong to the senior citizen category (aged 85 and above) Speaking with ...Read More >
Chennai: The BJP-led NDA could assume a new nomenclature as 'New Delhi Alliance' since there was an attempt to rule Tamil Nadu from the national capital and the AIADMK, too, was part of that alliance operated by the BJP from New Delhi, DMK deputy general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Trichi Siva said. Speaking to media persons at the DMK headquarters on Wednesday, Siva said that convening the Parliament during election time was a cheap trick and blamed the AIADMK for supporting the Bills brought ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state's chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a decision that drew an angry reaction from CM M K Stalin.The move follows multiple complaints from the opposition, alleging that the state's administrative ma ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flayed the Stalin-led government, labelling it as a "failure model" that could not deliver on its promises on filling up government posts, giving jobs to youth, or even preventing massive inundation in Chennai during monsoons. Terming the DMK as "evil", he asked people to oust their government from Tamil Nadu. He said that during the last five years of the DMK rule, people suffered hardship in many ways, including deteriorat ...Read More >
AIADMK leader E Palaniswami, who oversaw Tamil Nadu through the initial lockdown, reportedly claimed that if Covid had struck under the DMK regime, CM MK Stalin "would have died" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed his political rival E Palaniswami over remarks that he would have died if the Covid-19 pandemic was initially handled by the DMK government. Stalin launched a scathing attack on Palaniswami saying he does not fear death, sparking a war of words in poll-bound Tam ...Read More >
Chennai: The traditional blocs in Puducherry are gearing up for an intense fight this election with fragmented alliances and the entry of new players dismantling the status quo. The poll scene in Puducherry was largely dominated by the two fronts - the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the AINRC, the BJP, the AIADMK, and now the LJK and the INDIA bloc, comprising the Congress, the DMK, and the VCK. Four time chief minister N Rangasamy faces a litmus test as he bats for a second co ...Read More >
Chennai: Hours after the Election Commission of India ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Muruganandam posting senior IAS officer Saikumar in his place, Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin hit out at the poll body. Already the EC had transferred the DGP in-charge. "I strongly condemn the Election Commission, which, instead of coming to the field to campaign openly in support of the BJP, has been functioning with full zeal in the election arena, and has now crossed the lin ...Read More >
Chennai/Villupuram, Apr 8 (PTI) A remark allegedly made by AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami targeting Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday triggered a controversy and the latter strongly condemned the comment and asserted that he was not afraid of death and that he would go to any extend to protect the people. Palaniswami, addressing a poll rally in Chennai, had asked: "During the DMK regime, was there drought, flood or cyclone? or did the coronavirus pandemic break out? There was nothing; ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday alleged that the DMK government's claim of achieving double-digit economic growth was the result of initiatives taken during the previous regime, and not due to the present administration led by Chief Minister MK Stalin. Addressing election campaign meetings across T Nagar, Velachery, Saidapet and Anna Nagar constituencies in Chennai, Palaniswami said that several investments now yielding results were brought in during the AI ...Read More >
Chennai: The ECI on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and appointed senior IAS officer M Sai Kumar in his place with immediate effect. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who took strong exception to the shunting of the Chief Secretary, termed the Election Commission of India's move as "unilateral and political outreach." Replacing Muruganandam in the midst of Assembly elections in the state was "one-sided", the chief minister said, and strongly condemned the t ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (PTI) The ECI on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N Muruganandam and appointed senior IAS officer M Sai Kumar in his place with immediate effect. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who took strong exception to the shunting of the Chief Secretary, termed the Election Commission of India's move as "unilateral and political outreach." Replacing Muruganandam in the midst of Assembly elections in the state was "one-sided", the chief minister said, and strongly cond ...Read More >
He also enjoyed breakfast at a small platform tiffin shop along with local residents and gathered votes, engaging closely with the public in an effort to strengthen grassroots support as a part of the campaign. Leaders and cadres from alliance partners, including the Indian National Congress, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), and the Communist Party of India (CPI), were also present during the campaign. Ravinchandran said that public support for the DMK is strong, adding that people are welcoming the ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Ahead of the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister and Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni DMK candidate Udhayanidhi Stalin accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) of neglecting the state's development. Addressing an election rally in the Ayanavaram area, he asserted that the BJP has not done anything for the welfare of Tamil Nadu and "EPS is a slave of Delhi." "Support DMK candidate Karthik ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed Sai Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu ahead of the forthcoming state assembly election. He has replaced N Muruganandam. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, covering a total of 234 constituencies in the State. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4. Also Read | HCLTech Layoffs: IT Services Provider To Lay Off 120 Employees in Orlando As Client ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday responded to a Madurai court's verdict in the 2020 custodial death case of a father-son duo in Tamil Nadu, where nine police officials from the Sathankulam police station were sentenced to death. The judgment comes nearly six years after P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix were allegedly assaulted by police personnel in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district, for reportedly keeping their mobile shop open in violation of COVID-19 restrictions. Also Read ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed Sai Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu ahead of the forthcoming state assembly election. He has replaced N Muruganandam. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, covering a total of 234 constituencies in the State. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4. The main contest is expected between the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), which inclu ...Read More >
ECI transfers Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam amid 2026 poll heat. CM MK Stalin slams the move as a "BJP plot" to manipulate the state election. With barely two weeks to go for the polling day (Apr 23) in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has effected a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu. The ECI ordered the transfer of Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, IAS, replacing him with M. Sai Kumar, IAS. Similarly, Davidson Devasirvatham, IPS has been replaced with S ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday flayed the Stalin-led government, labelling it as a "failure model" that could not deliver on its promises on filling up government posts, giving jobs to youth, or even preventing massive inundation in Chennai during monsoons. Terming the DMK as "evil", he asked people to oust their government from Tamil Nadu. He said that during the last five years of the DMK rule, people suffered hardship in many ways, including deteriorat ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Executive Member K Annamalai on Wednesday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's absence from campaigning in Coimbatore despite arriving at the airport, alleging a "lack of unity within the INDIA alliance." He also highlighted the absence of CM MK Stalin in Rahul Gandhi's recent speech in Puducherry, saying, "The two leaders did not meet there." He addressed the media on the upcoming assembly elections in ...Read More >
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagendran, contesting from the Ramanathapuram Assembly constituency, on Wednesday, held a campaign outreach in Rameswaram. According to K. Muraledharan, BJP district President, he received a warm welcome from alliance party workers and local residents. Also Read | Bride-Buying Racket Busted in Bihar: Rohtas Police Detain 24, Rescue Minor Girl in B ...Read More >
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagendran, contesting from the Ramanathapuram Assembly constituency, on Wednesday, held a campaign outreach in Rameswaram. According to K. Muraledharan, BJP district President, he received a warm welcome from alliance party workers and local residents. In areas including Keelavasal and Melavasal, party workers from BJP, AIADMK, and women supporter ...Read More >
Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Wednesday, held an election campaign in Tiruvallur. Stalin highlighted the party's achievements and promises during his campaign, including free buses for women, free meals for school children, laptops for college students, and new financial and home appliance benefits for women. Also Read | Rampur Shocker: Man Kills ...Read More >
N Rangasamy is in politics for about four decades. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * AINRC founder N Rangasamy campaigns calmly for fifth term as Puducherry CM * He contests from two constituencies: Thattanchavady and Mangalam * Rangasamy addresses public grievances during door-to-door campaign Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Puducherry: While the campaign for the Assembly polls has reached a feverish pitch, AINRC founder and Chief M ...Read More >
Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Wednesday, held an election campaign in Tiruvallur. Stalin highlighted the party's achievements and promises during his campaign, including free buses for women, free meals for school children, laptops for college students, and new financial and home appliance benefits for women. He said, "My leader MK Stalin and I fa ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 8 (PTI) Tamil Nadu will become a regressive state if the "Sanghi group" and the AIADMK, "which is shielding it", win the April 23 Assembly election, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin claimed on Wednesday. Using the word "Sanghi" in obvious reference to the BJP, the deputy CM also called upon people to reject the AIADMK-led NDA in the polls lest the state become regressive. He argued that the ensuing election was very crucial in defeating the NDA and voting the DMK to power for more de ...Read More >
Coimbatore saw key candidates submit their nominations on Saturday for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election In Pollachi, V. Jayaraman (72) of AIADMK filed his nomination, declaring movable assets of ₹6.11 crore and immovable assets of ₹7.60 crore in his affidavit. G. Ramanathan (33) of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) also submitted his papers. Coimbatore (South) saw D. Vigneshwaran (34, independent), P. Manoj (32, independent), L. Stephenraj (31, independent), B. Yuvaraj (28, independent), K. Di ...Read More >
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