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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) came down heavily on the Opposition AIADMK's "silence" over the Centre altering and renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VBGRAMG). In a social media post, Mr. Stalin questioned: "What is the AIADMK's stand on VBGRAMG, which directly affects the rural poor?" He accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palanis ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday claimed the "100 days work scheme" was facing a threat of being halted and dared the opposition AIADMK to explain its stand on the proposed new rural employment bill. Stalin sought to know the official stance of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Centre's move to repeal the employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, named after Mahatma Gandhi.The DMK has been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mi ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday claimed the "100 days work scheme" was facing a threat of being halted and dared the opposition AIADMK to explain its stand on the proposed new rural employment bill. Stalin sought to know the official stance of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Centre's move to repeal the employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, named after Mahatma Gandhi. The DMK has been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu delivered a standout economic performance in 2024-25; its well-balanced growth model translated into a sustained surge in gross state domestic product (GSDP). A pickup across sectors enabled the state to post the highest nominal GSDP growth of 16% in 2024-25, according to the latest RBI data. This momentum has cemented TN's position as India's second-largest state economy, behind only Maharashtra, while delivering the fastest compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.59% between 2020 ...Read More >
All Central teams scheduled to assess moisture levels in newly harvested paddy across the Cauvery delta abruptly cancelled their inspections on Saturday, leaving farmers at direct procurement centres in Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchi and Pudukkottai stranded and frustrated. The exercise, organised to advise whether the standard 17% procurement moisture limit should be relaxed after persistent rain, had been widely publicised and prompted local TNCSC staff to prepare collection centres. Grow ...Read More >
Chennai: The mutual understanding between the DMK and the Congress that had led to the forging of a strong alliance between the parties based on principles would definitely salvage the future of India, Chief Minister M K Stalin averred, dispelling all doubts raised in recent times over the future of the tie-up between the two parties in the context of some recent political developments. Speaking after solemnizing the self-respect marriage of the grandson of a late Congress veteran, R Chokkar, a ...Read More >
AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran criticized NTK's Seeman for his comments against former Tamil Chief Ministers C N Annadurai and M G Ramachandran, issuing a warning of state-wide backlash if such remarks persist. TTV Dhinakaran, the general secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), issued a stern rebuke to Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman on Friday. Dhinakaran condemned Seeman's derogatory remarks aimed at Tamil Nadu's esteemed former Chief Ministers C N Annadurai and M G R ...Read More >
Chennai: Former chief minister O Panneerselvam, DMK students wing secretary Rajiv Gandhi and AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Saturday criticized NTK chief Seeman for his alleged derogatory remarks about the late chief ministers C N Annadurai and M G Ramachandran. OPS said, "Anna and MGR were two great leaders. Seeman has made derogatory comments about them. I cannot repeat the words used by Seeman. I insist he expresses regret for his comments." Rajiv Gandhi said, "Former BJP state pr ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 28: The death toll in the stampede at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay's rally in Karur has risen to 39, officials said on Sunday. Among the dead are 10 children, 17 women and 12 men. More than 80 others remain hospitalised, with 51 still in intensive care. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reached Karur in the early hours to console the bereaved families and visit the injured at the Government Medical College and Hospital. Addressing the ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 26 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh 'lives' by way of money paid as tax contribution by Tamil Nadu to the Centre and this is the truth, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa has claimed. Speaking to reporters here, Rajaa, in response to a question, asked: "From where did UP get money? Is it internal development? We have grown across sectors and TN accounts for 15 per cent of the total factory workers of the country." The question posed was about PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss's reported remark ...Read More >
Chennai: Union govt is obstructing TN's education drive even as other states seek to replicate it, chief minister M K Stalin said at "Kalviyil Sirandha Tamil Nadu" event in Chennai on Thursday. He said, "We must instil fear in those who, unable to bear our progress, try to block it. Our schemes and our achievements will surely make that happen."Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, who participated in the event, said his govt will adopt TN's model and introduce a breakfast scheme next academic year. "I ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 23 (UNI) Call it the Vijay effect. Rattling the ruling DMK, Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu have started raising the demand for a share in power with a renewed push for a coalition government after the assembly elections early next year. This comes in the wake of actor Vijay's open invite to political parties to align with his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) whuile promising to share power in government. A constituent of the INDIA Bloc in the state, led by the DMK, the Congress eye ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated completed projects worth Rs 67.34 crore and laid foundation stones for 20 new initiatives valued at Rs 78.57 crore at the State Secretariat. The completed works included four new industrial estates in Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvarur, and Chengalpattu districts, developed at a cost of Rs 28.33 crore over 77.86 acres. A private estate at Maruthadu village in Cuddalore covering 11.57 acres with Rs 3.60 crore investment, infrastructure u ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 16 (UNI) Ahead of the key Assembly polls due in 7-8 months time, the high level meeting of the Tamil Nadu Unit of the BJP began at Akkarai on the ECR today, coinciding with the visit of key alliance party leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to Delhi. . The meeting was chaired by BJP National General Secretary B L Santosh and all top state party leaders, including TB unit Chief Nainar Nagendran, former President K Annamalai, H Raja, Tamilisai Soundararaja ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tursday arrived in New Delhi ahead of his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. During his visit to the national capital, EPS will also meet the newly elected Vice President, CP Radhakrishnan. His visit comes in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu, in which the AIADMK and the Bharatiya ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tursday arrived in New Delhi ahead of his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. During his visit to the national capital, EPS will also meet the newly elected Vice President, CP Radhakrishnan. Also Read | Mandi Cloudburst: Flashflood Triggered by Heavy Rainfall Wreaks Havoc in Himachal Pradesh; Roads Inund ...Read More >
V K Sasikala has urged AIADMK factions to unite before the 2026 Assembly election, emphasizing the necessity of a merger for electoral success. Echoing this sentiment, senior leader K A Sengottaiyan called for unity, setting a deadline for Edappadi K Palaniswami. However, T T V Dhinakaran dismissed the possibility of accepting Palaniswami as the Chief Ministerial candidate. Ousted former AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala on Monday appealed for a unification of AIADMK factions before ...Read More >
"...This is a constitutionally mandated process. Supreme Court has also accepted that this process comes under the purview of Election Commission of India. This has been undertaken in India very successfully. It will be undertaken in other states of the country too. Those who are making inciting statements over this should avoid doing that," Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said. Following Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan remarks "Tamil Nadu is not Bihar" on proposition of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...Read More >
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin launched 'Anbu Karangal' scheme for children without parents in Tamil Nadu, and said DMK considered politics service to people rather than a luxury."Some presume that politics is about coming to power, enjoy the benefits of being in power, implement a few fancy schemes and get ready for the election with an eye on power. But for DMK, being in politics is more about responsbility than being in power," Stalin said at the launch of the scheme on Monday, marking th ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 16 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has ruled out the possibility of re-induction of expelled leaders like O Panneerselvam, saying those who "betrayed" the party have no place in it. This comes amid calls for reunification from some leaders, including veteran K A Sengottaiyan. He also praised the BJP-led Centre, saying it "protected the AIADMK government (in 2017) when some persons tried to topple it." Palaniswami's virtually shutting the doors on Panneerselvam and anothe ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI): AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for extending consistent support to his party, especially after the demise of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, while strongly criticising the DMK government for its alleged failures in maintaining law and order in Tamil Nadu. Speaking at a public meeting in Chennai to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister CN Annadurai, Palaniswami said tha ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is set to hold its much-anticipated annual 'Mupperum Vizha' festival on Wednesday at Kodangipatti near Karur, marking a major political and cultural gathering for the party. Traditionally, the DMK observes September 17 as its founding day, which coincides with the birth anniversary of social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, as well as the remembrance of former Chief Minister and party founder C.N. Annadurai (popularly known as Anna). ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 16 (ANI): AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for extending consistent support to his party, especially after the demise of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, while strongly criticising the DMK government for its alleged failures in maintaining law and order in Tamil Nadu. Speaking at a public meeting in Chennai to mark the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister CN Annadurai, Palaniswami said tha ...Read More >
Cloudburst in Dehradun News: Dehradun experienced cloudbursts in Sahastradhara, leading to swollen rivers and damaged shops. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reported rescue operations by police and SDRF. In Rishikesh, the Chandrabhaga river overflowed due to heavy rainfall, flooding the highway and trapping vehicles. SDRF successfully rescued three people stranded in the river, ensuring their safety. The local administration is monitoring the situation. ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday led party members in taking a pledge not to let Tamil Nadu "bow its head" on the occasion of the 117th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister C N Annadurai. Stalin first paid floral tributes to Annadurai's portrait at Anna Arivalayam (DMK headquarters) in the city. He then administered a pledge that was repeated by DMK functionaries. The pledge included commitments to ensure that one crore families in Tamil Nadu are uplifted, to oppose constituenc ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues amounting to about ₹140 crore, officials said on Monday as per PTI. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh confirmed that the department will verify all subsidy applications to resolve the backlog, which has piled up over the past two years. "The process of identifying eligible beneficiaries has already started," an official said. A dedicated portal for clearing dues is also being prepared. The develop ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Asserting that DMK government's welfare schemes are not driven by vote-bank politics but by a commitment to use power as an opportunity to uplift the marginalised, Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Anbu Karangal scheme on the birth anniversary of former chief minister CN Annadurai on Monday. Describing votes as a symbol of the people's trust in his party, Stalin said the DMK was using that mandate to fulfil people's needs and drive social change. He was speaking after inaugurating ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday firmly rejected the renewed demand from senior leader KA Sengottaiyan for reinducting those who drifted away, including former CM O Panneerselvam and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, into the party. Addressing a party meeting organised to celebrate the 117th birth anniversary of late chief minister CN Annadurai here, Palaniswami, without taking the names of the leaders, asked the cadre if he should allow the person (Panneerselvam), w ...Read More >
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