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Chennai, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government's flagship health initiative, 'Nalam Kakkum Stalin', has reached over 4.44 lakh people across the state since its launch, according to the State Health Department. Launched on August 2 by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, the comprehensive health screening programme aims to provide specialised medical care to residents through a network of camps held across Tamil Nadu. A total of 1,256 camps were set up on the inaugural day alone, offering a ...Read More >
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan hit out at Tamil Nadu CM Stalin for taking a combative stance against the Centre, saying his father Karunanidhi would have cooperated for the state's benefit. She also criticised the DMK, Congress, and Kamal Haasan Chennai: Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, accusing him of adopting a confrontational approach towards the BJP-led Union government. S ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 1 (UNI) Dravidian naming spree of state-funded schemes after ideological icons and current as well as former Chief Ministers has met with judicial ire with Madras High Court on Friday restraining the Tamil Nadu Government from using the names of any living personality in the nomenclature of new or re-branded government welfare programmes. The First Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan, in an interim order, also prohibited the display of portrai ...Read More >
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, has died in Chennai at the age of 77. He ventured into Tamil cinema in the 1970s, aiming to rival MGR, but his acting career didn't flourish. After a period of strained relations and a move to AIADMK, he reconciled with his father in 2009. MK Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, passed away in Chennai on Friday, reported TOI. He was 77. Muthu, who entered Tamil cin ...Read More >
Last year, on October 27, the party hosted its inaugural State conference at V. Salai near Vikkravandi in Villupuram district Ahead of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay's Statewide tour in September, the party is set to host its second State conference in Madurai on August 25. Announcing this in a post on X, Mr. Vijay on Wednesday said: "Let history repeat itself. Victory is certain." The party's general secretary N. Anand participated in the planting of a ceremonial wooden pole a ...Read More >
Chennai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) M. K. Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, passed away on Saturday morning due to age-related ailments. He was 77. Muthu, who had been unwell for the past several days, breathed his last around 8 a.m. at his residence in Chennai. He was the elder brother of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Following the demise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) cancelled all official events scheduled for the day. His body w ...Read More >
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin has set a target of enrolling 2.5 crore members in DMK and has instructed party district secretaries to step up membership drive under 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign.In a virtual meeting with DMK district secretaries on Thursday, Stalin said they only had 30 more days to achieve the target. He had earlier set a target of enrolling at least 30% voters in every polling booth. Now, after the positive response for the 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign, Stalin has revi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17: The world of marketing is undergoing a seismic shift, and it powered by artificial intelligence. As AI-enabled marketing tools become more intelligent and widely adopted, the very structure of marketing teams is beginning to change. Routine tasks that once required human input are now being executed faster, more accurately, and at scale by smart systems. According to Nipun Taneja, a performance marketing veteran with over $100 million in managed ad spend, the future ...Read More >
Chennai, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to quell the growing tensions between the DMK and Congress over controversial remarks made by DMK MP Tiruchi Siva about Congress icon and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj, Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday appealed for unity and restraint among political allies. Stalin's statement came amid an escalating war of words on social media between supporters of both parties, following Siva's comments, which many viewed as dis ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party Leader K Annamalai on Thursday reaffirmed the party commitment to the AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu, citing Union Home Minister Amit Shah statements that the BJP will be part of the government if the alliance comes to power. K Annamalai while interacting with the media said, ...Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said several times that the BJP will be part of the government... The alliance (with the AIADMK) should continue. Annam ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Inaugurating the 'Ungaludan Stalin' scheme in Tiruchy, School Education Minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Tuesday said that the Dravidian Model Government has allotted projects worth Rs 26,066 crore to the district alone in the past four years, as Chief Minister MK Stalin has special care for the people from the district. The camps would be held in as many in 351 places, including 243 in the panchayat union areas in Tiruchy, the minister said. "Apart from these service ...Read More >
Chief Minister M K Stalin emphasized Tamil Nadu's united front against external political influences. He inaugurated a statue and centenary hall honoring L Elayaperumal, highlighting unity among Dravidian, Ambedkar, Communist, and Gandhian ideologies. Stalin announced outreach programs to bring government services directly to residents, celebrating social reforms. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin declared the unity of diverse political ideologies in the state, countering external influences ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday (July 15, 2025), said it was the "Dravidian model of government" that had brought in and implemented several schemes to ameliorate the Adi-Dravidars and Scheduled Tribes in the State's history. But, these schemes alone were not enough and "we have to go several miles to reach the goals of equality and social justice. " After launching the State-wide Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you) initiative and inaugurating the memorial hall and statue of fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to t ...Read More >
Chennai, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Miscreants defaced a statue of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi by splashing black paint on it in Tamil Nadu's Salem district, triggering widespread condemnation and unrest among locals and political cadres. The incident came to light early in the morning when passersby noticed the 16-foot-tall bronze statue, located prominently in front of Anna Park in the city, had been defaced. Black paint was found splattered on the statue's chest and legs, suggesting ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay spearheaded his party's first major protest on Sivananda Salai in the city on Sunday, unleashed a volley of attacks on the DMK government and Chief Minister over the spate of custodial deaths in the state in the last four years. Denouncing the ruling DMK over the spate of custodial deaths -- particularly the Ajith Kumar case in Sivaganga -- in Tamil Nadu, the TVK chief branded Chief Minister M K Stalin's administration as a "Sorr ...Read More >
CHENNAI: MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday said that the people of the State will never accept a coalition government and DMK will form it with an absolute majority in the upcoming Assembly polls. He added that MDMK's association with DMK is very strong, and the cadre would work dedicatedly for the alliance. Speaking to reporters in Tiruchy, Vaiko refused to divulge details on any action planned against senior leader Mallai Sathya, but confirmed his grouse against his former loyalist. "F ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said that the people subscribe to his party's 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign with the realisation that the opposition alliance of the BJP and AIADMK is a conspiracy to push Tamil Nadu a century backwards. In a message posted on his 'X' page after launching the war room of the DMK IT wing to monitor the Oraniyil Tamil Nadu campaign, Stalin said, "When we highlight the achievements of our Dravidian model government and ask the people to join the DMK t ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday called on students to uphold the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, and Periyar, while strongly advising them against following "divisive ideologies like that of Nathuram Godse". Addressing students at Jamal Mohamed College in Tiruchirappalli during the inauguration of the institution's platinum jubilee celebrations, the Chief Minister hailed the college's founders, N.M. Khajamian Rowther and M. Jamal Mohamed Sahib, for establ ...Read More >
CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether the party's members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP, or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and have not repeated it since, said late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa and vowed that the party would neve ...Read More >
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether AIADMK members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP,or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. "We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and have not repeated it since. Late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa had vowed that the AIADMK would never alig ...Read More >
Chennai, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The AIADMK leadership has chosen to remain silent in the face of a stinging critique by actor-turned-politician Vijay, who accused the party of compromising its ideology by aligning with the BJP. Vijay's remarks, made at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) state executive meeting on Friday, have rattled the Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led party, which had hoped to rope him into a broad anti-DMK alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Vijay categorically ruled ...Read More >
Vellore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): DMK Minister EV Velu on Friday criticised the Union Government for allocating Rs 2,500 crore towards the development of Sanskrit while allotting just Rs 167 crore for Tamil. At a public meeting in Vellore, the senior DMK leader mocked the Sanskrit, claiming it was a language that was not understandable to the general public. 'Why spend Rs 2,500 crore on Sanskrit, a language no one even understands? In marriage ceremonies, chants are in Sanskrit -- bu ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Friday (July 4, 2025) alleged that the BJP-led Centre is "lying" that funds provided to the State is more under its regime than during the Congress party's dispensation. The Dravidian party's official organ Murasoli in its editorial on the DMK's "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu" (Tamil Nadu as a single team) membership enrolment campaign said the party had always been reinventing itself and that is the reason for it being still young, though it has crossed the milestone of 75 yea ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 4 (PTI) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Friday alleged that the BJP-led Centre is "lying" that funds provided to the state is more under its regime than during the Congress party's dispensation. The Dravidian party's official organ "Murasoli" in its editorial on the DMK's "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu" (Tamil Nadu as a single team) membership enrolment campaign said the party had always been reinventing itself and that is the reason for it being still young, though it has crossed the milestone o ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: State School Education Minister and DMK senior leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi stated on Tuesday that DMK cadre would create awareness among first-time voters about the government's achievements and explain the biased fund allocation and anti-Tamil Nadu activities by the Union government through door-to-door campaigns. Speaking to reporters in Tiruchy, the senior DMK leader explained in detail the 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' mission carried out by the party. Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi s ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In 2012, a 89-year-old Dr Kalaignar Karunanidhi chose to join Twitter (renamed X later). For someone who mesmerised lakhs with a unique voice, astounding command over the Tamil language for 75 years, Twitter was simply the next stage, a tool to stay connected with the people he loved and lived for. That impulse to listen, to learn and stay ahead of the curve is the lifeblood of the DMK. Ours is a movement that survived censorship, imprisonment, political vendettas and cultural attacks, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that BJP would be part of a coalition govt in Tamil Nadu has caused discomfiture in AIADMK. While not entirely ruling out a coalition if no party secures a majority, senior AIADMK functionaries conveyed their unease over BJP's push for power-sharing ahead of the 2026 assembly election.Soon after the BJP alliance was revived in April and Shah spoke about a coalition govt in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami asserted that ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Squarely blaming the BJP for the tussle between the father and son in the PMK, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Friday said that the BJP was creating the confusion in the regional party the same way it did in the other parties it allied with (referring to other states where the saffron party broke into alliance parties). Talking to media persons after meeting Dr Ramadoss in Thailapuram, Selvaperunthagai said, "BJP is creating the confusion. Whichever ...Read More >
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