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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 >
Chennai: The expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam's loyalist and Alangulam MLA P H Manoj Pandian, joined the ruling DMK in the presence Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. The MLA from Tenkasi district had backed former chief minister Panneerselvam since their expulsion by the AIADMK general council in July 2022. He has been a member of the AIADMK since 1993 and had served as joint secretary of the party's advocates' wing, and he was an MP.Minutes after joining the DMK at Anna Arivalayam, t ...Read More >
Chennai, Nov 4 (PTI) The expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam's loyalist and Alangulam MLA P H Manoj Pandian, joined the ruling DMK in the presence Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. The MLA from Tenkasi district had backed former chief minister Panneerselvam since their expulsion by the AIADMK general council in July 2022. He has been a member of the AIADMK since 1993 and had served as joint secretary of the party's advocates' wing, and he was an MP. Minutes after joining the DMK at Anna ...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, state Industries Minister TRB Rajaa 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 total factory workers of the country." Further, he said: "Investments secured is to the tune of about 11.32 lakh crore. During ...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 >
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 >
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: Terming power as responsibility and not a means to acquire posts, Chief Minister M K Stalin said politics was to serve the people, which was not a luxury but a hard work that had impelled the DMK, working with the people and functioning as their voice, to bring about changes for the betterment of the people and the society. Launching the 'Anbu Karangal' (Loving Hands) welfare scheme as part of the Thaiyumanavar scheme to provide an assistance of Rs 2000 per month to children without pa ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravidian leader C.N. Annadurai, Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin paid rich tributes to him by releasing a special video created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The video, shared on his official handle on the social media platform 'X', depicted visuals of Annadurai and carried a message reflecting the Dravidian movement's legacy and resolve. In his post, CM Stalin hailed ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK president M.K. Stalin has said that the upcoming 'Mupperum Vizha' in Karur on September 17 will be a parade of unity and determination, demonstrating the party's resolve to secure victory in the 2026 Assembly elections and to take on the twin challenge posed by the BJP and the AIADMK. In a letter to party cadre, CM Stalin described the meeting as a rallying point for reaffirming commitment to the Dravidian movement's ideals a ...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 >
Chennai, Jul 19 (PTI) Late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunandhi's eldest son, M K Muthu, who was an actor and playback singer, died on Saturday due to age-related ailments, his family said. This 77-year-old actor is the elder brother of Chief Minister M K Stalin. His MP sister Kanimozhi, after hearing the sad news while attending an event in Madurai, rushed back to the city to pay her last respects. Stalin and his Deputy Chief Minister son Udhayanidhi rushed to Muthu's residence here to p ...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 on Saturday condoled the demise of his "beloved elder brother" M K Muthu. An ailing Muthu died due to age related illness at 77. Stalin visited the residence of Muthu and paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of his elder brother. In his condolence message posted on his 'X', Stalin said that the news of the passing of "my beloved elder brother, M.K. Muthu, the eldest child of the Mutham Aringnar Kalaignar family, struck me like a thunderbolt this morning ...Read More >
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