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Salem District Collector R. Brindha Devi and Namakkal District Durgamoorthi released the final electoral rolls in the presence of representatives of recognised political parties on Monday (February 23, 2026). On December 19, 2025, the draft electoral rolls were released in Salem district and on Monday, the final electoral rolls were released. As per the final list, Salem district has 27.55 lakh voters at 11 Assembly constituencies, including 13.70 lakh male, 13.84 lakh female and 320 third-gend ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will contest five seats in alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, said IUML National President Kader Mohideen on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, Mohideen urged the DMK to allocate tickets to 16 Muslim candidates. "In this election, as part of the DMK alliance, we will seek five seats. Additionally, the DMK should provide opportunities to 16 Muslim cand ...Read More >
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 >
Former AIADMK strongman K.A. Sengottaiyan, now in TVK, has strongly backed actor Vijay for CM in 2026, claiming no power can stop him. He predicted a clean sweep for TVK, winning all 234 seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Coordinator and veteran politician K.A. Sengottaiyan on Monday made a strong pitch for actor-turned-politician Vijay's chief ministerial bid, asserting that no force could stop Vijay from assuming power in the 2026 Tamil Nadu ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Noting that there is no prima facie case against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in the construction of 11 medical college buildings during his tenure as chief minister, Tamil Nadu govt has closed a complaint alleging irregularities in the projects.Advocate general P S Raman made the submission on a public interest writ petition filed by N Rajasekaran of Thiruvarur, alleging irregularities in constructing medical colleges in Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur, Ariyalur, Kallakurich ...Read More >
The Tamil Nadu police on Friday registered a case against 113 people, including Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran and senior party leader H Raja, who participated in a protest on December 4 to push for the lighting of a lamp at the top of the Thirupparankundram hill, officials said. IMAGE: The Thirupparakundram temple in Tamil Nadu. Photograph: Screen grab/ANI video/X They were booked for disturbing the public peace, among others. Nagenthran and Raja were among those detained by the ...Read More >
RAMESWARAM: She turned down his romantic proposals multiple times. But 21-year-old Muniyaraj wouldn't take no for an answer. When her father warned him against harassing his daughter, Muniyaraj chose revenge. He stabbed her to death when she was on her way to school, on a public road in broad daylight. According to police, the incident happened on Wednesday in Rameswaram. The girl lived with her family in Cherankottai near the island town. The accused Muniyaraj, a resident of the same area, had ...Read More >
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Nov 18 (PTI) A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a Class 12 girl to death in broad daylight while she was on her way to school here on Wednesday, police said. The girl had reportedly rejected the man's love proposal, they said. The victim lived with her family in Cherankottai near the island town. Police said the accused, identified as Muniyaraj, a resident of the same area, had been allegedly stalking the schoolgirl for days and pressuring her to acc ...Read More >
Chennai: Leader of opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the DMK govt turned Tamil Nadu into a land of missed chances. His remark came in the wake of South Korea's Hwaseung firm, which initially planned to invest in TN, opting for Andhra Pradesh instead. Referring to media reports about the Korean footwear firm shifting its base to Andhra Pradesh, in chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's Kuppam constituency, Palaniswami in an X post alleged that the company's decision "reflected a tren ...Read More >
Chennai: Leader of opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said the DMK govt turned Tamil Nadu into a land of missed chances. His remark came in the wake of South Korea's Hwaseung firm, which initially planned to invest in TN, opting for Andhra Pradesh instead. Referring to media reports about the Korean footwear firm shifting its base to Andhra Pradesh, in chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's Kuppam constituency, Palaniswami in an X post alleged that the company's decision "reflected a tren ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: The BJP had sought his intervention to reunite the divided factions in AIADMK, said expelled party veteran KA Sengottaiyan on Friday, comments that are likely to spark discomfort between the Dravidian party leadership and the Saffron party. "The BJP invited and entrusted me with the task of reuniting the two factions in AIADMK. I too echoed the same opinion. I shared my view that AIADMK is left with no option but the BJP, and for them, no alternative than AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. I als ...Read More >
Chennai: The expulsion of K A Sengottaiyan from AIADMK on Friday was something both he and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) had seen coming, as a culmination of months of simmering tension. For close to nine months, Sengottaiyan had been treading a path of defiance - first by boycotting an event to felicitate EPS in February and later questioning his reluctance to re-induct expelled leaders O Panneerselvam and V K Sasikala. Party insiders say both Sengottaiyan and EPS were p ...Read More >
Chennai, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a sharp attack on AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), expelled veteran K.A. Sengottaiyan on Monday accused him of encouraging "dynasty politics" within the party -- a charge often levelled by it against its principal rival, the DMK. Speaking to reporters at the Coimbatore International Airport, the nine-time MLA from Gobichettipalayam alleged that Palaniswami's close relatives were exerting influence over party affairs. "The issues coming ...Read More >
Haryana government on Thursday said that 58 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy have been procured from different mandis of the state even as over 53 LMT paddy have already been lifted from the procurement centres in various districts. A government spokesperson said that during the ongoing kharif procurement season payments worth over ₹12,327 crore have so far been directly transferred to the bank accounts of farmers in Haryana, ensuring payment of minimum support price (MSP) to them in a transparen ...Read More >
Chief Minister Stalin also took to 'X' after paying respects to the statue of the Muthuramalinga Thevar at the Pasumpon Memorial.Source : X/@mkstalin Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 30 (PTI) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister M K Stalin paid homage to freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar at his memorial in Pasumpon in this district on his 63rd guru pooja and 118th jayanthi on Thursday. Taking to X, the Vice President hailed the celebrated freedom fighter as a "great warrior" ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accused the BJP-AIADMK combine of attempting to win elections by disenfranchising voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He warned that this tactic, which allegedly led to 65 lakh people losing voting rights in Bihar, would fail in Tamil Nadu. Stalin asserted the DMK would legally counter any undemocratic measures. With the EC announcing to implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Tamil ...Read More >
Chennai: A day after the ruling DMK vowed to oppose Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Tamil Nadu, the principal opposition, AIADMK and the state unit of its ally BJP said they welcomed the exercise.AIADMK organizational secretary D Jayakumar said on Monday the SIR was intended to 'cleanse' the state's electoral rolls. In a statement, he said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has been urging for a complete scrutiny of the electoral rolls and release of a fresh one after removing d ...Read More >
THANJAVUR/NAGAPATTINAM: A bumper paddy crop coupled with poor planning by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) and new union food ministry norms for blending fortified rice has slowed paddy procurement across the delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai. As rains lash the region, farmers who are forced to store their harvest in the open near DPCs face mounting losses. Even as political leaders like Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and opposit ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set to witness another round of intense standoff between BJP and DMK, as chief minister M K Stalin said on Sunday that he would challenge special intensive revision (SIR) through legal means and people's protest.As Election Commission of India is gearing up to begin SIR in the state in the coming days, Stalin said BJP and its ally AIADMK were 'plotting' to remove the names of voters from marginalized sections from the electoral rolls through the exercise. "BJP and its ally ...Read More >
Chennai: A nine-member Central team, split into three groups, inspected direct procurement centres (DPCs) and interacted with farmers to assess moisture content of paddy affected by recent rain in delta and other rain-hit districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Union govt deputed the team following a request from state govt to increase permissible moisture level of paddy from 17% to 22% in rain-affected districts.The team reportedly deviated from its scheduled programme, leaving district administra ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin on Thursday hit back at Leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami over paddy procurement allegations, saying that the AIADMK leader was taking efforts only to rescue the Union government in the whole issue. He charged Palaniswami with making false allegations against the State government, saying he could not bear the superior support extended to the farmers. Inspecting the transportation arrangements for procured paddy transported by rail wagons ...Read More >
Fishing activities in Thoothukudi have been suspended due to a cyclone alert issued by the IMD, with fishermen advised to stay ashore. A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify, bringing strong winds and rough seas. Coastal residents are urged to avoid the seashore and monitor weather updates. Fishing activities in Thoothukudi have been suspended as authorities issued a cyclone alert, with fishermen advised to remain safely on shore. According to the latest warning issu ...Read More >
AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) assured farmers from the delta region that he would take up issues related to paddy procurement with the State government. Interacting with farmers at a direct purchase centre in Kattur near Thanjavur, Mr. Palaniswami said he was aware of the problems faced by delta farmers as he himself was a farmer. Assuring them he would take up the matter with the government, Mr. Palaniswami claime ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Even as the monsoon rains pounding much of the state including the delta region, state agriculture minister MRK Panneerselvam assured that compensation will be provided after proper assessment. Speaking to reporters in Chennai on Wednesday, Panneerselvam said that due to the Northeast Monsoon, 16,000 hectares of cultivated area have been submerged. If over 33 per cent of the crops are affected, compensation will be provided after proper assessment. In a response to former chief minist ...Read More >
Actress Sakshi Agarwal on Tuesday expressed her gratitude to the Tamil Nadu Police for their swift and efficient response after bomb threats were issued to her residence and office. Sharing the update on her X account, she wrote, "Thank you @tnpoliceoffl #tndgp for your due diligence and immediate response to the Bomb Threat to my house and office! To my fans, we are safe and the bomb threat is being investigated!" According to sources close to the actress, the threat arrived via mail, promptin ...Read More >
Chennai: Deepavali was celebrated with usual fervour across Tamil Nadu, despite heavy rainfall, on Monday. People woke up early, wore new attire and burst crackers to mark the Festival of Lights. The Tamil Nadu government, citing a Supreme Court judgement of 2018, has said people may burst firecrackers for two hours--between 6 am and 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm. With rains playing spoilsport, people are forced to burst crackers in breaks between spells of rains. It also said bursting of firec ...Read More >
Chennai: Deepavali was celebrated with usual fervour across Tamil Nadu, despite heavy rainfall, on Monday. People woke up early, wore new attire and burst crackers to mark the Festival of Lights. The Tamil Nadu government, citing a Supreme Court judgement of 2018, has said people may burst firecrackers for two hours--between 6 am and 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm. With rains playing spoilsport, people are forced to burst crackers in breaks between spells of rains. It also said bursting of firec ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday visited the State Emergency Operations Centre at Ezhilagam, Chennai, to review the preparedness and precautionary measures being taken across the state in view of the northeast monsoon and depression formation. The Chief Minister conducted a video conference with the District Collectors of Thiruvarur, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Coimbatore, and Nilgiris to assess the situation and rev ...Read More >
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