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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK government of Tamil Nadu, saying that they pushed backwards due to corruption and poor governance. Addressing the media here, he further claimed that drug abuse has adversely affected the youth and accused the government of enabling a deteriorating administrative environment compared to the tenure of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. He ...Read More >
During a campaign event, tensions flared as DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin took aim at Edappadi K Palaniswami for his critical remarks regarding Chief Minister M K Stalin. Udhayanidhi accused Palaniswami of engaging in slander and fixating on him and his father rather than addressing pressing issues. He brought up an old image of Palaniswami, perhaps to highlight his changing narratives. Chennai, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday flayed Edappadi K Palaniswami for his "pandemic remark" targeti ...Read More >
There is no strong electoral wind blowing across Tamil Nadu to indicate the emerging trends and directions of the potential outcome of the assembly elections to be held on April 23, 2026. There is nothing to suggest that there is something brewing beneath the political surface. The alliances have been formalised, seat sharing arrangements have been completed, candidates list have been prepared and circulated out of the party headquarters and finally the filing of nomination process has begun. Al ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 9 (ANI): DMK Organising Secretary RS Bharathi on Thursday dismissed AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami's appeal to "throw out" the MK Stalin government, asserting that support for the DMK-led alliance is growing steadily and could emerge victorious on 200 seats in the upcoming assembly polls. He added that the opposition's statements are inadvertently helping the ruling party and dismissed claims that AIADMK will form the government as a mere dre ...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: 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 (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): AIADMK General Secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, highlighting the need for the DMK government to be "thrown out" of power in the upcoming elections. Addressing an election campaign rally in Chennai's Velachary, Palaniswami stressed the worsened law and order situation within the state and highlighted the state government's 'inaction' to maintain women's safety in Chennai and ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Thiruparangundram Assembly constituency, Rajan Chellappa, on Wednesday, assured that several development schemes underway for the benefit of every household in the constituency will be implemented after the victory of the AIADMK-BJP alliance. Speaking at an election campaign held in the Nagamalai Pudukkottai area ahead of State Legislative Assembly elections 2026, he said, "I say this w ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Thiruparangundram Assembly constituency, Rajan Chellappa, on Wednesday, assured that several development schemes underway for the benefit of every household in the constituency will be implemented after the victory of the AIADMK-BJP alliance. Speaking at an election campaign held in the Nagamalai Pudukkottai area ahead of State Legislative Assembly elections 2026, he said, "I say this w ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): AIADMK candidate for the Madurai North constituency, P Saravanan, carried out election campaigning in the K Pudur area on Tuesday, appealing to voters to support the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the 2026 Tamil Nadu polls. P Saravanan also highlighted the "strength" of the AIADMK-led NDA alliance for the upcoming polls and alleged that the DMK government has failed to deliver results-oriented schemes to the people of the state. "I humbly request you to vot ...Read More >
Chennai: For the first time in 35 years of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, neither the DMK nor the AIADMK has announced a single candidate from the Brahmin community. Even the BJP, which secured 27 constituencies as part of the AIADMK-led NDA alliance, has not fielded any Brahmin candidate in this election. AIADMK breaks from Jayalalithaa era During the era of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who herself belonged to the Brahmin community, opportunities were consistently provided to members o ...Read More >
Thirumangalam/Virdhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Apr 5 (PTI) Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday accused the BJP of harboring "hatred" toward the state by "consistently depriving" it of its fair share of tax revenue. "After taking our money, you ask us where the money is going; is this fair? It is like pinching the baby and rocking the cradle," Stalin said during a campaign rally at Thirumangalam near Madurai. While campaigning in Tamil Nadu ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): BJP candidate from Mylapore Assembly constituency, Tamilisai Soundararajan, on Sunday, alleged that the Congress party is opposing the Women's Reservation Bill. Speaking to reporters, Soundararajan said that Congress is "blocking the way" and therefore stands against the Bill, adding that such opposition "cannot be excused." Also Read | UP Government Launches 'Safe Mobility Program', Over 1,000 Women To Be Trained as E-Rickshaw Pilots To Ensure Safe ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): BJP candidate from Mylapore Assembly constituency, Tamilisai Soundararajan, on Sunday, alleged that the Congress party is opposing the Women's Reservation Bill. Speaking to reporters, Soundararajan said that Congress is "blocking the way" and therefore stands against the Bill, adding that such opposition "cannot be excused." She emphasised that greater participation of women in politics would empower not only women but society as a whole. Praising ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 5 (UNI) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday named P Viswanthan as its candidate for the Melur seat in Madurai for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal announced the candidate for the Melur seat on the eve of the last date for filing of nominations. With this, the National party has announced candidates for all the 28 seats allotted to it as per the seat sharing pact by the ruling DMK, heading the multi-party Secular Progres ...Read More >
A fresh political war of words has erupted in Tamil Nadu after AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) alleged that Chief Minister MK Stalin treated his father and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi "like a prisoner" during his final days. Hitting back, Stalin strongly rejected the charge, asserting, "Leader Kalaignar is a lion, and I am the son of that lion." Addressing a rally in Krishnagiri, Palaniswami cited an alleged statement attributed to DMK MP A Raja to claim internal rifts within ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday sharpened his attack on AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), branding him a "No. 1 arrogant slave", alleging that his political experience amounted to serving successive leaders, from Jayalalithaa in the past to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at present. Addressing an election rally in Vellore district, Udhayanidhi was responding to remarks made by EPS a day earlier, in which t ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched a scathing attack on Opposition Leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday (April 5, 2026), accusing him of building a campaign on slander and substandard rhetoric. "If you say Palaniswami, it means lies and deception. He is hiding his own lies and telling lies repeatedly. The lies told by Palaniswami could be published as books; he is lying to that extent," he said at a campaign rally here. "He has also made false remarks about former Chief Minister ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edapaddi K Palaniswami on Saturday announced that if the party comes to power following the Tamil Nadu assembly elections on April 23, his government would investigate a viral video in which senior DMK leader A Raja allegedly claimed that chief minister and DMK supremo MK Stalin kept his late father, M Karunanidhi, under "house arrest" during the DMK veteran's final days. Palaniswami insisted that Stalin should direct his anger at Raja, not at him. "Mr. Stalin ...Read More >
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 4 (PTI) AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to direct his anger on his party leader A Raja for purportedly making a remark saying his father M Karunanidhi was kept in "house arrest" in his final days, and said on Saturday that he would order a state-led probe into the viral audio when AIADMK formed the government post the April 23 polls. Referring to his earlier comments on the subject, Palaniswami said he had quoted th ...Read More >
Around 100 seconds into the election campaign song unveiled by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on April 1 come the images of CN Annadurai and MG Ramachandran, the two biggest icons of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). They are immediately followed by the image of Vijay. It is no oversight or the work of an enthusiastic video editor. It is increasingly clear that the unsubtle message being driven home is that Vijay is the natural political successor to Anna and MGR. Analy ...Read More >
TIRUNELVELI: Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday mounted a sharp attack on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami for alleging that he had confined his father, former chief minister M. Karunanidhi, at home. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin said while Palaniswami was free to criticise him on political and administrative grounds, he had neither the right nor was it decent to comment on his personal relationship with his father. He described the allegation as baseless and offen ...Read More >
Counting is scheduled for May 4. Chennai: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal, alongside State President Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday, released a "chargesheet" in Chennai targeting the DMK government ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Accompanied by leaders including K Annamalai and Tamilisai Soundararajan, Goyal described the upcoming Assembly election as a "turning point" in the state's history, expressing confidence ...Read More >
Chennai Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan in an interview with The Hindu said people of Tamil Nadu are angry as the state missed several schemes due to the DMK government treating the ruling BJP as an "enemy". Expressing confidence that the AIADMK-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, is the "winning front" in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said the DMK and actor C Joseph Vijay's TVK could fight for the "second position". Edited excerpts In 2016, you refused to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai was not included in the list of 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections announced by the party on Friday.When asked about the move, state president Nainal Nagendra said, "The decision was taken by the party high command". The differences with the party surfaced days ago when Annamalai was absent from the Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the candidate list was released, Annama ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai was not included in the party's list of 27 candidates released on Friday for the upcoming assembly elections.When asked about the move, state president Nainar Nagendra said the "decision was taken by the party high command."The development comes days after differences between Annamalai and the party surfaced, following his absence at Coimbatore airport during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.However, just hours after the names of the candida ...Read More >
"Drug sales are happening everywhere. People are asking for a drug-free Tamil Nadu. Even after bringing this to the chief minister's attention multiple times, no action was taken. If the AIADMK comes to power, ganja and drugs will be completely eradicated within three months," he said. Palaniswami recalled that when AIADMK was in power, the movement of drug was under control. "Because drugs are being sold with the support of DMK functionaries, the police are unable to take action." he alleged. ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (UNI) After a two-day government holiday, filing of nominations for the April 23 high stakes Assembly elections resumed on Thursday, with a host of candidates including Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder-President and actor-politician and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin filing their papers from their respective constituencies. While Vijay, who has entered the foray from two seats in his maiden electoral plunge, filed his nomination papers from Tiruchi East ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): Tamil Nadu's election season is heating up as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay is going to file his nomination from Trichy East on Thursday, having earlier registered from Perambur. Speaking to ANI, TVK leader and candidate from Gopichettipalayam constituency, KA Sengottaiyan, confidently declared, "Those who contest against Vijay will lose their deposit. Former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also contested from constitue ...Read More >
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