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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 >
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) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami left for New Delhi on Tuesday morning amid the escalating turbulence within the party and shifting political equations in Tamil Nadu. Palaniswami's sudden trip comes after weeks of internal wrangling. Earlier this month, senior AIADMK leader K.A. Sengottaiyan was stripped of his party responsibilities after issuing a ten-day ultimatum demanding the re-induction of expelled functionaries. Dissatisfied with the mov ...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 >
Erode: In a virtual climbdown from the combative position he adopted earlier, senior AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan said on Monday that he was merely voicing the opinion of cadres when he demanded reinstatement of expelled leaders.As his ten day deadline to commence the process of reinstating the leaders ended on Monday, Sengottaiyan reduced his ultimatum to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to an appeal. '' Those concerned must recognise the sentiments of cadres and the public. My ...Read More >
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday rejected the unification demand of senior party leader K A Sengottaiyan, saying those who betrayed the party cannot be reinstated. EPS also credited BJP govt at Centre with safeguarding AIADMK in the aftermath of Jalalithaa's demise. A day before his New Delhi visit to meet Union home minister Amit Shah, EPS toughened his stand against former AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and T T V Dhinakaran, and said he cannot be coerced to re ...Read More >
Erode: In a virtual climbdown from the combative position he adopted earlier, senior AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan said on Monday that he was merely voicing the opinion of cadres when he demanded reinstatement of expelled leaders. As his 10-day deadline to commence the process of reinstating the leaders ended on Monday, Sengottaiyan reduced his ultimatum to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to an appeal. "Those concerned must recognize the sentiments of cadres and the public. My v ...Read More >
Chennai: In a dramatic announcement, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday night said the BJP-led Central Government had saved his erstwhile government in Tamil Nadu after former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death in December 2016. Hence as a gratitude, the AIADMK has now joined hands with the BJP to face next year's Assembly elections. Addressing a public meeting in Chennai, Palaniswami said some people had tried to appropriate the AIADMK after Jayalalithaa's death and a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Hours ahead of his visit to Delhi to meet senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami admitted that the BJP-led Union government had safeguarded his regime, and added that that was the reason why his party remained faithful to the Centre-ruling party. After late leader J Jayalalithaa passed away, some vested interests had attempted to appropriate the AIADMK and dismantle its government. At that juncture, it was the BJP government ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ousted former AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala on Monday made a fresh appeal for the unification of AIADMK factions before next year's Assembly election, asserting that party workers across Tamil Nadu longed to see a united front. Speaking to reporters at her Poes Garden residence, Sasikala -- once the closest aide of late J. Jayalalithaa -- stressed that the party's electoral prospects depended on reconciliation. "Everyone in the AIADMK wants the ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (UNI) With the national capital turning out to be the epicentre of the internal feud in the AIADMK, heading the NDA in Tamil Nadu, its General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), is heading to meet the BJP's master poll strategist and union Home Minister Amit Shah tomorrow to sort out the issues in the wake of the rebellion led by party veteran and former Minister KA Sengottaiyan. Though EPS' trip to Delhi is trotted to be a meeting with CP Radha ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (PTI) Ousted former AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala on Monday appealed for a unification of AIADMK factions before next year's Assembly election. She said that party workers desired to see a united AIADMK and reiterated that electoral prospects of the party hinged upon its merger. "Everyone in the AIADMK wants the various factions to unite before the 2026 Assembly elections. I also want it," the former close aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, told reporte ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Minister and Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan on Monday clarified that his controversial remarks earlier this month were not meant to create division but to consolidate the AIADMK and ensure that the ideals of late Jayalalithaa continue to thrive in Tamil Nadu. He asserted that the overwhelming response from party cadres to his appeal had reaffirmed his faith in the movement's future. Speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to former Ch ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At a rally in Madurai last month, Tamil superstar Vijaycompared himself to a lion and declared that next year's assembly elections in Tamil Nadu would be a battle between his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)."A lion knows how to live in a crowd and also how to live alone. It remains unique. A lion comes out only to hunt, not for entertainment -- and it always hunts living prey," he told supporters, drawing thunderous applause. As the actor- ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Sep 1 (PTI) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday questioned the Tamil Nadu government's decision to reward the state police chief with a plum post before his retirement and in appointing an in-charge DGP in his place. Also, he took potshots at Chief Minister M K Stalin's official trip to Germany and wondered if it was really meant to attract investments to Tamil Nadu. Terming it as "politically motivated," the posting of Shankar Jiwal, as the first ch ...Read More >
Chennai: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has put the ruling DMK and INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu in a tight spot by urging them to support the nomination of Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan to the post of vice-president. BJP state president Nainar Nagendran on Monday said it was a "historic moment" that Radhakrishnan, "the son of Tamil soil", had been chosen for the vice presidential polls. "This is not merely a political decision, but a proud recognition for all Tamil people. If history ...Read More >
In a significant political shift, V Maitreyan, a senior leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, has left the AIADMK to join the ruling DMK. Maitreyan, once a close ally of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, made this move ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. His departure is seen as a setback for AIADMK as it prepares for the upcoming polls. Maitreyan's political journey has been marked by several transitions. He initially joined the BJP in 1991 and held various positions within its ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the ...Read More >
Chennai: MDMK general secretary Vaiko dismissed speculation that his party was in talks with the BJP, stating he would never support Hindutva forces."Speculation of MDMK quitting the DMK alliance is baseless," Vaiko told reporters here on Friday after calling on chief minister M K Stalin to check on his health.Vaiko said the MDMK will never support Hindutva forces. "We joined hands with DMK in 2021 to block BJP, RSS and other fascist forces from gaining ground in Tamil Nadu, and we will continue ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin with former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on July 31. Can former Chief Minister and expelled AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam, who is inching closer to the DMK, defy the trend of AIADMK leaders failing to make a mark after aligning themselves with the DMK? The earliest case of a senior AIADMK leader turning a critic of the party was S.D. Somasundaram, who was Minister for Revenue, Commercial Taxes and Food in the Cabin ...Read More >
Chennai: Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday flayed AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami saying that he has turned into a full-fledged 'sanghi'.Udhayanidhi made the attack on EPS, at a meeting of DMK booth level agents in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday, for the opposition leaders criticism on using temple funds for constructing colleges."EPS doesn't like colleges being constructed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments dept," Udhayanidhi said."By joining hands with the BJP which wa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Amid rumours that the camp of expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvamis exploring the possibility of launching a new party, the AIADMK Workers' Rights Retrieval Committee Coordinator announced that a state-level conference would be held in Madurai on September 4 to bring together all AIADMK cadre. "No force can appropriate the AIADMK," Panneerselvam asserted, responding to allegations by the ruling party and its allies, who claim that the BJP is attempting to seize control of the Dravid ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Amid rumours that the camp of expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam is exploring the possibility of launching a new party, the AIADMK Workers' Rights Retrieval Committee Coordinator announced that a state-level conference would be held in Madurai on September 4 to bring together all AIADMK cadres. "No force can appropriate the AIADMK," he asserted, responding to a targeted campaign by the ruling party and its allies, who allege that the BJP is attempting to seize control of the AIADMK. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Legendary south Indian actor B. Saroja Devi (pic) passed away, after battling age-related illness, at her residence in Bengaluru on Monday (July 14). She was 87 and is survived by two daughters and two sons. She was born on Jan 7, 1938. A towering figure in South Indian cinema, she had worked in over 200 films and is known as 'Abhinaya Saraswathi' (goddess of acting) and 'Kannadathu Paingili' (parrot from Karnataka). A towering figure in South Indian cinema, Saroja Devi worked in o ...Read More >
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