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CHENNAI: Calling the DMK manifesto that was released on Sunday as the 'superstar that has entered the electoral area', the party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin said that it was an all-rounder that gave promises to women, students, youth, farmers, fisher folk, weavers, differently-abled, minorities and others. In his message on X, Stalin said on Monday that the manifesto was a "game-changing" plan for the State as it listed six steps towards progress with four for youth and two for farm ...Read More >
Chennai, Tamil Nadu [India], March 30 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, DMK Spokesperson, TKS Elangovan, on Monday downplayed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay's star power and said it is normal for actors to draw crowds. He also called the BJP a "pro-Hindu party" and contrasted it with the sentiments of Tamil Nadu. "Almost all political parties in the state, representing all sections of the society, are supporting us... The BJP is a pro-Hindu party which is ag ...Read More >
Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu), Mar 30 (PTI) DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin kickstarted his Assembly poll campaign here on Monday and asserted that the election is a battle to drive out AIADMK chief Palaniswami. The poll was about not allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he said. Launching his campaign here in the native town of DMK founder leader CN Annadurai (1909-1969), Udhayanidhi, addressing a massive rally, recalled his f ...Read More >
Chennai, Mar 30 (UNI) Soon after Shortly after filing their nomination papers on the opening day today for the April 23 elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin held a roadshow in his Kolathur constituency, even as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder and actor-politician Vijay in his maiden electoral foray, hit the campaign trail in Perambur constituency and blamed the ruling DMK for failing to ensure the safety of women and children and control the dr ...Read More >
Flexibility: Unlike previous "freebie" models where the government distributed specific items, this scheme allows women to purchase or replace appliances of their choice, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, or induction stoves from local shops. Strategic Aim: This move is seen as a direct effort to consolidate the women's vote bank, especially with the political entry of actor Vijay and competing promises from the AIADMK. Major Welfare And Financial Pledges The DMK has propos ...Read More >
Chennai: DMK chief M K Stalin on Monday said his party manifesto for the April 23 Assembly election was a "game-changing" plan for Tamil Nadu as it underscored the steps towards progress. The monetary support announced in the poll manifesto, he said, was a "smart economic multiplier" that would uplift the local economy, support small businesses, upskill people, and upgrade long-term outcomes. "Development and welfare move together proving you can build infrastructure, grow the economy, and upl ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting urgent issues affecting the state and Tamils residing in West Asia amid the ongoing tensions in the region. In a post on X, Stalin said he urged the Centre to take immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in Tamil Nadu in view of the ongoing situation in West Asia. Also Read | 'India Doesn' ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting urgent issues affecting the state and Tamils residing in West Asia amid the ongoing tensions in the region. In a post on X, Stalin said he urged the Centre to take immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in Tamil Nadu in view of the ongoing situation in West Asia. CM Stalin also sought urg ...Read More >
Chennai, Mar 2 (PTI) DMK would struggle to win even 25 to 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections if the Congress exits its alliance, TVK leader C T R Nirmal Kumar claimed here on Monday. Speaking to reporters following a series of state-wide cadre meetings, Kumar asserted that the ruling party's current strength is heavily dependent on its partners. "If the Congress is not there, DMK cannot cross 25 to 30 seats. This is the ground reality today. Even in 2006, the DMK would not have crosse ...Read More >
Chennai: The inordinate delay in finalizing the seat-sharing for the coming Assembly elections by both the major coalitions, one led by the DMK and the other by the AIADMK-BJP combine, has triggered speculations of possible realignments ahead of the polls with many fearing the breaking of the decade long ties between the DMK and the Congress, going by the latest averments of AICC leader Girish Chodankar. Chodankar telling a news agency in Delhi that the 25 seats offered by the DMK when it resum ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress is unlikely to shift its allegiance in Tamil Nadu - at least for now. The chances of Congress snapping ties with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) appear remote despite a section, including Lok Sabha member from Virudhunagar Manickam Tagore, having upped its ante against the ruling party, insisting on power sharing as a pre-condition for continuing an alliance for the upcoming assembly elections. Tagore and some other leaders want the Congress to break its alliance wi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The simmering debate over power sharing in Tamil Nadu has triggered not just friction between the Congress and its ally, the DMK, but also exposed sharp internal rift within the Congress itself, with the state leadership moving swiftly to rein in dissenting voices as CM MK Stalin drew a firm red line on power sharing.Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Monday publicly rebuked party MP Manickam Tagore for raising the issue of power sharing with the ruli ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, February 16: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday suggested that DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin as the "best man to consolidate" the INDIA bloc, while emphasising that a united national opposition requires strong leadership and strategic coordination. Aiyar reasoned that Stalin focuses on raising substantive issues rather than sloganeering and would not stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister. Speaking to ANI, Aiyar, who serv ...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 >
CHENNAI: Acknowledging that the impacts of climate change are clearly visible, Chief Minister MK Stalin stressed that Tamil Nadu has been able to effectively protect itself from major damage due to proactive preparedness measures taken by the State government. Speaking in the third meeting of Tamil Nadu Governing Council on Climate Change, Stalin further recalled that Cyclone Ditwah severely impacted Sri Lanka but Tamil Nadu was spared from heavy damage because the government had anticipated ri ...Read More >
Congress senior spokesperson and lawyer Abhishek Singhvi said he had told the court this is a "very weird case" where there is not a millimetre movement of money or of immovable property. AS A Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, the Congress claimed the "illegality" of the Narendra Modi government and its "politically motivated prosecution stands fully exposed". While ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday accused the Union government of misusing central investigation agencies to target opposition leaders in the National Herald case. A Delhi court, on Tuesday, refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's money-laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in the case, In a social media post, Stalin said the judiciary has once ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Taking strong exception to the BJP-led union government's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and reduce the centre's share for the scheme, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that, driven by its animosity towards Mahatma Gandhi, the BJP-led government has decided to remove his name and impose an unpronounceable Sanskritised name for the scheme. In a statement here, the CM said the scheme, which has been implemented so far ...Read More >
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: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday presented incentive cheques to women players from Tamil Nadu who won medals at the 7th Carrom World Cup held in the Maldives, and congratulated them for their achievements. At a function at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister handed over cheques to Keerthana and Kasima, who were among the medallists at the World Cup held from December 2 to 6. The State government had earlier announced incentives of Rs 1 crore for Keerthana, Rs 50 lakh for Kasima and ...Read More >
Udhayanidhi alleged that the BJP was "deliberately using" the SIR process to manipulate the electoral landscape. The political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise escalated on Sunday, with Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. He accused the Centre of using the SIR as a political tool to "snatch minority votes" and "create divisions among states" ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking to r ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bengal BJP has decided to organise SIR help camps that would run simultaneously with the 1,000-odd camps the party has planned to assist people for registering under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.At a meeting with state functionaries last week, BJP's election-in-charge Bhupendra Yadav asked them to address issues related to the special intensive revision (SIR) at every possible platform."We saw how the opposition tried to spread fake stories in Bihar during SIR. Trinamool has already ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 3 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Spokesperson Veera Vignesh on Monday termed DMK as his party's political enemy and the BJP as its ideological enemy. He said that his party is opposed to conducting the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in the State. However, he added that the DMK government convened an all-party meeting to discuss SIR, aiming to distract people from its "corruption." "Do you think yesterday's meeting was just an 'all ...Read More >
MK Stalin, Congress slam PM Modi over statement alleging harassment of Biharis in Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks alleging harassment of Biharis in Tamil Nadu by the DMK government have sparked sharp political reactions from both the DMK and the Congress. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin hit out at the Prime Minister, saying Modi was "losing the dignity of his position" with such speeches. "Mr. Hon'ble Prime Minister is responsible for everyone in this country. As a Tami ...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 >
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 30 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said he is "waiting to back AIADMK's recommendation" to confer Bharat Ratna on freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. CM Stalin was responding to a question at a press conference held after he paid tributes to Thevar's memorial in Pasumpon on the 63rd guru pooja and 118th jayanthi, being observed on Thursday. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Pala ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India on Monday said it will conduct the second phase of the electoral roll revision in 12 states and union territories. In this pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, which will begin from Tuesday (October 28), three states and one UT - Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry - will go to polls next year while three states - Goa, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh - will have elections in 2027. The Election Commission (EC) said the SIR exercise in thes ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 28 (UNI) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay today squarely blamed the M K Stalin-led DMK government for the ongoing farmers' distress, warning that a rising tide of resentment could "send the government packing home." Breaking his month-long silence following the September 27 stampede tragedy at his Karur rally, Vijay, in a statement, charged the government with being directly responsible for the damage and destruction of harvested paddy, which was left drench ...Read More >
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