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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Thiru Vi Ka Nagar candidate KS Ravinchandran on Wednesday called the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) a "toddler party" during an election campaign in Pulinthope ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026. He also enjoyed breakfast at a small platform tiffin shop along with local residents and gathered votes, engaging closely with the public in an effort to strengthen grassroots support as a part of the campaign. Leade ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor Vijay Talapathy is positioning himself as an alternative for the people of the state, where politics has long revolved DMK and Artificial Intelligence ADMK.Due to ideological differences with the NDA and political battle with the DMK, TVK has emerged as the third choice for Tamil voters, fielding candidates in all 234 seats.So, will this experiment live up to Vijay's expectations? Well, there's still a fighting chance.Why does Vijay ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, actor Vijay Thalapathy has positioned himself as an alternative for the people in a state where politics, for a very long time, has revolved around the DMK and the AIADMK.With its ideological differences with the NDA and political tussle with the DMK, TVK has emerged as a third option for Tamil voters by fielding candidates on all 234 seats.So, will the experiment live up to Vijay's expectations? Well, there is a fighting chance.Why Vijay st ...Read More >
Coimbatore: BJP is fielding Vanathi Srinivasan, 55, in Coimbatore North constituency for the April 23 assembly election while Congress has named K P Surya Prakash,27, and V Shrinithi Mohan, 37, as its candidates Kavundampalayam and Singanallur, respectively. Both the parties released their candidates list on Friday. Vanathi, the sitting MLA of Coimbatore South, is the national president of the BJP women's wing. She contested in the Coimbatore South constituency in 2016 and 2021. She won in 2021 ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) TN BJP's Coimbatore North candidate Vanathi Srinivasan said on Friday that DMK candidate V Senthil Balaji's "corrupt money" will not influence voters in Coimbatore during the April 23 polls to the Tamil Nadu Assembly. Balaji has shifted from his traditional stronghold of Karur to Coimbatore South in this Assembly election. Speaking to PTI Videos, the BJP Mahila Morcha national president expressed confidence that Balaji's shift from his traditional base in Karur to Coimbato ...Read More >
2026 Tamil Nadu elections: DMK-led SPA vs AIADMK-led NDA, the seat allocation in the two main alliances in the fray, their manifestos and other key players explained As Tamil Nadu gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections on April 23, the major political alliances have taken the poll position. Both the ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have finalised their seat-sharing formulae for the polls, results for which will be announce ...Read More >
While the Jan Suraaj may be the latest to bite the dust, there have been other parties that created a strong buzz but failed to succeed at the hustings such as actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam, which drew a blank in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly polls. Going forward, all eyes are now on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), founded last year by actor-turned-politician Vijay. The debacle of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party in the Bihar assembly elections has put the spot ...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 >
Kamal Haasan will visit Karur and meet those who had lost their loved ones around 2:30 pm ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Kamal Haasan will visit Karur to meet families of stampede victims * At least 41 people died in the stampede at a political meeting led by actor Vijay * Two TVK officials have been arrested after the High Court denied anticipatory bail Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Chief and ...Read More >
Karur/Chennai: The toll in the September 27 stampede at actor-politician Vijay-led rally in Karur in western Tamil Nadu climbed to 40 on Sunday with over 60 being treated as in-patients, and at least 2 were critical, officials said. As the toll mounted, Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) moved the Madras High Court Madurai Bench seeking a CBI or an independent probe into the stampede. Vijay, facing flak from various quarters, also announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the familie ...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 >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday condemned Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan statement, accusing him of dividing people on religious sentiments. Speaking with ANI, Tamilisai Soundararajan questioned Kamal Haasan over targeting Sanatan Dharma, adding that the sentiments of people will be hurt by his statement. Kamal Haasan is more thankful to DMK than its own cadres. First, he raised the language issue, dividing people of different states. Now ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. "Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan," the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, "Don't take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moodargal) will make u lose; knowled ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moo ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 7 (ANI): A group of 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were stranded in Iran following the Iran-Israel war have returned safely to Chennai. They were received at the Chennai airport by Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran, who later addressed the media regarding the rescue efforts. Nagendran explained that the fishermen, hailing from coastal villages in Sivagangai and Uvari regions, had travelled to Iran for deep-sea fishing. However, due to rising conflict in t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party may be on track to appoint its first-ever woman national president, with names like Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP's former Andhra Pradesh unit chief D Purandeswari and Tamil Nadu MLA Vanathi Srinivasan among the probable frontrunners, according to reports. The BJP has been going through a major organisational rejig, with the appointment of new chiefs for the local units of six states and Union Territories. With that over, the party is now ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 8 (ANI): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) announced Birendra Prasad Baishya as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Assam. Baishya is currently serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha, with his tenure set to expire on June 14. Also Read | Indore Horror: Dog Carries Baby Girl's Body in Its Jaws at Madhya Pradesh Hospital, Mutilated Body of Newborn Recovered, Probe On. Earlier this week, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced th ...Read More >
Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H. Raja criticised Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President chief Kamal Haasan, saying that the actor-turned-politician has 'mortgaged' his party in exchange for a Rajya Sabha seat. The BJP leader stated that the MNM chief, who used to oppose the DMK's freebies and corrupt rule, has 'mortgaged' his torchlight election symbol to the DMK in exchange for a Rajya Sabha seat. He even claimed that the actor has said to nev ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Kanad Purkayastha will contest from Assam for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, which is to be held on June 19 (Thursday). Earlier, Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam, and after winning in the Lok Sabha polls, two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam were vacated by them. Election to vacant RS seats will be held between 9 am and 4 pm on September 3. The Election Commis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Kanad Purkayastha will contest from Assam for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, which is to be held on June 19 (Thursday). Earlier, Sarbananda Sonowal and Kamakhya Prasad Tasa were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam, and after winning in the Lok Sabha polls, two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam were vacated by them. Election to vacant RS seats will be held between 9 am and 4 pm on September 3. Also Read | PM Nare ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan declared total assets worth Rs 305 crore and an income of Rs 78.90 crore for the financial year 2023-24 in the affidavit filed for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha election. According to a Thanthi TV report, the actor-politician's assets include Rs 245.86 crore in immovable properties and Rs 59.69 crore in movable properties. Kamal Haasan owns four-wheelers worth Rs 8.43 crore including Mahindra Bolero, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Lexus. He stud ...Read More >
Chennai, Jun 6 (PTI) Three nominees of the ruling DMK, main opposition AIADMK's two candidates and Makkal Needhi Maiam President and top actor Kamal Haasan on Friday filed nomination papers to contest for the June 19 biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu. In the presence of Chief Minister M K Stalin, Haasan signed and presented the papers to Returning Officer and Additional Secretary (Legislative Assembly), B Subramaniyam at the Secretariat here. Led by AIADMK general secretary, Ed ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 6 (ANI): Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President and Actor Kamal Haasan filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha at the Tamil Nadu secretariat in the presence of DMK President and state Chief Minister MK Stalin and his Deputy Udhayanidhi Stalin. DMK allies, VCK leader Thirumavalavan, MDMK leader Vaiko, and Tamil Nadu Congress President Selvaperundagai were also present. With DMK allocating one Rajya Sabha seat to Makkal Needhi Maiyam, its founder and actor Kamal Haas ...Read More >
Chennai, My 28 (UNI) The ruling DMK on Wednesday announced its candidates for the June 19 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu to fll up six seats, by allotting one seat to its ally actor-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Founder Kamal Haasan who is all set to enter Parliament for the first time. The DMK, which could win easily four seats in the 234-member Assembly, will contest three seats. The Opposition AIADMK, with 66 members (including four from the rebel camp ...Read More >
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