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Chennai, Oct 1 (PTI) PMK on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the collapse of an under-construction building in north Chennai, which resulted in the death of nine migrant workers on September 30. Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Anbumani Ramadoss demanded that the families of the deceased receive a compensation of Rs 25 lakh and those injured in the incident receive Rs 5 lakh. The building, under construction at the Ennore Thermal Power Station in North Chennai, collapsed on September 30, claim ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Karur stampede. Joining BJP, PMK and AMMK, which had already sought a CBI probe into the tragedy, Palaniswami said the people of Tamil Nadu had no faith in the State government's inquiry into the incident and insisted on the need for a central agency's investigation to throw light on what happened that led to the death of innocent lives. He pointed to questi ...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 >
CHENNAI: Paatali Makkal Katchi (PMK) chief Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said that, "everybody has to take the blame" from the police and the political party to the general public who attended the event with children and women, on the Karur stampede during actor Vijay's rally in Karur, which has claimed over 40 lives. Visiting the injured in hospitals, Ramadoss described the incident as "very unfortunate" and stressed that it could have been avoided. "It is very unfortunate that an incident happe ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 28 (UNI) Even as the toll in the horrendous stampede at last night's rally of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay rose to 40 with the death of one more person (10 children, 17 women, 13 MEN) a blame game has erupted between the ruling DMK and the principal opposition AIADMK, even as the TVK knocked at the doors of the judiciary, seeking Madras High Court to take a suo motu case and order a probe either by the CBI or a court-monitored Special Investigation Team ( ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The remarks made by Tamil Nadu's Industries Minister T R B Rajaa at an event here on Thursday regarding the economy of Uttar Pradesh and the status of women in north Indian states attracted criticism on Friday from some leaders of the BJP and several right-wing supporters on social media. Answering a question from a journalist that PMK leader, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, had reportedly said that UP has developed better than Tamil Nadu, Rajaa said it was an "atrocious lie" and Dr Anbumani bei ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 26 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh 'lives' by way of money paid as tax contribution by Tamil Nadu to the Centre and this is the truth, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister TRB Rajaa has claimed. Speaking to reporters here, Rajaa, in response to a question, asked: "From where did UP get money? Is it internal development? We have grown across sectors and TN accounts for 15 per cent of the total factory workers of the country." The question posed was about PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss's reported remark ...Read More >
1. Telangana CM participates in function celebrating T.N.'s achievements in education Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy takes part in the 'Kalviyil Sirandha Tamil Nadu' (Tamil Nadu that excels in education) function organised by the State government in Chennai, as the chief guest. Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin, Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin and DMK Ministers are also attending. The event that is underway features the achievements of seven Tamil Nadu government programmes, including Naan Mudhal ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A day after PMK founder S Ramadoss's loyalist and MLA GK Mani moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) challenging Anbumani's claim of securing a one-year extension of his tenure as president through a general council, Anbumani issued a letter stating that the party has replaced Mani with its Dharmapuri MLA S P Venkateshwaran as the new floor leader in the Assembly. The letter also said Salem West MLA R Arul has been replaced by Mailam MLA C Sivakumar as PMK's whip in the Assembly, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: PMK's 'ownership' battle between founder S Ramadoss and son Anbumani Ramadoss has spilt over to the Assembly as the son's camp has petitioned the Speaker to remove GK Mani, who has been siding with the father, from the post of Assembly floor leader on Thursday. Anbumani camp requested the Speaker to recognise Dharmapuri MLA SP Venkateshwaran as the new floor leader and allocate a new seat to him in the Assembly, as the session is scheduled to commence on October 14. Anbumani camp has a ...Read More >
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Anbumani Ramadoss has conveyed to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu that the party's Dharmapuri MLA S.P. Venkateshwaran will replace Pennagaram MLA G.K. Mani as the party's floor leader in the House. A communication in this regard was sent to Mr. Appavu on Thursday (September 25, 2025). The letter from Mr. Anbumani stated that a decision on replacing the floor leader was taken unanimously in a meeting of PMK MLAs held in Panaiyur near Chennai on September ...Read More >
Chennai: With TN assembly set to commence on Oct 14, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday petitioned TN assembly speaker M Appavu to replace party MLA G K Mani with Dharmapuri MLA S P Venkateshwaran as party floor leader.PMK MLAs supporting Anbumani -- Venkateshwaran, C Sivakumar (Mailam), and S Sadhasivam (Mettur) -- led by party spokesman K Balu met assembly secretary K Srinivasan at the Secretariat and submitted two petitions signed by Anbumani.Meanwhile, Salem West MLA R Arul submitte ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 16 (UNI) Ahead of the key Assembly polls due in 7-8 months time, the high level meeting of the Tamil Nadu Unit of the BJP began at Akkarai on the ECR today, coinciding with the visit of key alliance party leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to Delhi. . The meeting was chaired by BJP National General Secretary B L Santosh and all top state party leaders, including TB unit Chief Nainar Nagendran, former President K Annamalai, H Raja, Tamilisai Soundararaja ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) faction led by Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said that it has received a letter from the Election Commission of India (ECI), accepting the resolution passed at the party's general council convened on August 9 in Mahabalipuram extending Anbumani's tenure as party president until August 2026. The PMK bloc headed by founder Dr S Ramadoss, however, has disputed the claim. Anbumani faction's spokesperson and advocate K Balu, speaking to reporters in Chennai, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Bringing in the Election Commission (ECI) in its feud against PMK founder S Ramadoss-led faction, the loyalists of his son Anbumani Ramadoss cited a letter from EC to claim that it has recognised the latter as the party president till August 2026, a claim rejected by the rivals. Advocate K Balu, a key member of the Anbumani camp, claimed that the ECI has accepted resolutions passed at the general council meeting last month and displayed a letter from the panel reaffirming the mango sym ...Read More >
Chennai: Putting an end to the confusion over the leadership of the PMK following the expulsion of president Anbumani Ramadoss by founder S Ramadoss, a letter from the Election Commission of India (ECI) giving approval to the extension of Anbumani Ramadoss' term till August 2026 was released by spokesman and advocate K Balu at the party office in Chennai on Monday. Balu told the media that Anbumani Ramadoss had been authorized by the ECI to sign A-form and B-form of the candidates who would be ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has formally recognised Anbumani Ramadoss as the president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and extended the tenure of the party's key office-bearers until August 1, 2026. Announcing the development at the party headquarters here in T. Nagar on Monday, PMK spokesperson and advocate K. Balu said the Election Commission had accepted the resolutions passed at the general council meeting held in August at Mamallapuram. He displayed t ...Read More >
Supporters of PMK founder S Ramadoss and his estranged son Anbumani nearly came to blows on Friday at Tindivanam near here in connection with accessing Vanniyar Sangam office premises to pay tributes to reservation movement crusaders. While Anbumani's loyalists were making arrangements to honour the memory of quota champions on September 17 at the Sangam office, supporters of Ramadoss objected and also allegedly locked the office, leading to noisy arguments and commotion and police intervened. ...Read More >
Chennai: PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday recalled the vanniyars who lost their lives in the week-long protest in Sept 1987 demanding reservation in education and employment. In an open letter to cadres, he said, "Social justice cannot be achieved without sacrifice, and the 21 martyrs are the guiding light for our struggle." He claimed DMK's inaction over the past four years had cost the vanniyar community thousands of seats in colleges, and govt jobs. He said Karnataka govt conducted a ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged the Vanniyar community to prepare for fresh agitations to secure 15 per cent internal reservation in education and government employment. His appeal followed a clash on Friday between his supporters and those of party founder Dr S Ramadoss at the Vanniyar Sangam office in Tindivanam taluk. Revenue officials sealed the premises on police advice to prevent law-and-order problems during the Vanniyar martyr's day ...Read More >
VILLUPURAM: Supporters of PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss and his son Dr Anbumani Ramadoss clashed at the Vanniyar Sangam office in Tindivanam taluk on Friday. Revenue officials sealed the office, following a recommendation by the police, to prevent law-and-order issues during the Vanniyar martyr's day observance on September 17. Every year, Ramadoss and Anbumani jointly pay homage at the office to 21 youths who died in the protest for reservation to the community. However, with the strained relatio ...Read More >
VILLUPURAM: Tensions flared at Tindivanam town as supporters of PMK founder S Ramadoss and his son, Anbumani Ramadoss, who was expelled from the party by the founder, clashed over preparations for a memorial event at the office of Vanniyar Sangam, PMK's parent outfit. The preparations were to observe the anniversary of the protest demanding reservation for the backward classes held on Sept 17, 1987, in which 21 people were shot dead. The disagreement between the two groups about access to the of ...Read More >
PMK MLA P. Arul (Salem West constituency) on Monday (September 1, 2025) said the nine-member Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) of the party, constituted by founder S. Ramadoss, had submitted its recommendations in a sealed cover to him. The DAC had gone into various incidents that "marred the reputation of the party." Speaking to reporters after participating in a meeting at Thailapuram, Mr. Arul said the meeting, attended by all members, deliberated on various issues for over two hours. The ...Read More >
CHENNAI: After getting detailed feedback from the cadres, the PMK's Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC), constituted by founder Dr S Ramadoss, has completed its deliberations and submitted its recommendations in sealed cover. The DAC was led by PMK's MLA P. Arul (Salem West). He said on Monday that his nine-member team has discussed issues especially about the persons who "disturbed" the reputation of the party. He added that the meeting lasted for more than two hours before making the final de ...Read More >
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss condemned the State government for reducing fund allocations for education and health and said that the DMK government has failed in all departments. "As per the report titled State of State Finances, the Tamil Nadu government allocated 13.7 per cent of its budget to education, which is lower than the recommended 15 per cent. The Delhi state government has allocated 24.2 per cent of its budget to education. Bihar, one of the underdeveloped states, has al ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order on nomination of two MLCs as "a slap in the face of both the Congress and the BJP". The apex court issued an order modifying its earlier interim directive on the nomination of Prof M Kodandaram Reddy and Amer Ali Khan to the state Legislative Council under the Governor's quota. In a press statement, Rama Rao said that the Supreme Court declaring invalid the appointments of Kodandaram and Amer Ali as MLC ...Read More >
Chennai Corporation in a press release on Tuesday urged the workers to resume work, pointing to the benefits and job security under the new private company Chennai Corporation has roped in additional workers for launching a mass cleaning drive in Royapuram and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones owing to the protest by workers. Many farm hands from areas such as Vandavasi have started cleaning the streets. "We have deployed 1000 additional workers to strengthen the mass cleaning drive. More workers will s ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hun ...Read More >
Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hundred ...Read More >
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