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Chennai, April 4: DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy questioned TVK chief Vijay's understanding of geopolitics following his recent remarks on the reported LPG shortage in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the state government has already engaged the Central government on the issue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Veeraswamy said, "The CM wrote to PM Modi bringing to his notice about the shortage of LPG cylinders in Tamil Nadu, and we had an all-party meeting, when the Parliament was in session," emphasising th ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK candidate, KN Nehru, campaigned in the Bheema Nagar area under the Tiruchirappalli West constituency on Saturday, urging voters to support him. He was accompanied by party members as they engaged with the public and sought votes ahead of the state assembly elections. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, April 4, 2026: Check 22K and 24K Gold Prices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Other Cities. While campaigning, Nehru, who ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy questioned TVK chief Vijay's understanding of geopolitics following his recent remarks on the reported LPG shortage in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the state government has already engaged the Central government on the issue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Veeraswamy said, "The CM wrote to PM Modi bringing to his notice about the shortage of LPG cylinders in Tamil Nadu, and we had an all-party meeting, when the Parliament was ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK candidate, KN Nehru, campaigned in the Bheema Nagar area under the Tiruchirappalli West constituency on Saturday, urging voters to support him. He was accompanied by party members as they engaged with the public and sought votes ahead of the state assembly elections. While campaigning, Nehru, who is contesting from the Tiruchirappalli West constituency, highlighted the party's development work in the district, inc ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Friday refuted allegations made by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami that former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was in house arrest during his ill health. Campaigning for Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) candidates in Tirunelveli, Stalin said the remarks were baseless and crossed political limits. "As Leader of the Opposition, EPS has every right to criticise my governance. But he has no moral right to speak about my relation ...Read More >
TIRUNELVELI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday blasted AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for claiming that he (Stalin) had kept his father and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi under house arrest in his final days, and said that EPS has crossed all the red lines out of fear of defeat in the coming elections. "Palaniswami is not even qualified to utter Karunanidhi's name," Stalin added. Campaigning in Tirunelveli for the Secular Progressive Alliance candidates, the CM said, "As leader ...Read More >
Chennai: As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian majors, ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies in a direct duel in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election to prove their strength in their respective strongholds. These smaller parties, divided among the two major combines - the SPA (under the DMK) and the AIADMK-led NDA - will have the backing of the Dravidian majors, respectively, but they would have to eventually demonstrate their individual influence amo ...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 >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Friday called K Annamalai's absence from the party's candidates' list a decision "from the High Command." Speaking with ANI, he lauded the list of 27 candidates and expressed confidence in their victory. "A list of 27 candidates has been released by the BJP High Command... All the 27 candidates will surely win this time," he said. "This is a decision from the High Command...," he added. This comes after the BJP re ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka along with minister Ponnam Prabhakar campaigned in Puducherry on Friday in support of Congress-DMK Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) candidates in Assembly elections on Friday. Bhatti urged voters to elect the alliance candidates supported by the alliance to protect democracy and safeguard the dignity and freedom granted by the Constitution. Bhatti campaigned extensively in the Manavely Assembly constituency in support of Congress candid ...Read More >
Puducherry: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday, April 3, campaigned in Puducherry ahead of the assembly elections in the Union Territory (UT), urging voters to elect the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance candidates by a "massive majority" to protect democracy and the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Bhatti, accompanied by Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president Vidyalingam, canvassed in the Mana ...Read More >
Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP National Executive Member K Annamalai on Friday said that he will continue to campaign for the upcoming assembly polls despite being absent from the party's candidate list in Tamil Nadu, calling it his "responsibility." While senior leaders like Tamilisai Soundararajan (Mylapore), Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore North), and Union Minister L. Murugan (Avinashi) have been fielded, Annamalai's name is nowhere to be found on the BJP's candidates list. Sp ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Also Read | LPG Supply Stable: Delivering 28 Lakh Cylinders Daily Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Says ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Other notable selections include Durai Chandrasekar from Ponneri (SC), Gopinath Palaniyappar from ...Read More >
Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai to contest from Sriperumbudur The Congress on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. The Congress will fight the polls in the southern state in alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) . Tamil Nadu will vote in a single phase on April 23 for 234-member assembly. DMK is contesting in 164 seats. Earlier in the day, the BJP also announced a list of 27 candidates, fielding Union minister L Murugan from Avanashi ...Read More >
Chennai, , Apr 3 (UNI) After a much delay the AICC on Friday announced the list of Congress candidates for 27 of the 28 seats for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, retaining 12 ositting MLAs and accommodating new faces, including new entrant GKM Tamilkumaran, who had quit the PMK just a week back and joined the National party. Despite initial objections from within the party, Tamilkumaran, who is the son of veteran PMK leader G K Mani, who had a served as the long time President of th ...Read More >
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the state would politically benefit the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance, expressing confidence of achieving a '200-seat target' in the Assembly elections for 234 seats on April 23. Addressing a massive campaign rally of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) at the CODISSIA grounds here, Stalin said the roadshow of Modi, along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, would only ...Read More >
Chennai: As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian majors, ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies in a direct duel in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election to prove their strength in their respective strongholds. These smaller parties, divided among the two major combines - the SPA (under the DMK) and the AIADMK-led NDA - will have the backing of the Dravidian majors, respectively, but they would have to eventually demonstrate their individual influence amo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, after negotiations within the NDA alliance. The release of the BJP's first candidate list for the April 23, 2026, Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has sent shockwaves through the state's political circles. K Annamalai, the aggressive "Singham" of the Tamil Nadu BJP who was widely expected to lead the charge, is conspicuously absent from ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress is set to finalise its candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi, with 85 per cent of names already decided, according to state unit chief K Selvaperunthagai.Selvaperunthagai said discussions involving senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have largely concluded, with only a small portion of seats left to be finalised."All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Following the finalisation of seat-sharing talks with the DMK, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai on Thursday announced that the party is set to finalise its candidate list during the upcoming Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi. Selvaperunthagai said 85% of candidates have been decided, with discussions held among top leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. The final list is expected soon, with C ...Read More >
Puducherry Candidate Tracker: Almost every constituency now features triangular or multi-cornered contests, with very few straightforward one-on-one fights. With nominations closed, scrutiny over, and withdrawals completed, Puducherry's electoral battlefield is now set. While the Election Commission is still formally consolidating the final constituency-wise list, overall trends across all 30 seats point to a crowded, multi-cornered contest driven as much by alliances as by rebellion. The Big ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK candidate KN Nehru on Friday intensified the party's 2026 assembly election campaign, urging the party workers to ensure a victory in Srirangam as it remains the "politically decisive" key to reclaiming power in the state. Addressing a party meeting, Nehru, who is contesting from the Tiruchirappalli West constituency, urged cadres to secure a landslide victory for S Durairaj, the DMK's candidate for Srirangam. "DM ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Following the finalisation of seat-sharing talks with the DMK, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai on Thursday announced that the party is set to finalise its candidate list during the upcoming Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi. Selvaperunthagai said 85% of candidates have been decided, with discussions held among top leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. The final list is expected soon, with C ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): As Tamil Nadu Assembly polls near, Deputy Chief Minister and DMK's candidate Udhayanidhi Stalin held a campaign in Chepauk assembly constituency. He interacted with the public in the area while being accompanied by a large number of party workers. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir Weather Alert: MeT Forecasts Erratic Rain and Snow From April 3 to 5, Peak Activity on April 4. The Dy CM is contesting from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in the up ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): As Tamil Nadu Assembly polls near, Deputy Chief Minister and DMK's candidate Udhayanidhi Stalin held a campaign in Chepauk assembly constituency. He interacted with the public in the area while being accompanied by a large number of party workers. The Dy CM is contesting from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in the upcoming polls on April 23, with counting scheduled for May 4. The election would cover a total of 234 constituencies. DMK is co ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): As Tamil Nadu Assembly polls near, Deputy Chief Minister and DMK's candidate Udhayanidhi Stalin held a campaign in Chepauk assembly constituency. He interacted with the public in the area while being accompanied by a large number of party workers. The Dy CM is contesting from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in the upcoming polls on April 23, with counting scheduled for May 4. The election would cover a total of 234 constituencies. DMK is co ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday strongly condemned the proposed amendment Bill to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) by the BJP-led union government and alleged that it was a direct attack on Christian NGOs, churches and other minority institutions. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Bill immediately. The CM, in a post on 'X', said after attempts to take over Waqf properties, the centre is now trying to choke foreign funding for minority instituti ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK Chennai East District Secretary P.K. Sekar Babu on Thursday expressed strong confidence in the DMK's victory in the upcoming Assembly elections. He was speaking at a meeting with functionaries of the Villivakkam Welfare Association, organised to seek support for DMK's Villivakkam constituency candidate Karthik Mohan. Also Read | Stock Market Holiday: Will BSE and NSE Remain Open or Closed for Good Friday 2026 on April 3?. ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK Chennai East District Secretary P.K. Sekar Babu on Thursday expressed strong confidence in the DMK's victory in the upcoming Assembly elections. He was speaking at a meeting with functionaries of the Villivakkam Welfare Association, organised to seek support for DMK's Villivakkam constituency candidate Karthik Mohan. Speaking to ANI, Sekar Babu said the party is certain of its electoral success. "We have strong confidence ...Read More >
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