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Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu CM and DMK Chief MK Stalin on Sunday highlighted key welfare measures promised in the party's 2026 election manifesto, asserting that it has been designed to benefit every section of society. The leader announced that insurance facilities would be provided to palm oil workers registered with the Tamil Nadu Palm Oil Workers Welfare Board. In addition, financial assistance would be extended to their families for education and medical ne ...Read More >
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu CM and DMK Chief MK Stalin on Sunday highlighted key welfare measures promised in the party's 2026 election manifesto, asserting that it has been designed to benefit every section of society. The leader announced that insurance facilities would be provided to palm oil workers registered with the Tamil Nadu Palm Oil Workers Welfare Board. In addition, financial assistance would be extended to their families for education and medical ne ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Sunday addressed a major public meeting at Chathirareddiapatti near Virudhunagar, where he introduced candidates of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) contesting across seven Assembly constituencies in the district, while launching a sharp attack on opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Speaking at the rally, Stalin highlighted the strength and unity of the alliance, expressing confidence in a sweeping victory in the region. He specifically ref ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched a scathing attack on Opposition Leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday (April 5, 2026), accusing him of building a campaign on slander and substandard rhetoric. "If you say Palaniswami, it means lies and deception. He is hiding his own lies and telling lies repeatedly. The lies told by Palaniswami could be published as books; he is lying to that extent," he said at a campaign rally here. "He has also made false remarks about former Chief Minister ...Read More >
Chennai, Feb 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu on Tuesday presented a Rs 2.55 lakh crore interim budget (2026-27) for the poll-bound state that saw Rs 4,000 crore allocation for the DMK's flagship scheme of free bus travel for women. Out of the Rs 2,55,391 crore of sectoral allocations, a maximum of Rs 57,039 crore was earmarked for education and Rs 35,773 crore for urban development and Rs 22,090 crore for the health department. In the Interim Budget 2026-27, the governme ...Read More >
Minister for Finance Thangam Thennarasu on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin-led government's visionary and long-term outlook, new industrial policies, and robust fiscal management have helped Tamil Nadu achieve new heights in its economic growth rate. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat in Chennai, Mr. Thennarasu said, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, Tamil Nadu's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices increased from ₹26.88 lak ...Read More >
Thangam Thennarasu has accused the Centre of repeatedly denying Tamil Nadu its share of funds. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has accused the Union government of "systematic and deliberate discrimination" against the state and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond to ten questions on what he described as the Centre's "biased fiscal policies" and erosion of cooperative federalism. Tamil Nadu BJP Vice President Jayaprakash denied the allegations. "The Prime Minister ...Read More >
Chennai: Firing a barrage of 10 questions at the Union Government, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday wondered as to why the Union Ministers were propagating unscientific superstitions that limited the intellectual growth of children and what was the idea behind using Governors to create confusion in States ruled by parties other than the BJP Close on the heels of State Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu raising a fusillade of queries against the Union BJP government on Friday in his reply t ...Read More >
Chennai: Mounting a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre on Saturday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin accused it of political discrimination and undermining the federal spirit of governance. His remarks came a day after state finance minister Thangam Thennarasu, during Assembly discussions on the first supplementary demands for grants, alleged that the Centre had persistently shown "political bias" against Tamil Nadu by withholding funds meant for education, welfare, and infrastructure pro ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday (October 18, 2025) raised several questions to the BJP-led Union government, a day after State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu alleged in the Assembly that Centre has consistently shown "a political bias" against Tamil Nadu by withholding funds meant for education and social welfare projects and by not sanctioning infrastructure projects to the State. Replying to discussions on the first supplementary demands for grants in the Legislative As ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday vehemently criticised the union government for 'betraying' Tamil Nadu in the allocation of funds for various schemes, including for the centrally sponsored ones, due to 'blatant political prejudice'. Responding to the discussion on the demands for grants for supplementary estimates for the current financial year, the minister said it was his duty to inform the House how the union government has consistently shortchanged Tamil Nadu and how i ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Thursday informed the Assembly that the state debt had increased by 128% during the previous AIADMK regime, but the present DMK government severely curtailed the debt and brought it down to 93%. During a debate on the supplementary estimates, the minister criticised the union government's decision to rationalise GST rates, pointing out that such measures would significantly reduce the revenue share due to the states. Responding to AIADMK member P ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The short-duration winter session of the State Assembly on Tuesday began with the House paying homage to 41 people who lost their lives in the Karur stampede two weeks ago. Assembly Speaker M Appavu adjourned the proceedings after paying homage to sitting AIADMK MLA T K Amul Kandasami, who passed away on June 21. Moving a condolence resolution to honour those who died in the Karur stampede, the Speaker said Chief Minister M K Stalin had rushed to Karur on the same day and met the fami ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Wednesday presented the first supplementary estimates for ₹2,914.99 crore for 2025-26 in the Assembly. The Supplementary Estimates are presented mainly to obtain the approval for expenditure on items that have been sanctioned since the presentation of Budget Estimates 2025-26 and to enable recoupment for advances made from the Contingency Fund. Among the various items sanctioned are a sum of ₹1,137.97 crore as 'Ways and Means Advance' to set ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 25 (UNI) Taking exception to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) granting permission for ONGC for oil and gas exploration in Ramanathauram district, the Tamil Nadu government today said it would never allow any hydrocarbon project in the state and that Chief Minister M K Stalin was firm on it. The government has also directed the SEIAA to withdraw the clearance granted to the ONGC for digging wells for hydrocarbon exploration, soon after it came to its ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (PTI) Police evicted agitating conservancy workers on Wednesday midnight from the protest site following a Madras High Court ruling against blocking public pathways and the Opposition parties strongly condemned the police and the ruling DMK for the late night action against the protesters. Opposing privatisation, the workers were protesting in front of Rippon Buildings, the headquarters of Chennai Corporation since August 1. Chief Minister MK Stalin said his Dravidian model gov ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 14 (UNI) In a move to address the grievances of conservancy workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation, who were on protests mode for the last 14 days since August 14, opposing privatisation and demanding job regularisation, the Tamil Nadu Cabinet today announced six new schemes for their welfare and appealed to them to call off their stir, while stating that the doors of the government were always open to them for talks. About 600 conservancy workers representing two Zones in the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access ...Read More >
MADURAI: The 123rd birth anniversary of former Chief Minister K Kamaraj was celebrated in Madurai and various parts of the southern districts on Tuesday. In recognition of his significant contributions to society, the birth anniversary of the legendary leader Kamaraj is observed as 'Educational Development Day.' The anniversary assumed special significance at Kamaraj Centenary Memorial in Virudhunagar, the leader's birthplace, where ministers KKSSR Ramachandran, Thangam Thennarasu and others g ...Read More >
Chennai: Exulting over the DMK's recently launched 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' (the State in a single team) enrollment drive picking up momentum, Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin said that the numbers had crossed 50 lakh, pointing to an electoral triumph. In a message on X on Thursday, Stalin said that he also joined the campaigners at Tiruvarur, where he is now to attend official engagements, and canvassed for membership at Sannidhi Street, where his father M Karunanidhi lived once upon a ...Read More >
Anantapur: State finance minister Payyavula Keshav emphasised the need for real-time GST data access across states to effectively curb tax evasion and implement best practices using Artificial Intelligence and inter-departmental coordination. He was speaking during a virtual meeting of the Committee of Ministers on GST Reforms, formed by the Central government. The prestigious committee met virtually on Friday, with the session chaired by Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, from the NIC buildi ...Read More >
Madurai: Liverpool John Moores University in England has published the facial features of two skulls found during the Konthagai excavation near Keezhadi. Tamil Nadu Archaeology Minister Thangam Thennarasu shared the images on his X handle. In this context, the Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with Madurai Kamaraj University, is conducting a study on the bones and skulls unearthed during the Keezhadi excavation. In an interview with ETV Bharat Tamil Nadu, Madurai Kamaraj Un ...Read More >
Chennai, May 22 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Thursday said the nine rigid guidelines imposed by RBI on gold loans was deeply insensitive and urged it to withdraw the new restrictions as it would grvely affect the poor nd middle class who depend on such loans during emergencies. These measures amounted to systematic injustice against the vulnerable and said the RBI should adopt compassionate people-centric policies, he said. In a post on X, he said "I urge the RBI ...Read More >
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