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Chennai, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) President and MP Thol Thirumavalavan has strongly opposed demands to arrest actor-politician Vijay in connection with the September 27 Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed, including eight children and many women. Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Thirumavalavan said it was "meaningless" to insist on Vijay's arrest when the Tamil Nadu government has already constituted a one-member judicial enquiry headed by retired ...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: TVK president Vijay's first campaign rally in Trichy triggered criticism from leaders across parties. Though chief minister M K Stalin chose not to criticise Vijay, his cabinet colleagues Ma Subramanian and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamizhi slammed the actor-politician for alleging that govt failed to deliver promises. Subramanian said Vijay should get his facts right about govt programmes before criticising them. "More than 1.5 crore women use the free bus pass scheme. More than 50 lakh trips ar ...Read More >
Congress and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) have announced a boycott of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's Independence Day Tea Reception. Both parties cite grievances against the Governor's actions, alleging he undermines state authority and delays important legislative processes, impacting democratic governance and electoral integrity. Congress and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) are staging a boycott of the Independence Day Tea Reception hosted by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. The parties claim t ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Calling the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar an undemocratic exercise, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is executing a premeditated drive, under the direction of the BJP-led Union government and claimed that it poses a serious threat to all states, including Tamil Nadu. The VCK chief claimed that the first phase of the drive excluded around 65 lakh voters from the rolls in Bihar, the majori ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Calling the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar an anti-democratic exercise, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan alleged that the premeditated drive, carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the direction of the BJP-led Union government, poses a serious threat to the nation. He claimed that the first phase of the drive excluded around 65 lakh voters from the rolls, the majority of whom were from minority communities. Though Oppo ...Read More >
The ripple effects of the Election Commission's (EC) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar are being felt in Tamil Nadu. As leaders of the DMK and its allies, including senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, alleged that the poll body had included migrant workers, especially those from Bihar, in voter lists in the state, the EC Sunday dismissed the "false information". "There is no need for political leaders to spread false information with respect to the SIR exerc ...Read More >
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the Election Commission of attempting to manipulate the electoral landscape of states. He alleges the Bihar voter revision exercise is disenfranchising voters while Tamil Nadu is illegally adding voters. Chidambaram asserts that these actions constitute an abuse of power that must be challenged through political and legal means. Amid the raging row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, senior Congress leader P Chidambar ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Political leaders across the spectrum mourned the demise of M K Muthu, the eldest son of former chief minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi and eldest brother of CM M K Stalin, who made his mark both in Tamil cinema and politics. In his condolence message, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai said, "M K Muthu held a unique place in Tamil Nadu's political and cinematic history." He expressed deep condolences on behalf of the TNCC to CM Stalin, Muthu's fam ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Saturday criticised the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in the city over the worsening pollution levels in the Yamuna River, calling it a "grave concern". Referring to the July pollution report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Yadav said that pollution levels in the Yamuna have worsened since March. This, he said, clearly exposes the BJP's hollow promises on cleaning the river. He alleged that the government has only made tal ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The virtual meeting of the INDIA bloc organised to forge consensus on key issues to raise during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday might have inspired some confidence within the opposition nationwide, but it has cast a shadow over the alliance in TN. All members of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) attended the meeting, except MDMK general secretary Vaiko, who was conspicuously absent despite promising to attend the same. It might be a bit premature to int ...Read More >
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin has set a target of enrolling 2.5 crore members in DMK and has instructed party district secretaries to step up membership drive under 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign.In a virtual meeting with DMK district secretaries on Thursday, Stalin said they only had 30 more days to achieve the target. He had earlier set a target of enrolling at least 30% voters in every polling booth. Now, after the positive response for the 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' campaign, Stalin has revi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A day after AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami issued a veiled invitation to the DMK's allies and said they would lay a "red carpet" for them, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan dismissed the statement as a strategy to create confusion and weaken the DMK-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF). He maintained that the SPF remains intact and insisted it is the duty of all leaders within the alliance to safeguard it. "It is not only the DMK's responsibility to protect and safeguard the alliance ...Read More >
Chief Minister M K Stalin emphasized Tamil Nadu's united front against external political influences. He inaugurated a statue and centenary hall honoring L Elayaperumal, highlighting unity among Dravidian, Ambedkar, Communist, and Gandhian ideologies. Stalin announced outreach programs to bring government services directly to residents, celebrating social reforms. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin declared the unity of diverse political ideologies in the state, countering external influences ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
Cuddalore: As long as dravidian, Marxist, Gandhian, and Ambedkar ideologies stay united in Tamil Nadu, no saffron agenda from Delhi will succeed in the state, said chief minister M K Stalin.Speaking after inaugurating the centenary auditorium with a life-size statue of the late social justice warrior L Ilayaperumal, at Lalpuram in Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, Stalin said that leaders of the dravidian, Marxist, Gandhian, and Ambedkarite movements were on the stage united. "This unity symbolis ...Read More >
Chidambaram , Jul 15 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched here on Tuesday, the outreach programme 'Ungaludan Stalin,' (Stalin with you) to take government services to the people and redress grievances by organising special camps in their neighbourhoods. Stalin, in a camp here, gave away a hearing device to a differently-abled man who requested it, medical insurance under the CM's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme to a woman beneficiary, and an order effecting electricity conn ...Read More >
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges ...Read More >
Chidambaram , Jul 15 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched here on Tuesday, the outreach programme 'Ungaludan Stalin,' (Stalin with you) to take government services to the people and redress grievances by organising special camps in their neighbourhoods. Stalin, in a camp here, gave away a hearing device to a differently-abled man who requested it, medical insurance under the CM's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme to a woman beneficiary, and an order effecting electricity conn ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday (July 15, 2025), said it was the "Dravidian model of government" that had brought in and implemented several schemes to ameliorate the Adi-Dravidars and Scheduled Tribes in the State's history. But, these schemes alone were not enough and "we have to go several miles to reach the goals of equality and social justice. " After launching the State-wide Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you) initiative and inaugurating the memorial hall and statue of fo ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that as long as the DMK-led alliance stands united, no Delhi force can succeed in the State. He was speaking after launching the Ungaludan Stalin (Stalin with you) programme in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district. I firmly believe that as long as we (the DMK alliance) stand united, no Delhi force can succeed here (in Tamil Nadu), Stalin said, in an apparent reference to the BJP effort to become a po ...Read More >
CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether the party's members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP, or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and have not repeated it since, said late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa and vowed that the party would neve ...Read More >
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether AIADMK members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP,or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. "We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and have not repeated it since. Late AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa had vowed that the AIADMK would never alig ...Read More >
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jul 8 (PTI) Tamil Nadu has not witnessed new projects under the DMK rule despite an increase in state revenue, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed on Tuesday. Also, he slammed Chief Minister M K Stalin for targeting AIADMK for its alliance with the BJP and said the AIADMK would redeem the state from the clutches of dynasty rule through the Assembly election next year. "Mr Stalin, you are dependent on your allies, but the AIADMK and the BJP are depen ...Read More >
CHENNAI: CM M K Stalin, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, and several political leaders on Saturday paid floral tributes to renowned Tamil scholar Perungavikko VM Sethuraman, who passed away late on Friday at the age of 89. Upon hearing the news of his demise, Stalin, accompanied by Health Minister Ma Subramanian, visited the scholar's residence to offer floral tributes and console his family members. In a condolence message, Stalin expressed deep grief and recalled Sethuraman's contributions ...Read More >
MADURAI: Expressing strong condemnation over the recent death of Ajith Kumar, a security guard, Madapuram Bathrakali Amman temple in Tiruppuvanam, Sivaganga district, in police custody, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan called for the government to act to end such incidents of custodial death. "Such brutal acts in police custody seemed unending, not only in Tamil Nadu, but across India. Such acts are shocking, and they cannot be justified at all. However, Chief Minister MK Stalin's immediate interv ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Tela ...Read More >
MADURAI/SIVAGANGA: As per directions of Chief Minister M K Stalin, Cooperatives Minister K R Periakaruppan handed over the appointment order for a government job to B Naveenkumar, the brother of custodial death victim Ajithkumar, at his home on Wednesday. Naveenkumar, who currently works in a private firm, has been appointed as senior factory assistant of Sivaganga District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd (Aavin) in Karaikudi. A housing plot of three cents has also been allotted to the fa ...Read More >
MADURAI: Even as efforts are being made to cement ties within the NDA in the State, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan, an ally of the ruling DMK, criticised the combine on Monday, saying that there seems to be a disconnect between the BJP and the AIADMK, saying that no sense of bonding is seen in the relationship. Referring to the comments made by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami during a party rally in Kallakurichi on Sunday, the VCK chief said that the Leader of Opposition brok ...Read More >
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