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Rahul Gandhi, Manickam Tagore, MK Stalin Puducherry, the Union territory nestled within Tamil Nadu, will head to the polls in April alongside the state. But a growing rift between the Congress and its ally, the DMK — which governs Tamil Nadu on its own despite their alliance — now threatens to spill into Puducherry just…
CHENNAI: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant called on chief minister M K Stalin at the DMK headquarters in Chennai and confirmed DMDK’s entry into the DMK alliance. This is the first time that the DMDK had joined the DMK alliance since the party was founded in 2005.Speaking to reporters after meeting Stalin, Premallatha said the…
Congress MP Manickam Tagore (File photo) CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K Selvaperunthagai met Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru on Monday and submitted a report on the alleged discord with DMK following remarks by MP B Manickam Tagore.Tagore has in recent days raised demands for power-sharing, including the Madurai North seat, and accused DMK netas…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday refuted speculations about a rift between DMK and the grand-old party over seat sharing ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections, claiming that the party will receive the “respect that is due.“While talking to reporters, Tagore reiterated that Congress is in alliance with DMK and a committee, for…
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday responded sharply to alleged objectionable comments made by state BJP president Nainar Nagendran about actor-politician Vijay and actor Trisha.DMK MP Kanimozhi NVN Somu condemned the remarks, calling it “uncivilised” to target the personal lives of those…
CM MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday pushed his party’s demand for a larger share of seats in its alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by chief minister MK Stalin, ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. He said the Congress was seeking constituencies…
NEW DELHI: DMK MP Tiruchi Siva Monday said he had submitted a breach of privilege notice against commerce minister Piyush Goyal for sharing details of an interim trade deal between India and the US at a presser while the Parliament was in session. Siva raised the issue soon after RS met on Monday morning. “He…
TVK chief Vijay (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday said that his party has the strength and resolve to defeat “evil” and “corrupt” political forces in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.Addressing party workers at a meeting in Mahabalipuram near Chennai, Vijay said that the…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday targeted the DMK government and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin” calling him a “puppet”, and further alleging that criminals have “absolutely no fear” of the police and that “law and order has been reduced to a laughing stock,” after a country-made bomb was…
File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of Tamil Nadu have decided to bid farewell to the “corrupt” DMK government in the upcoming Assembly elections, as he kicked off the NDA’s campaign in the state. Chief Minister M K Stalin strongly countered the remarks,…
