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CHENNAI: At India’s southern tip, Kanyakumari stands apart in elections. Unlike other parts of Tamil Nadu where the Dravidian majors fight it out, two national parties are at the forefront of the poll battle. While Congress pitches the secular plank, BJP strives for Hindu unity, and TVK plays the alternative card. BJP is contesting four…
Chennai/Trichy: Facing the elections for the first time, several TVK candidates are struggling to match the vigorous campaigns of DMK and AIADMK. In Coimbatore’s Thondamuthur constituency, where AIADMK’s S P Velumani is conducting extensive campaigns and outreach, TVK candidate K P R Sathish barely manages to assemble 10 people to campaign for him. For a…
With campaign activity picking up across Tamil Nadu, the 2026 assembly election is shaping up as a high-stakes contest that could test the durability of the state’s long-standing Dravidian political order. What was once a largely bipolar contest is now evolving into a more complex, multi-cornered fight, with new entrants and shifting voter alignments adding…
Udhayanidhi Stalin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday said the Dravidian ideology practised by his party, the DMK, and the principles of Islam are “fundamentally the same”, as both teach “equality, love, and generosity”.“The religion that teaches equality, love, and generosity is our Islam. The principles of Dravidian…
