Edappadi Palaniswami

If AIADMK wins, women house heads will get ₹1,500 monthly aid: Palaniswami

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced that he would ensure a monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to women heads of households, if his party was elected to power in 2026 Assembly poll. Asserting that there was no change in his stance of providing the monthly aid to the women in the state, he said along with this assurance, the AIADMK would fulfill all the requirements of the people. You desired for Rs 1,000 promised by the DMK and made it win the 2021 election and in the process lost a monthly grant of Rs 1,500 promised by the AIADMK then. You will surely get this sum if the AIADMK is voted to power this time, the former Chief Minister said addressing a massive gathering here during his roadshow. The sum would definitely be satisfactory to the underprivileged women and women heads of households, he added. When he urged the people, especially the poor and all those reeling under the series of taxes imposed by the DMK regime, to unite and dislodge the family r

Updated On: 11 Jul 2025 | 11:26 PM IST

Ensure safety measures in firecracker factories: Palaniswami urges TN govt

The death toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur district has increased to 11, officials said on Tuesday

Updated On: 10 Oct 2023 | 2:59 PM IST

SC ruling allowing EPS as AIADMK chief not a setback: Panneerselvam

Deposed AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Friday said the Supreme Court judgment that allowed Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) to continue as party interim chief is not a setback and asserted that he would go to the people and seek justice. In his first official reaction to the top court's ruling, Panneerselvam said no verdict is a setback for them. "Only after this judgment, our party workers are enthused more," he told reporters. Asserting that the 'Dharma Yudham' is on, Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS said he and his followers would go to the people to seek justice. Answering a question on accusations hurled against him and his followers that they are the ruling DMK's 'B' team, Panneerselvam said 'they (Palaniswami camp) are the A to Z team' of DMK. "Can they accuse us over a single thing? There are a thousand things, these will come out one after the other," he said. They were patient so far considering party discipline and to ensure that the party does not 'break-up,' OPS add

Updated On: 24 Feb 2023 | 2:26 PM IST

DMK sweeps TN urban body polls, wins AIADMK bastions like Edappadi

The DMK alliance won 494 seats in corporations, 2,021 in municipalities, and 4,619 seats in town panchayats

Updated On: 22 Feb 2022 | 8:25 PM IST

Continue with Amma Pharmacy outlets: AIADMK's K Palaniswami to DMK govt

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition K. Palaniswami on Saturday demanded the DMK government to continue the Amma Pharmacy outlets that sell medicines at discounted rates.

Updated On: 20 Nov 2021 | 1:30 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami promises new district in the state

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and senior leader of AIADMK, E Palaniswami, has promised a new district, Arni, which will be carved out of Tiruvannamalai district

Updated On: 22 Mar 2021 | 11:51 AM IST

'Karunanidhi didn't trust him, how will people': Palaniswami targets Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami hit out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin stating that his father late Karunanidhi did not believe him, how will people of the state trust him

Updated On: 22 Mar 2021 | 7:37 AM IST

'I have people's support': Palaniswami amid CM candidate debate in AIADMK

Palaniswami listed out his government's initiatives on several fronts, including a slew of measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic

Updated On: 15 Aug 2020 | 6:16 PM IST

Tamil Nadu govt inks agreements worth Rs 5,000 cr at investor summit in US

35 MoUs have been inked with various US-based companies

Updated On: 05 Sep 2019 | 11:46 PM IST

SC stays Madras HC order directing CBI probe against CM Palaniswami

The Chief Minister has contended that the Madras High Court had wrongly passed the order without issuing him a notice

Updated On: 29 Oct 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

Both AIADMK and Tamil Nadu govt are secular, says CM Edappadi Palaniswami

He said it was the media which was projecting him as a biggie in politics

Updated On: 14 Jan 2018 | 8:14 PM IST

Challenges abound for Palaniswami

Palaniswami has to keep AIADMK united, handle caste politics as well as run state reeling from debt

Updated On: 04 Mar 2017 | 9:02 PM IST

Panneerselvam camp asks for secret ballot, DMK to vote against Palaniswami

Palaniswami govt, which took charge on Thursday, claims they have backing of 123 MLAs in Assembly

Updated On: 18 Feb 2017 | 2:47 AM IST

Palaniswami's journey from a trusted partyman to AIADMK leadership

His greatest challenge would be to put together a majority in the Assembly

Updated On: 17 Feb 2017 | 9:02 AM IST