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Udhayanidhi Stalin mocks AIADMK rift, asks Palaniswami to fix his own party

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin took strong exception to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for criticising the DMK-led alliance and advised the former CM to save his faction-ridden party that was disintegrating. Referring to the latest rift in the opposition AIADMK with its senior leader K A Sengottaiyan on September 5 asking Palaniswami to take into the AIADMK fold all those who left the party, Udhayanidhi said this was a new group that has emerged in the AIADMK. "When the members of two AIADMK factions meet, they would only enquire who belonged to which faction - EPS (Edappadi K Palaniswami), OPS (O Panneerselvam), TTV (T T V Dhinakaran), Sasikala (ousted interim general secretary), Sellur Raju or the newly emerged Sengottaiyan group," Udhayanidhi sarcastically remarked while addressing party workers here on Friday evening. Though the AIADMK was disintegrating into many groups, Palaniswami went around claiming that the DMK would swallow its allies

Can use names, photos of CMs in welfares schemes; SC rules in DMK's favour

Supreme Court criticised AIADMK MP for targeting only DMK, saying that similar practices exist across parties and it is not unique to the DMK

Women, girls unsafe under DMK rule in TN, says AIADMK chief Palaniswami

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has expressed concerns over the escalating crimes against women in Tamil Nadu, claiming that even young girls were not safe. He alleged that criminals were getting emboldened and flayed the ruling DMK for not ensuring safety for girls and women. Addressing a rally here on Saturday as part of his statewide campaign to "protect people, and redeem Tamil Nadu", Palaniswami said, "the culprit who allegedly raped a ten-year-old girl in Gummidipoondi is yet to be arrested. Young girls, women and even elderly persons are not safe in the DMK rule." "Do you want such a government to continue?" the former CM asked, and the crowd replied with a thunderous "no". Speaking at Vedaranyam, famous for the salt sathyagraha against the British, Palaniswami said people were disillusioned' on all fronts with the present DMK regime and "they are ready for another Satyagraha - this time against the DMK to vote out that party in next year's Assembly ...

'Census delay no accident, delimitation not a coincidence', says Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin warned that if delimitation is carried out using the 2027 Census, the democratic influence of southern states would be severely weakened and would unfair to them

AIADMK-BJP alliance 'treacherous', doomed to fail: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin further asserted that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a movement that stands firm in protecting state rights, linguistic rights, and Tamil culture

DMK minister Ponmudi loses key post over joke linking religion with sex

The controversial comment, which referred to Hindu sect symbols in sexual positions, triggered political outrage and led to Ponmudi's removal as DMK deputy general secretary

CB-CID to probe attack on YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar's house, says DGP

The Tamil Nadu Police' CB-CID wing will probe the incident of a group barging into popular Youtuber and political activist, 'Savukku' Shankar's house here and pouring sewage, the DGP's office has said. The move comes in the wake Shankar making "certain allegations against the Greater Chennai Police and the Commissioner of Police," in an interview, a release from the office of Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, said. "Hence, the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police requested for transferring the aforementioned CSR to any other agency for enquiry. Based on the request, the petition in G-3 Kilpauk Police Station CSR No 118/2025 has been transferred to CBCID for further enquiry," the release from the Head of Police Force (HoPF) said. On Monday, 'Savukku' Shankar's residence here was targeted by a group of persons who allegedly dumped "sewage and human faeces" inside the house, a move that resulted in widespread criticism, including from ruling DMK ally, the Viduthalai

High drama in TN Assembly: Governor walks out over national anthem dispute

Minutes after the Governor walked out, his office accused the Tamil Nadu government of disrespecting the Constitution by not singing the National Anthem at the start of the session

TN govt says Union Budget has betrayed; AIADMK calls it 'a disappointment'

The Tamil Nadu government and the opposition AIADMK slammed the Union Budget on Tuesday allegedly for ignoring the state and for favouring the BJP allies ruled states. The Centre has consistently chosen to ignore the demands raised by Chief Minister M K Stalin on a numerous issues and also the requests that he had placed before the Union government, state Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said. "It is true that Tamil Nadu has been betrayed. Though the Centre has been lavish in allocating funds to several states, it has not accepted the demands of our Chief Minister," Thennarasu told reporters here. Responding to a question on the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament earlier in the day, he said, the Centre has not accepted the demands that he had conveyed on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government. Opposition AIADMK termed the Budget as "a big disappointment" in all aspects and claimed that it was prepared "only to satisfy" the BJP allies' ru

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: AIADMK holds hunger strike, calls for CBI probe

Led by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, AIADMK MLAs and party workers held a hunger strike here on Thursday to press for a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. DMDK chief Premalatha Vijayakanth visited the venue and lent her party's support to the protest. Clad in black shirts, the AIADMK legislators, who have been suspended from the ongoing Assembly session for disrupting proceedings, began their fast here by 9 am at the Rajarathinam stadium. The fast is also to condemn 'denial of permission' to raise the issue in the state Assembly, according to the main opposition party. Palaniswami, in a post on X, demanded Chief Minister M K Stalin's resignation and reiterated that the hooch deaths be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). While the deaths have 'crossed 60,' why has not Stalin visited Kallakurichi so far, he asked. He also slammed the chief minister's 'reluctance' to have a honest discussion over the issue in the Assembly. Premalat

34 dead in Kallakurichi after consuming methanol mixed arrack: CM Stalin

Stalin also directed officials to notify a one-man commission to be led by retired Madras High Court Judge B Gokuldas to make recommendations to the government

Sasikala already 'given exit,' no scope for entry again, says AIADMK

Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar on Monday said VK Sasikala, confidante of late party matriarch J Jayalalithaa has already been 'given exit' and ruled out the scope for her re-entry. Jayakumar, a former state minister, dismissed her accusation of caste politics against the party as 'cheap propaganda' and said it will not have any impact. Speaking to reporters, Jayakumar, when asked about Sasikala's assertion, recalled her taking a stand in 2021 of 'staying away from politics.' Also, he recalled her expulsion, along with her relatives from the party in 2011 when Jayalalithaa was the party chief. About a decade ago, only Sasikala (not her relatives) was readmitted into the party by Jayalalithaa after she tendered a letter of regret. "What did she say in 2021? she said she will stay away from politics." Furthermore, Jayakumar said: "She is not a member of AIADMK. She has nothing to do with the party and she says she has made an entry. You (Sasikala) have already been given the exit an

DMK blames NTA over NEET, slams BJP-led govt for being 'spectator'

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Saturday accused the National Testing Agency of spoiling the sanctity of NEET and blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre for being a 'spectator' and backing coaching centres that earned in crores. Yet again, the DMK sought scrapping the national test, saying it alone would protect the sanctity of education sector. Referring to the Centre telling the Supreme Court days ago that the grace marks of 1,563 students would be cancelled, DMK's Tamil mouthpiece 'Murasoli' said the BJP government would not have done this if the matter had not been taken to the apex court. Over the years, several irregularities have been happening in NEET and the BJP government did not take note of it, the daily in an editorial on June 15 alleged. The irregularities and scams that happened in 'secret' so far in the conduct of NEET was held in 'open' this year. Only to hide this, the test result that was scheduled to be released on June 14 was advanced to June 4, when the result

In Tamil Nadu, BJP hopes to blunt criticism, break '2-party' poll system

The MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), along with its allies, such as the Left parties and the Congress, has set the target of bettering its 2019 performance by winning all 39 seats

Lok Sabha polls: At least 45 per cent seats to see multi-cornered contest

The Congress was not part of the opposition alliance, and it proved to be a marginal player in UP five years back, securing a meagre 6.3 per cent of votes

Katchatheevu row: PM Modi sharpens attack, Cong asks him to talk on China

DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin questioned the BJP's 'sudden love' for fishermen ahead of elections

LS polls: Katchatheecvu issue rekindles contention between DMK-AIADMK

The emotive issue of Katchatheevu, a tiny island ceded to Sri Lanka by the Indian government in 1974 has always been a bone of contention between late Chief Ministers M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa and the latter even vowed to retrieve the islet as a part of addressing the fishermen's issues. The uninhabited island was ceded in 1974 when the then Prime MInister Indira Gandhi accepted Katchatheevu as Sri Lankan area under the Indo-Sri Lankan Maritime agreement with her counterpart Srimavo Bandaranaike, aimed at resolving the maritime boundaries in the Palk Strait. Further, another agreement signed in 1976 restricted the fishermen of both the countries from fishing in the other's exclusive economic zones. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday training his guns against the Congress and its ally DMK, in power at the Centre and the state, respectively then, the issue has now assumed centre stage in the poll season, just days ahead of the April 19 general election in Tamil Nadu. T

Lok Sabha polls: DMK forces rival AIADMK to target BJP in Tamil Nadu

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami's soft approach towards the BJP seems to have given the edge to DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin in making it a poll issue. Stalin's double barreled gun aims shots at both the AIADMK and the BJP, often provoking Palaniswami to become a vocal critic of the BJP. The narratives set by these two parties have narrowed down the poll battle between them and almost eclipsed the election campaign of other players such as the Congress, the left parties, Seeman's Naam Tamilar Katchi, though BJP state chief K Annamalai fires sharp barbs at the DMK. Palaniswami's argument that the need to criticise the BJP doesn't arise as the AIADMK parted ways with the saffron party does not hold water with the ruling dispensation. Faced by constant criticism, Palaniswami, who in the past has not been harsh in criticising his erstwhile colleague and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, is forced to respond. Nor has he been critical of V K

Lok Sabha polls: BJP's fourth list out, Tamil Nadu candidates finalised

Lok Sabha polls: In its latest list, the BJP revealed 15 candidates, including 14 for Tamil Nadu and one for Puducherry. The party has fielded Puducherry Home Minister A Namassivayam from the UT

Lok Sabha polls: INDIA bloc-poll body meet, DMK campaign launch. 10 points

Lok Sabha elections: INDIA bloc members will meet the Election Commission to protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest while the MCC is in force