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DMK wins Vellore LS seat by over 8,000 votes; AIADMK pushed to second spot

AIADMK's A C Shanmugam (chief of Puthiya Neethi Katchi, an ally of the ruling party) and DMK's D M Kathir Anand were the key contenders of the total 28 candidates in the fray

MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi parlays a career in cinema into one in politics

Udhayanidhi has said he will also continue acting in movies

Political blame game erupts in Tamil Nadu as water crisis worsens

With borewells and wells going dry in parts of Tamil Nadu, the demand for water has gone up manifold

Dhinakaran's close aide Thanga Tamilselvan joins opposition party DMK

Balaji had joined the DMK last year and he was elected MLA from Aravakurichi in the May 19 bypolls

DMK: Centre dropping Hindi norm shows 'Kalaignar is living'

Welcoming the Centre dropping the contentious clause of mandatory Hindi teaching, the DMK on Monday said it showed that late party patriarch M Karunanidhi was "living," apparently suggesting that it was a success to his legacy of opposing "imposition" of Hindi. A revised draft education policy was issued Monday that did not have a mention of Hindi being compulsory amid controversy over the recommendation of an HRD Ministry panel to teach the language in non-Hindi speaking states. After presiding over a meet of his party district secretaries, MPs, and MLAs, DMK president M K Stalin said in a tweet: "At a time when we are celebrating the birth anniversary of Thalaivar (leader) Kalaignar (late Karunanidhi), the Central government withdrawing the Hindi compulsory subject clause shows that Kalaignar is living." "Let us guard mother Tamil always breaking up the hegemonic imposition of Hindi," he said. The DMK is today celebrating the 95th birth anniversary of Karunanidhi, who pas

DMK pitches to make Tamil an 'official language' in central govt offices

The proposal came a day after the Centre dropped the contentious provision of compulsory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states

DMK pitches for implementation of 'two-language' formula across India

Centre has dropped the contentious provision of compulsory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states

DMK to contest 20 seats, seals seat-sharing with allies in TN for LS polls

The DMK's announcement virtually closes the door on Vijayakanth's DMDK, which is yet to forge an alliance though the ruling AIADMK is positive about aligning with the actor-politician's party

Tamil Nadu's politics of welfare

The question remains, though: Why did it work so well in Tamil Nadu and not in the northern states?

DMK calls emergency meeting on Aug 14, Stalin may be made president

All the executive members of the party have been directed to be present at the meeting

DMK seeks CBI, DRI probe into alleged payoffs to MLAs

Stalin's PIL challenging the trust vote is pending in the court

TN farmers' woes: Stalin terms Palaniswami govt as PM Modi's 'proxy regime'

Explained reasons for calling a state-wide bandh on April 25 in support of the drought-hit farmers

DMK convenes all-party meet to deliberate Tamil Nadu farmers' woes

However, Tamil Nadu farmers continue to protest for drought relief at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

DMK writes to Assembly Secretary for a No-Confidence Motion against Speaker

M K Stalin said his party has done this after trust vote which Palaniswami won with a 122-11 margin

Support to Panneerselvam was issue-based, says DMK leader M K Stalin

Sasikala has blamed the arch rival DMK for trying to destabilise the AIADMK

Declare Tamil Nadu a drought state: DMK

DMK leader said Cyclone Vardah had affected only 3 districts of Tamil Nadu, whereas farmers are suffering from scarcity of water

Karuna slams BJP, asks to mend its path over Cauvery issue

Karunanidhi says BJP faced all round condemnation in Tamil Nadu after it took a stand against setting up the CMB in the Supreme Court

Karunanidhi makes Stalin political heir

DMK supremo said this to a Tamil magazine

DMK to support September 16 shutdown called by farmers' organisations

The shutdown protest was called by various organisations representing the interests of farmers, truck owners and traders

DMK MLAs protest outside Tamil Nadu Assembly

The protesting MLAs, who staged a dharna, alleged that they were denied entry into the Assembly premises