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DMK will always be No 1; contest within Oppn for 2nd spot: Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the competition among opposition parties is to "secure the second place" and the DMK we will always get to the "first place" and be the winner in elections. Addressing an Iftar event at Kolathur here, Stalin said although many parties hold Iftar events, they do not not "open their mouth when Muslims are harmed." Be it the Citizenship Amendment Act, the abrogation of Article 370 or anything that was detrimental to the interests of the minorities, "the first voice of opposition" always came from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Even now, the DMK is continuously fighting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, since August 2024, in both the Parliament and Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and the Tamil Nadu Assembly has adopted a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw this Bill that "betrayed" the Muslims. Several Indian Muslim organisations, within the country, including Tamil Nadu, and several of them at a global level are ...

Will badly affect Muslims: TN Assembly passes resolution against Waqf Bill

The Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 sought to change the composition of the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Boards to include non-Muslim members.

'Political comedy': Stalin on Yogi's remarks on delimitation, language row

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister further said that the state is opposing 'language imposition' and 'chauvinism', not any particular language

Federal democracy under threat due to delimitation: DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said federal democracy was under threat due to the proposed delimitation, which will be done "solely on population". He termed the delimitation exercise a political assault on southern states for controlling population growth, improving literacy and empowering women. "The very foundation of our democracyfederalismis under threat. The very pillars of our federal democracy, enshrined by Babasaheb Ambedkar and the visionary framers of our Constitution, are being dismantled brick by brick," Shivakumar said during a meeting on delimitation in Chennai. On a call given by DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, chief ministers, ministers and representatives of various political parties assembled in Chennai to discuss the fallout of the delimitation process. The political parties in southern states are aggrieved that the delimitation based on population will render them powerless and they will have little say in the ...

'North will make us secondary citizens': Revanth Reddy on delimitation row

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin held a meeting on delimitation in Chennai on Saturday, opposing a population-based approach; next meeting to take place in Hyderabad

Will fight until delimitation is conducted fairly: Stalin at first JAC meet

The JAC expressed deep concern over the lack of transparency and clarity in the impending delimitation exercise without any consultation with various stakeholders

Federalism, a basic feature of Constitution is affected, says TN CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday alleged that federalism, which forms part of the basic structure of the Constitution, is getting affected in recent times. Addressing an event held by the Madras Bar Association here, the chief minister said an independent judiciary, judges and lawyers who act like pillars against any attacks on the Constitution, safeguard and provide sustenance to it. He said: "In recent times, I see that federalism, which is one of the basic features of the Constitution, is getting affected. I am of the view that in several matters such as finances (funds) and education, the characteristic of self-dependence of state governments should be ensured." Judiciary continues to play an important role in safeguarding the Constitution and the rights of the states and the learned judges and lawyers work to protect the Constitution. Stalin underscored that his government is working hard to implement the "words of the Constitution in full." Further, he said it

'Secessionist sentiments': FM Sitharaman slams DMK over ₹ symbol change

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed Tamil Nadu's move to replace the rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in the 2025-26 state Budget logo, calling it a threat to national unity

War of words over National Education Policy: Stalin vs Modi govt

A war of words has erupted between the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre over the New Education Policy. In a recent rally, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on the Centre.

Tamil Nadu drops official rupee symbol from state Budget amid language row

This marks the first time a state has rejected the national currency symbol, taking Tamil Nadu's resistance to the NEP to a new level

'I apologise, it was about govt policies': Kharge after row in Rajya Sabha

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge apologised in Rajya Sabha, clarifying that his remark was about government policies, after BJP objected to a 'derogatory' term used in his speech

'He was speaking like an arrogant king': CM MK Stalin to Dharmendra Pradhan

During the Lok Sabha proceedings, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that Tamil Nadu initially agreed to sign MoU for the scheme but later changed its stance

TN CM slams Pradhan for 'arrogance', tells him to control his tongue

The CM's remarks came in the wake of the exchange between the DMK MPs and Pradhan in the Lok Sabha over the PM SHRI scheme and fund allocation to the southern state

DMK vs BJP: Amit Shah urges CM Stalin to start medical education in Tamil

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has opposed the National Education Policy 2020 and challenged the BJP to make the three-language formula an agenda in the 2026 Assembly elections

Amit Shah asks Stalin to impart medical, engineering education in Tamil

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to commence engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state. Targeting the chief minister on the language issue, especially given Stalin's opposition to Hindi, Shah said the Narendra Modi government effected changes and now ensured that the CISF aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages. "Now the PM Narendra Modi government has ensured that the exam can be written in Tamil too," the home minister said, speaking at the 56th Raising Day of the CISF at RTC Thakkolam in Ranipet, about 70 km from Chennai. He further said, "I appeal to the Tamil Nadu chief minister to start the engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state for the benefit of students." He said Tamil Nadu's culture played a vital role in strengthening India's cultural stream. "Be it administrative reforms, attaining spiritual heights, education or the unity and integrity of the nation - Tamil N

Education minister faces fallout for reviving lost battle: TN CM Stalin

He further alleged that the row over the imposition of the three-language formula had become a laughing stock in Tamil Nadu

MK Stalin, Rahul Gandhi defamation row, Stock market, RBI & more

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin criticised the Centre's push for Hindi under the National Education Policy, calling the mother tongue issue a “hornets’ nest”.

'Hindi zealots are true anti-nationals': MK Stalin amid language row

In a long post on X, DMK chief MK Stalin recalled the 1967 Tamil language protests led by party founder CN Annadurai and urged Tamil Nadu to rise against the alleged 'imposition of Hindi'

Tamil Nadu's all-party meeting requests PM Modi's assurance on delimitation

64 parties were called for today's all-party meeting on Constituency Delimitation, in which 58 parties (including organisations) participated

TN CM Stalin to chair all-party meet on delimitation to counter Centre

Seeking to up the ante on delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin will chair an all-party meeting here on Wednesday, which is likely to take on the Centre over the issue. For the DMK regime, which has been at loggerheads with the BJP-led NDA Centre over several issues including non-release of education funds by the union government, the proposed delimitation exercise has become a fresh point of contention. Opposition to National Education Policy, NEET, alleged Hindi imposition are among the other issues in which the DMK is targeting the BJP-led Centre. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accused Stalin of spreading "misinformation," over the delimitation issue and assured that southern states that they will not lose a "single Parliamentary seat" due to delimitation. BJP state president K Annamalai said Stalin was trying to "shift the narrative" with the "imaginary fear" regarding delimitation as people of the state had rejected his argument on the ...