Terming the by-polls to 18 of the 21 Assembly seats along with 18 April Lok Sabha polls as a mini-election, DMK president M K Stalin Sunday released the candidates’ list, nominating Poondi K Kalaivanan for the high-profile Tiruvarur seat held by his father and late chief minister M Karunanidhi.
Continue Reading
The DMK, which would be contesting in 20 of the 39 seats in the polls, has nominated late leader M Karunandihi’s daughter and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi for the Thoothukudi seat. Continue Reading
Vijayakanth-led DMDK is expected to formally announce its alliance with the AIADMK tomorrow and accept the four seats it was offered. Its bargaining chip of using DMK to get more seats from the AIADMK failed after DMK president M K Stalin officially announced today that his party will contest in all the remaining 20 seats in the 2019 general elections. Continue Reading
It was an action-filled day at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam at Teynampet as talks for the alliance were held with multiple parties. Continue Reading
Alleging that the DMK has been copying their idea of holding grama sabha meetings across Tamilnadu, Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan today said it is a surprise that only after MNM held such meetings, the DMK is conducting the same across the State. Continue Reading
Communist Party of India State secretary R Mutharasan has expressed displeasure over the recent comments made by DMK treasurer Duraimurugan over the alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. Continue Reading
Traffic was thrown out of gear at most places in Chennai this morning following a protest by the main opposition DMK seeking probe against Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in Kodanad video leak. Continue Reading
With the #10YearChallenge that is about posting photos of individuals from 2009 and from today, to check their physical changes, taking the social media by storm, how about a similar exercise for Tamilnadu from the political angle, for the State’s politics witnessed a sea change in the last decade? Continue Reading
A meeting of the MLAs of the Opposition DMK will be held here on 2 January, 2019 to decide the strategy to be adopted at the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly session beginning with the Governor’s address on that day. Continue Reading
The session, likely to last a week, is expected to generate more heat as the Opposition, led by the DMK, would be raising a host of issues, including the Mekedatu project row with Karnataka, relief works in Cyclone Gaja-hit districts and the controversial Sterlite issue. Continue Reading