With the principal opposition AIADMK and the BJP boycotting the February 5 crucial bypoll for the Tamil Nadu Assembly from Erode East constituency, both are apparently yielding the opposition political space to a resurgent 'Naam Tamilar Katchi' (NTK) of filmmaker Seeman, espousing Tamil nationalism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MG Ramachandran on his 108th birth anniversary on Friday.
Tightening the screws on Tightening the screws on R Vaithilingam, a confidant of expelled AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS), the Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached two immovable properties worth Rs 109.92 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Announcing the boycott of the February 5 byelection to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Erode (East) constituency, the principal opposition AIADMK and its ally the DMDK have said the decision to opt out of the contest was taken since the ruling DMK would not allow the people to vote freely as was the case in the past bypolls.
Demanding financial devolution from the central pool without any discrimination, the opposition AIADMK on Sunday pressed for reverting Education back to the State List in the Constitution.
The PMK is the political arm of the powerful Vanniyar community and the previous AIADMK government had ordered 10.5 percent reservation for the community from within the Most Backward Caste (MBC) fold.
The party has alleged that the Amma mini-clinics opened with much fanfare during the AIADMK government of K. Palaniswami in December 2020 were being closed down.
He was a close associate of AIADMK founder and former Chief Minister, Late M.G. Ramachandran. He was honoured with the Periyar award by the Tamil Nadu government and had penned hundreds of poems in Tamil.
Panneerselvam's wife, P. Jayalakshmi passed away on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Chennai where she was admitted following heart-related ailments.
Sasikala and her associates are expecting that if some action is taken against the Palaniswami, the Leader of the Opposition, the BJP leadership, including the Prime Minister, may not have a moral ground to throw their weight behind him.
