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.
Going by present indications, it is advantage DMK coalition.
Stalin, who was elevated to the post of president of DMK in August 2018 following the death of his father M Karunanidhi, is in his usual style interacting with the people during the campaign.
Not trusting the police to safeguard their privacy and dignity, two sisters aged 20 and 18 accompanied by their father have approached the Coimbatore district collector seeking a licence to possess a pistol for personal protection.
Tamil Nadu goes to polls in a single phase on April 18.
In the letter, an AIADMK MLA alleged that banks have been told not to bounce cheques even if there are no adequate funds in the account.
