With the Raj Bhavans increasingly becoming politicised, the DMK MPs would highlight in the upcoming budget session of Parliament the need for a ‘Code of Conduct’ for Governors and a time frame for granting assent for Bills passed by the State Legislatures, till the gubernatorial office is abolished.
With no thaw in the relationship in sight between the Raj Bhavan and the DMK government, Chief Minister MK Stalin is skipping the ‘At Home’ reception hosted by Governor RN Ravi on Republic Day and instead, is slated to participate in an event organised by the villagers in and around Arittapatti, in Madurai district to thank him for the cancellation of the Tungsten mining lease in that region.
The chief minister also wrote a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to withdraw the draft regulations of the UGC, 2024 and 2025.
Slamming the ruling DMK of being adept at enacting a drama to hoodwink the people, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and matinee icon Vijay on Monday demanded that the Parandur airport project be given up and the Union and state governments reassess its viability and feasibility.
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.
Crying foul over the 'black out’ of the opposition in the telecast of the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s proceedings, former chief minister and AIADMK general secretary E Palaniswami on Thursday charged the ruling DMK with murdering democracy through censorship.
Cornered by the opposition in the Assembly over the sexual assault of a girl student by an intruder at the prestigious Anna University in the city last month, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday vehemently denied that the accused, who has been arrested, was a member of the ruling DMK but was only a party sympathiser.
Demanding the recall of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for insulting Thamizh Thai Vazhthu (invocation for mother Tamil), DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi, MP, on Tuesday likened his walkout from the assembly to that of a kid running away from school citing lame excuses like stomach ache.
Touching a new low in the relationship between the DMK Government and the Raj Bhavan, Governor RN Ravi boycotted the Assembly, leaving the House in a huff in protest against the national anthem not being sung at the commencement of the session on Monday morning.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted an 11-hour raid at the residence of DMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan in Vellore district.
