In a novel protest to seek justice for the sexual assault victim of the prestigious Anna University in Chennai and to highlight women's security, BJP state president K Annamalai flogged himself in front of his residence in Coimbatore.
Demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah's apology for his remarks ‘insulting’ BR Ambedkar, the ruling DMK and its key ally, the VCK, held separate demonstrations and rail blockade agitations across Tamil Nadu.
“Only those who have committed more sins and are burdened by them, have to worry about virtue,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday, castigating Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on the architect of the constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar.
Hours ahead of meeting Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin, key ally and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol Thirumavalavan on Monday suspended party deputy general secretary Aadhav Arjuna for six months his for continued offensive against the big brother
Training his guns on the DMK in the state at the centre, actor-turned neta Vjay on Friday slammed the ruling party for its arrogance and predicted that its coalition calculations will come to naught in the 2026 assembly elections.
This is the first reaction of the DMK government following the indictment of the Adani conglomerate in a US court.
Slamming the BJP-led Union government for its persistence with imposing Hindi disregarding Tamil and other languages and washing its hands off Manipur, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, charged the Centre with usurping the legitimate rights of the states.
At a meeting with the Chairperson and members of the 16th Finance Commission, the Chief Minister called for a new model of sharing tax revenue which does not hinder the growth of developed states.
Caught between his party’s long cherished goal of power sharing and the political compulsion of remaining with the DMK, Dalit leader and MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday ruled out entering into an electoral alliance with actor Vijay’s fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazagam (TVK).
“Many have started coming up with the motto of destroying the DMK. But, it is not necessary for me to respond to them. The people will give them a fitting reply,” he said, speaking at a marriage reception of a party functionary in Thanjavur, 343 km south of Chennai, on Thursday.
