TN Electricity Minister denies commercial ties with Adani conglomerate
This is the first reaction of the DMK government following the indictment of the Adani conglomerate in a US court.
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.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday made it clear that his cabinet colleague Senthil Balaji is an important cog in the wheel of the DMK and his comeback into the government was significant.
A day after her remark on Telugu speaking community in Tamil Nadu as migrants who accompanied the kings’ consorts and not natives sparked a controversy, actor Kasthuri found herself on the wrong side when she accused non-Brahmins in the government service as corrupt and invited the ruling DMK’s ire.
While all other linguistically reorganised states celebrate November 1 as their foundation day, Tamil Nadu is deeply divided on this with the ruling DMK holding it on July 18, when the state was officially rechristened as Tamil Nadu.
Stung by actor Vijay’s frontal attack on the DMK as a "family looting Tamil Nadu with the mask of Dravidian model", the ruling Dravidian major on Monday dismissed him as the "C team" of the BJP.
Jealous of the DMK government’s support among the people, opposition AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) has turned into an astrologer, predicting friction in the DMK-led alliance and its potential disintegration, Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Wednesday.
