Sharpening Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the One Nation One Poll (ONOP) push of the Union Government, Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday charged that it was designed to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the country’s dictator, which is not good even for the BJP.
Stopping short of accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin as anti-national, the Raj Bhavan on Sunday charged him of betraying the true intentions of the ‘coalition interests and ideologies’ which don't accept and respect Bharat as a nation.
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.
Announcing $1 million prize for deciphering the Indus script, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin lamented on Sunday that even a century after the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation, which has similarities with Tamil culture, the script is yet to be deciphered for everyone to understand.
In a letter to the External Affairs Minister, the Chief Minister said the 17 fishermen from Rameswaram were apprehended and their two mechanised boats seized by the island navy on Tuesday.
Even as the Opposition is targeting Chief Minister MK Stalin over the death of five persons at the Indian Air Force (IAF) airshow at the Marina seafront here, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigl Katchi (VCK) and the CPI(M), key alliance partners of the ruling DMK on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into the tragedy.
With the indefinite strike by workers at the Samsung plant on Chennai's outskirts nearing the fifth week to press for trade union right, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, on Saturday tasked three ministers to resolve the issue and bring to an end the ongoing protest.
Disregarding the Opposition’s criticism of dynastic politics and nepotism, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin got his son and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi elevated as the deputy chief minister of the state, making it clear that he is the heir apparent in the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
Besides the existing responsibilities, Udhayanidhi, a film actor and producer, has been entrusted with Planning and Development, a communique from the Raj Bhavan said late on Saturday night.
Stalin said he was delighted at the presence of Tata Sons Ltd Chairman, a son of the soil hailing from Mohanur in Namakkal district, heading a globally reputed corporate house.
