Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader SS Sivasankar on Friday triggered a controversy after he claimed that there was no historical evidence to establish that Lord Ram existed. Drawing parallels with Chola dynasty kings, he said that the kingdom’s buildings still serve as a piece of evidence to prove their existence. While speaking at an …
Chennai: Two political workers from Tamil Nadu have been murdered in less than 24 hours — one of them in neighbouring Puducherry. Selvakumar, a BJP worker from Sivaganga district was found murdered last night. In neighbouring Puducherry, Padmanabhan, AIADMK’s Ward Secretary from Cuddalore district, was killed Selvakumar was president of the party’s district cooperative wing, …
The BJP won 240 seats, which is 63 fewer seats than the 2019 Lok Sabha election, hitting the strike rate of 54.42%. The Congress, however, bagged 99 seats, which is 47 more seats than its performance in the previous parliamentary polls, nailing the strike rate of 30.18%. NDA allies such as LJP (Ram Vilas) had …
TN Election Results 2024 Live Updates: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu to declare the verdict for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament. Tamil Nadu sees a contest between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the All …
It is significant to recall the legacy of Karunanidhi as the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its leadership is faced with the twin challenges of transition from within and the political challenge from the Edappadi Palaniswami-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the desperate resistance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from outside. …
Tamil Nadu minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan has come under fire after he used expletives against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally. The BJP said it would approach the Election Commission seeking action against Radhakrishnan. When the minister used those words, DMK MP Kanimozhi was on the stage and did not protest, the BJP …
A day after Supreme Court’s nudge, senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader K Ponmudy was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Minister by Governor RN Ravi on Friday. Ponmudy had lost his post as a minister after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case about three years ago. He was convicted on 19 December 2023 by …
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday filed two complaints with the Election Commission in Tamil Nadu against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). DMK registered complaints against PM Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (ANI) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In the first complaint to chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo, DMK’s organising secretary RS Bharathi …
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar addressing the media on General Election at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on March 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India will go to the polls from April 19 to June 1, in a marathon seven-phase exercise to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, the …
DMK and allies for 2024 general elections The DMK has stuck with almost all of its allies from the 2019 polls including the Congress, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), Communist Party of India (CPI), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the Kongunadu Makkal …