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Sunday, July 14, 2024,
Chennai
The customary governor’s address to the state legislative assembly at the beginning of a new year-session has turned out to be an exercise in futility and reduced to a farce. A colonial legacy, it could as well be converted into a chief minister’s address, since it is prepared by the cabinet and not the governor.
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Sunday, August 22, 2021,
Chennai
The statement of TN CM Thiru M K Stalin, welcoming the Madras Day celebrations, has come as a rude and painful shock to lovers of Tamil culture, history and followers of the Tamil movement in Chennai and other parts of TN. The statement goes against the traditional stand of the TN govt right from the Congress govts to that of the DMK and even the AIADMK to ignore the Madras Day as they always believed that Chennai and other parts of TN existed from well before Sangam era for over 2000 years
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021,
Chennai
The DMK stormed back to power in Tamil Nadu after a gap of 10 years, with its president M K Stalin set to take over as chief minister on May 7 at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. The DMK-led front won 159 of the 234 seats up for grabsin the April 6 elections, counting for which was taken up on May 2 and 3, 2021. The AIADMK had to bow out of power, coming down from 134 in the previous House to just 66 now. Edappadi Palaniswami submitted his resignation as chief minister.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
UDHAYANIDHI STALIN (DMK), son of DMK president M K Stalin, defeated his nearest rival KASSALI A. V. A of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) by 69,355 votes in Chepauk-
Tiruvallikeni constituency of Chennai.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
O Panneerselvam, deputy chief minister and AIADMK co-ordinator, won from Bodinayakanur constituency, defeating his nearest rival ThangaTamilselvan of DMK
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
P Dhanapal of AIADMK leads by 49,244 votes over nearest rival Adhiyaman of Aadhi Tamizhar Peravai (ATP) in Avinashi (SC) constituency.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
Minister D Jayakumar of AIADMK trails by 4,573 votes over nearest rival R Murthy of DMK in Royapuram constituency.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
Chief Minister and AIADMK Joint Co-ordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami of AIADMK leads by 19,903 votes over nearest rival T. Sampath Kumar of DMK in Edappadi
constituency.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
DMK president M K Stalin leads by 5,908 votes over nearest rival Aadi Rajaram of AIADMK in Kolathur constituency.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
A. Bannari of AIADMK defeated P L Sundaram of CPI by 9,546 votes. AIADMK retains seat.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
The DMK-led front has secured a vote-share of 43.65 per cent in the votes counted so far, about 2.18 per cent more than that of the AIADMK-led combine's vote share of 41.47 per cent. The AIADMK current vote-share clearly indicates an anti-incumbency trend against CM Edappadi K Palaniswami's AIADMK rule compared to the 2016 Assembly polls. However, these votes from the AIADMK kitty went to other parties, not the DMK, and this explains why the DMK could not register an emphatic victory
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
After three rounds of counting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the opposition DMK-led front established early leads over the AIADMK-led alliance. The DMK-led
combine was ahead in 138 constituencies out of the 234 seats up for grabs, AIADMK-led front in 94, MNM leader Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore-South, and AMMK leader TTV Dinakaran in Koilpatti.
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Thursday, April 22, 2021,
Chennai
The wheel has moved a full circle for the Dravidian parties, which now seek to share power with the national parties at the Centre and rub shoulders with them during the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.
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Thursday, April 22, 2021,
Chennai
The DMK and the AIADMK parties’ leaders admit that Kamal Haasan’s MNM could make a significant impact, especially in urban areas where the party enjoys a greater following on social media.
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Thursday, April 22, 2021,
Chennai
The AIADMK and its ally, the BJP, are not on the same page here. The AIADMK wants the convicts in the Rajiv killing case be given pardon but Governor Banwarilal Purohit toes the Centre line that no mercy should be shown as it is an issue concerning national security and terrorism
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020,
Chennai
BJP circles are working on a plan to get Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah to meet actor Rajinikanth during his Chennai visit on November 21, and convince him to launch a new party in time for the 2021 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Friday, October 30, 2020,
Chennai
R K Raghavan, former head of CBI and IG Intelligence, Tamil Nadu, has described in his book his harsh encounters with the DMK and AIADMK governments in the State, including former chief ministers MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. "Jayalalithaa was dangerously reckless, and paid the penalty for it”.
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Saturday, October 24, 2020,
Chennai
Is a statue for a living person unlucky? Does it bring in bad luck, bad days for such a person? Did it happen in the case of singer SPB who ordered a statue for himself? In a world full of superstitions even in the 21st century, such questions do crop up.
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Thursday, August 6, 2020,
Chennai
The capital need not be shifted from Chennai. Yet, the metropolitan centre badly needs a second capital to decongest Chennai which would be easier for people in southern districts of TN to access, like Tiruchi or Karur. A look at MGR, Jaya proposals on the Capital issue, and why they were made and shelved
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Friday, April 17, 2020,
Chennai
The BJP candidates list for Tamil Nadu has revealed that the party has relied more on caste and religious polarization to try and improve its electoral prospects in the State.
