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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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Wednesday, September 5, 2018,
Chennai
The much-touted rally of Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s ostracized son M K Alagiri in Chennai on September 5 has been a failure of sorts as he failed to attract any DMK functionary of note, with the party showing it is solidly behind his brother M K Stalin. However, in the eclipse of Alagiri, lies another story of the DMK being left without a strong southern satrap or star.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018,
Thoothukudi
Tamil Nadu, already earning a notorious tag for its efforts to put down dissent especially against the BJP, blotted its copybook further with the arrest of a 28-year-old research scholar from Canada, Lois Sofia, for shouting, “down with Modi, BJP-RSS fascist government,” towards the end of a Chennai-Thoothukudi flight when TN BJP president Tamilisai Soundarajan crossed her.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018,
Chennai
The newly-elected president of the DMK, M K Stalin will not be as towering a personality as Muthuvel Karunanidhi. However, he will be seen as a more inclusive leader than his father. Stalin doesn’t believe in berating those who have faith in God and religion, especially Hinduism, which practice antagonized several sections of society and alienated them from the DMK.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018,
Chennai
Leader after leader of various opposition parties, speaking at the Kalaignar condolence meeting in Chennai on August 30, stressed that the newly-elected president M K Stalin will play a crucial role in the formation of the next government at the Centre. For Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Pon Radhakrishnan of the BJP, it must have been galling to find a galaxy of opposition parties coming together under one platform which could be a precursor to an alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Monday, August 27, 2018,
Chennai
M K Stalin has been elected unopposed as DMK president. He takes over as president on August 28 morning at the party general council meeting in Chennai when party general secretary K Anbazhagan will formally declare the results of elections to the post of president and treasurer.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018,
Chennai
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi was laid to rest on the Marina beach as several chief ministers and leaders of various parties besides thousands of supporters bade him a tearful farewell. Symbolically, the leader of the party with the Rising Sun as its symbol was cremated around the time of the sun set.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018,
Chennai
Three people were killed and nearly 50 others injured in a stampede in front of Rajaji Hall where thousands of people had gathered to get a last glimpse of the departed DMK leader M Karunanidhi. The police resorted to a lathicharge after steps to control the crowd failed. The injured were rushed to hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018,
Chennai
The Madras High Court decision on allowing the Karunanidhi Memorial on the Marina Beach, next to the Anna Memorial is a huge psychological and political victory for the DMK in the battle with the AIADMK which commenced 46 years ago from the time actor MGR formed the Anna DMK after his ouster from the DMK.
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Saturday, July 28, 2018,
Chennai
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi suffered a major setback past midnight on July 28 as there was a drop in blood pressure. He was rushed to the Kauvery Hospital in Alwarpet from his Gopalapuram residence and admitted there around 1 a.m. The condition was stabilized as he responded to treatment
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Friday, May 19, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has asked his fans to be battle-fit and be ready for war when it comes. The statement on May 19 has
indicated that Rajinikanth could take the plunge into politics ahead of the next general elections.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, as is customary prior to the release of his film, deliberately threw hints about a possible political entry but
made it clear that he would not support those who tried to make money from politics, and asked his fans not be disappointed if he
did not enter politics.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017,
Chennai
The Madras High Court on February 22 declined to grant any interim relief to the DMK, with respect to its petition questioning the manner in which the vote of confidence was won by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the Assembly, asked Leader of the Opposition and DMK party working president M.K. Stalin to produce video recordings to prove his charge that he was assaulted.
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Friday, February 10, 2017,
Chennai
AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala announced the expulsion of presidium chairman E Madhusudhanan from primary membership and all posts after he joined hands with O Panneerselvam on Feb 9.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017,
Chennai
The DMK in Tamil Nadu today opted for the long-discussed change -- DMK president M Karunanidhi agreeing to make his son and
Treasurer, M K Stalin, the Working President at the General Council meeting in Chennai on January 4.
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Friday, October 21, 2016,
Chennai
The DMK has fielded K C Pallani Shamy and Anjugam for Aravakurichi and Thanjavur bypolls to be held on November 19.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016,
Chennai
DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin is all set to become the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil nadu Assembly, following his election as the leader of the DMK Legislature Party on May 24.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016,
Chennai
DMDK leader and chief ministerial candidate of the six-party front, Vijayakanth, and DMK treasurer M K Stalin filed nominations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Ulundurpettai and Kolathur respectively
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016,
Chennai
The DMK on April 13 released its list of candidates for 173 constituencies for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on May 16. Karunanidhi will contest from Tiruvarur and his son M K Stalin from Kolathur.
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Thursday, April 7, 2016,
Chennai
The DMK has strengthened its front by adding Pudhiya Tamizhagam (PT) to its alliance for the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The PT has been allotted four seats in the front.
