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Saturday, March 25, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil actor Rajinikanth, stung by criticism of his plan to attend an event in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, of handing over the keys of
150 homes to Tamils there on April 9, 2017.
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Monday, April 25, 2016,
Koilpatti
MDMK general secretary and co-ordinator of People’s Welfare Alliance (PWA) Vaiko has decided not to contest the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, and has blamed the DMK for creating conflicts in Koilpatti constituency from where he intended to file his nomination on April 25.
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Saturday, April 16, 2016,
Chennai
MDMK leader Vaiko will contest the Tamiull Nadu Assembly polls after a gap of 20 years. He will seek election from Koilpatti constituency. The MDMK released its list of 29 candidates.
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Saturday, March 26, 2016,
Madurai
MDMK leader Vaiko on March 25 alleged that the DMK and the BJP had made offers, including money, to DMDK leader Vijayakanth, who had rejected them to join the People's Welfare Front (PWF) to fight the May 16 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
Chennai
Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) leader G K Vasan has declined to indicate if his party would join the Vijayakanth-led CVF for the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls and said his party was yet to make up its mind on the alliance question.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
Chennai
The DMDK will contest 124 seats as part of the Captain Vijayakanth Front (CVF) in the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, and the 4-party People's Welfare Front (PWF) in 110 seats, the CVF convenor Vaiko announced in Chennai on March 23.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
Chennai
Captain Vijayakanth Front leader Vijayakanth on March 23 declared that the front would form a coalition government in Tamil Nadu which would include the DMDK, MDMK, Left parties and the Viduthalai Siuruthaigal Katchi (VCK).
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
Chennai
MDMK leader and convenor of Captain Vijayakanth Front (CVF) Vaiko said on March 23 that this front would quash the hopes of AIADMK and DMK and would emerge victorious in the May 16 elections and would form a coalition government in Tamil Nadu
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016,
Chennai
The DMK on March 23 received a major set-back as the Vijayakanth-led DMDK announced the formation of a third front with the four-party People's Welfare Front (PWF) for the May 2016 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016,
Chennai
MDMK leader Vaiko said the invitation of DMDK leader Vijayakanth's wife Premalatha that like-minded parties could approach Vijayakanth for talks regarding the TN Assembly elections was a positive move.
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Friday, March 4, 2016,
New Delhi
Election Commission will announce the schedule for Assembly elections in the five States of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry at 3 p.m today.
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Monday, January 4, 2016,
Tiruchirapalli
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko has said that the People Welfare Front (PWF) was going up in popularity and would emerge as a leading front in the 2016 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Monday, September 21, 2015,
Chennai
MDMK general secretary Vaiko has suffered another setback with the resignation of party treasurer Masilamani, just a day after the exit of Salem district secretary K.C.V. Tamaraikannan, women’s wing secretary Kumari Vijayakumari and a few others.
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Sunday, October 26, 2014,
Chennai
Cracks in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unit in Tamil Nadu have widened over Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignoring leaders of alliance parties like DMDK and MDMK for the dinner being hosted by him in New Delhi on October 25, 2014.