“During the Lok Sabha election, it was said at the party headquarters and in press bytes that the AIADMK will not have alliance with the BJP in the [2026] Assembly election,” he said

War of words between Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and actor-politician Vijay's fledgling Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam flared up again Monday, with Chief Minister MK Stalin accusing "new parties" of wanting to "eliminate" his party

The resignation drama has helped distract attention from the DMK party's woes in advance of next years Parliamentary elections.

AIADMK secretary A. Anbalagan and former MLA A. Baskar led the demonstration against the govt.’s ‘failure’ to supply free rice and sugar as promised; the former alleged that only beneficiaries in constituencies of those in power received the gift

Palaniswami urged the DMK Government to go to Delhi with 38 MPs of the DMK and its allies to stop attempts and prevent the proposal to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu

Former Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar told journalists at the party headquarters that the AIADMK would have no truck with the BJP not only in 2026 but also in other elections in the future

BJP’s Tamilisai Soundararajan says that it is not necessary that only parties with similar ideologies should form an alliance

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Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”

AIADMK leader and former Revenue Minister R.B. Udayakumar visited a few low-lying areas in Madurai city that were affected by the recent spell of rains

The shops were ordered to function between 10 am and 5 pm in Chennai and the government had stated that a distance of 6 feet would be maintained between customers and that additional staff would be deployed at the stores to ensure crowd control.

रजनीकांत (Rajinikanth) ने ट्वीट में कहा कि अगर सरकार इस मोड़ पर टीएएसएमएसी की...

His remarks came a day after Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court, seeking a stay against a Madras High Court order directing closure of liquor shops in the state.

Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday warned the ruling AIADMK against reopening state-run liquor outlets in Tamil Nadu, saying if it was done, it should not harbour "dreams" of coming to power again, apparently in next year's Assembly elections. In a tweet, he also asked the government to work out alternate modes of revenue generation. His remarks came a day after Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court, seeking a stay against a Madras High Court order directing closure of liquor shops in the state. The AIADMK cannot have "dreams of coming to power again if the government re-opens TASMAC shops at this juncture," the veteran said in the tweet. "Please #Look out for better ways of filling the coffers," he added. The Tamil Nadu government had on Saturday moved the apex court challenging the High Court order for closure of TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) liquor outlets on grounds of violations of COVID-19 guidelines, arguing that it would lead to "grave losses" in ...

As per the seat-sharing agreement between Congress and DMK, Congress will contest from 21 seats and DMK from nine

Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections

While it lost elections in the ruling Assam and Kerala, Indian National Congress has received some form of relief as it has emerged as single largest party with 15 seats at Puducherry and could form government in the Union Territory.Together, the ...

Exit polls predicted a win for the DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry too, ousting the ruling All India NR Congress

AIADMK was leading in Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar, Sankari, Udhagamandalam and Athur, the EC said

Neck to neck fight between two dravidian parties

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was leading by over 5,000 votes in RK Nagar in the city against her nearest rival Shimla Muthuchozhan of DMK

As per trends, J Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK appears to be winning Tamil Nadu for a straight second term, bucking the tradition since 1989 when a ruling party has not returned to power

Jayalalithaa leading by over 16,000 votes in Dr RK Nagar constituency, ahead of her DMK rival Shimla Muthchozhan

The party was expecting a victory against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the exit polls boosted this confidence

It was clear that with its preponderant numbers, the Congress, is not going to be the same old diffident, submissive push-over that it was in the lean days of the first term of the United Progressive Alliance. The DMK, in particular, needed to be circumspect in making its demands, not only to avoid giving the impression of having its eye only on 'juicy' ministries, but also because it had a weak suit.

DMK President M K Stalin slammed the fiscal management of the ruling AIADMK while AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran said it was not "acceptable" that the government has burdened its employees with such a measure.

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In a reversal of its position on opening liquor shops during the lockdown period, AIADMK on Friday asked the government to allow sale of alcohol in th

DMK members objected to AIADMK remarks and remained standing despite the Speaker's pleas.

The Selvapuram police on Friday arrested three persons belonging to Hindu Munnani on charges of attacking two DMK cadre in Coimbatore city.The police

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Withdraw decision to stop MPLADS funding: DMK

The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first. All of it boils down to an election between the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK next year, with small-timers, had-been parties and promised parties left on the sidelines, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first.