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New Delhi: The renewed BJP-AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu – announced Friday evening by Home Minister Amit Shah, with ex-Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami by his side – gives the former a premade political platform, i.e., access to an established cadre and voter base before next year’s state election. How …

Chennai: The BJP has elected Nainar Nagenthiran as the President of its Tamil Nadu unit. Mr Nagendran, a three-time MLA from Tirunelveli, replaces K Annamalai in the top job and his first job will be to jumpstart the party’s fortunes in next year’s Assembly election – in a state that has …

Chennai: Refusing to be drawn into the speculation surrounding K Annamalai’s removal as the Tamil Nadu president of the BJP, Union Home Minister and senior party leader Amit Shah has said Mr Annamalai still holds the post. During a press conference on Friday announcing that the alliance between the AIADMK …

Chennai/New Delhi: Tamil Nadu’s opposition party AIADMK and the BJP will contest the state elections together under the leadership of former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today at a joint press conference in Chennai. The two parties were in an alliance earlier too. …

Chennai: A 21-year-old student preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions has died by suicide near Chennai. Police officials said the student, Devadharshini, was attending coaching classes and preparing for NEET – which is scheduled to be held on May 4 – and was stressed …

New Delhi: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami met Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday, sparking rumours of a re-alliance between their two parties ahead of next year’s Tamil Nadu election. However, Mr Palaniswami, or EPS, as he is known, downplayed that speculation. “Poll alliances are discussed closer to elections… nothing …

Chennai: The BJP’s four Tamil Nadu MLAs walked out of the Assembly Friday as the state’s 2025/26 budget was being read out. This was after the AIADMK’s 60+ MLAs also walked out. The reason – to protest the currency symbol swap and corruption allegations in TASMAC, the state liquor sales …