Tag Archives: Tamil Nadu

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: Tamil Nadu’s Forest Minister K Ponmudy‘s misogynistic remarks – laced with caste undertones -have landed Chief Minister MK Stalin and his DMK in controversy, inviting fierce criticism from women’s rights activists, opposition political parties, and even from within the ruling party. Mr Ponmudy – whom Mr Stalin re-inducted into …

New Delhi: Margaret Alva, former Union minister who occupied the Raj Bhavans in four states – Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand – today said the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on power of Governors was “much needed” and absolutely “on time”.  Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, she said, now “should resign …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurating Tamil Nadu’s Pamban bridge today, mocked the Opposition, saying they are like people who cry without any reason. In the backdrop of Chief Minister MK Stalin’s complaints about delimitation and the third language issue, PM Modi pointed out that the funds allocated for …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the New Pamban Bridge – the country’s first vertical-lift sea bridge – in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Ram Navami. PM Modi also flagged off a Coast Guard ship – which passed under the bridge – and the new Rameswaram-Tambaram …

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal intervention to withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was introduced in parliament today for debate and passing. All the non-NDA parties, including Mr Stalin’s DMK, have united to block the bill. …

Chennai: At least 13 first-year undergraduate students have been suspended for allegedly assaulting a senior student at a college in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. The incident at the Nehru Institute of Technology took place on March 20 over accusations of theft on the campus. In a 1.42-minute long video – that …

Chennai: “A historic day for federalism” – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on X Friday morning, setting the stage for a crucial meeting this weekend, at which political leaders from seven states, including those from Odisha, Punjab, and Bengal, will discuss the delimitation row. Mr Stalin had earlier …

New Delhi: Defending his government’s move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter ‘Ru’ in the state Budget logo, Chief Minister MK Stalin said even Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had used the Tamil letter instead of the rupee symbol. Mr Stalin alleged those opposing the use of …

New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today responded to remarks made by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan over the ongoing language debate. The Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister had accused Tamil Nadu politicians of hypocrisy, questioning why they opposed Hindi imposition while allowing Tamil films to be dubbed into Hindi for …