The Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK sacked their MLA and MP respectively from party posts on Friday. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan said that since KP Sankar, Thiruvottiyur MLA has acted against the rules and regulations of the party he will be relieved from the post of DMK Thiruvottiyur West District Secretary. The disciplinary action is followed by the incident that… Continue reading "DMK MLA and AIDMK MP removed from party posts"
The Opposition AIADMK on Wednesday condemned the DMK government for conducting DVAC raids against former minister P Thangamani and his relatives based in Namakkal. Thangamani is the fifth former minister to be under the DVAC radar and so far the houses of six AIADMK functionaries, including S P Velumani, KC Veeramani, M R Vijabhasakar, C Vijaya Baskar and Salem Elango… Continue reading "AIADMK alleges political vendetta after DVAC conducts raids against former Minister P Thangamani"
The ruling DMK has asked the Union government to defend the grant of OBC reservation in medical and dental courses admission under All India Quota (AIQ) in the Supreme Court. Referring to several writ petitions filed in the SC challenging the July 29, 2021, dated GoI office notification granting 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in all state contributed medical… Continue reading "DMK asks centre to defend OBC reservation in medical and dental courses"
Tamilnadu BJP president K Annamalai has alleged that the DMK was fooling the people on the issue of NEET. He said NEET was to protect social justice, provide opportunities to poor students and to prevent selling of medical seats by colleges. “In 2019, in Tamil Nadu, 136 Forward Community students, 1,594 Backward Class students, 720 Most Backward Class students and… Continue reading "DMK staging drama on NEET: Annamalai"
A statue of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi would be installed on the arterial Anna Salai in Chennai, Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Wednesday in the Assembly. Replying to DMK legislator Neelamegam’s request that the statue of former Chief Minister Karunanidhi should be installed on Anna Salai, Stalin said Dravidar Kazhagam chief K Veeramani has also made the… Continue reading "Karunanidhi’s statue to be reinstated at Anna Salai: Stalin"
The opposition AIADMK on Thursday charged its rival, the ruling DMK with indulging in ‘corruption, collection and vendetta’ and accused it of trying to cover-up its alleged non-performance in covid management by targeting its leaders. An AIADMK delegation led by its top leaders O Panneerselvam, the Coordinator and joint coordinator K Palaniswami met Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and presented… Continue reading "AIADMK leaders meet Governor with complaint against DMK’s government"
AIADMK convenor O Panneerselvam on Wednesday said that the DMK is trying to threaten the Opposition due to political vendetta by trying to falsely include the name of former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the Kodanad murder case. “The DMK government, which could not fulfill its poll promises, is diverting people’s attentin by filing false cases against AIADMK functionaries.… Continue reading "Kodanadu issue: AIADMK stage protest infront of TN Assembly"
DMK today presented its first budget after coming to power, months after it swept the April 6 Assembly elections, with the opposition AIADMK boycotting the financial exercise. AIADMK, Tamilnadu’s main opposition, staged a walkout from the Assembly, boycotting the first budget presentation by Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan. As soon as Speaker Appavu gave tips to MLAs on accessing the… Continue reading "DMK tables first budget, AIADMK stages walkout"
AIADMK on Thursday formed a legal cell with six senior party office-bearers to provide legal assistance for former ministers and party functionaries facing vigilance and corruption charges framed by the state-run DVAC. A statement from the AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the party workers to make use of the cell and discuss the… Continue reading "AIADMK forms legal cell to deal with cases and provide legal assistance"
The opposition AIADMK on Friday announced a statewide protest against the DMK government urging the state to implement its poll manifesto and address issues related to NEET and Cauvery. AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and leader of the opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the cadres and the public to take up a protest on July 27 in front of their house… Continue reading "AIADMK to carry out protest against DMK government demanding various issues"