A day after Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Modi to cancel all national level tests like NEET and allow Tamilnadu to fill professional seats, including the MBBS, based on class 12 marks, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam backed the DMK government’s position. Till her death in 2016, late AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa had strongly opposed NEET and AIADMK government (2011-21)… Continue reading "AIADMK backs State government to cancel NEET"
DMK leader MK Stalin took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu today morning. Along with the DMK chief, 34 ministers of his party are also took oath to be appointed in the state cabinet. The names include 19 former ministers and 15 new faces. It has two women. DMK had fought the elections with its allies and got an… Continue reading "M K Stalin takes oath as Chief Minister of Tamilnadu"
DMK president and Tamilnadu’s Chief Minister-in-waiting MK Stalin was on Tuesday unanimously elected as the legislature party leader. During a meeting of the elected DMK legislators at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam, a resolution in this regard was adopted. As per the party procedure, DMK general secretary Duraimurugan had proposed the name of Stalin as the legislature party head and… Continue reading "Stalin to meet Governor today, stake claim to form government"
The exit polls which were released on Thursday predicted a landslide victory for the DMK-Congress-Left alliance with some predicting a complete rout of the ruling AIADMK. AIADMK went into the Assembly elections for the first time without its stalwart leader late J Jayalalithaa. If the exit polls hold, the DMK alliance, led by M K Stalin (after the death of… Continue reading "Exit polls predict DMK victory in Tamilnadu"
DMK president MK Stalin has revived his “Ondrinaivom Vaa” campaign and asked his party workers to educate people about the severity of the second wave of coronavirus. Stalin also asked his party members to distribute masks and sanitizers to people wherever possible. In an appeal to his party workers, Stalin said, “We will definitely get a good verdict in the… Continue reading "Stalin revives “Ondrinaivom Vaa” campaign"
The high octane campaign for the 6 April Tamilnadu Assembly elections ended on Sunday at 7 pm, with the stage now set for the polling on 6 April which will decide whether it will a hat-trick of terms for the AIADMK or the return of DMK after a decade in opposition. As many as 3,998 candidates, including Chief Minister K… Continue reading "Curtains come down on Tamilnadu Election campaign"
Income Tax officials are conducting raids near Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s office in Theni. Sources said that I-T raids are being held at properties belonging to AIADMK Jaya Peravai Theni district treasurer Kurinji Mani. Similarly, raids are being held at Pudhukottai district V Kottaiyur Panchayat president’s house. He is a member of DMK. It may be noted that I-T… Continue reading "I-T raids continue in TN"
DMK chief MK Stalin’s son-in-law is being raided by Income Tax officials, sources said. Searches have been on at four places owned by Sabareesan since morning. One of the places being searched is a home in Neelangarai, where Stalin’s daughter Senthamarai lives with her husband Sabareesan. This is the second instance of tax raids against DMK leaders ahead of the… Continue reading "I-T raids at Stalin’s daughter’s residence"
The DMK on Wednesday moved the Madras High Court with a plea to restrain the Election Commission from using electronic voting machines (EVMs) that were beyond the expiry period of 15 years, in the 6 April Tamilnadu Assembly polls. The other prayers of the DMK, represented by its Organisation Secretary R S Bharathi, were to provide CCTV live coverage/web-stream during… Continue reading "DMK approaches High Court asking ECI not to use old EVMs"