Tamil Nadu
TN Assembly elections likely to be held with 2024 LS polls: Palaniswami
"Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held next year and there are possibilities of the Assembly elections also being held in 2024 along with the Lok Sabha polls. This is in line with the Centre's One Nation, One Election and the AIADMK will come to power in Tamil Nadu. Our ambition is to serve the people, whether in power or not," he said while addressing a party meeting at Villupuram.
Ahead of rivals, Stalin sets 40/40 target for DMK in TN, Puducherry
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin has called upon the party cadres to get all the 39 seats in the state and the lone seat in Puducherry thus winning all the 40 seats in the offing from TN and Union territory of Puducherry. With Congress's E.V.K.S. Elangovan winning the Erode East bypoll by a margin of 66,087 votes.
Thevar community in Tamil Nadu for alliance between OPS, V.K. Sasikala
Notably, the only MP for the AIADMK from Tamil Nadu is O.P. Raveendranathan from Theni constituency who is also the son of OPS. The Thevar community calls the shots in South Tamil Nadu and has been a traditional vote bank of the AIADMK in the state. Sources in the Thevar community told IANS that the community elders have met Sasikala and OPS separately twice since February 2023 and a joint meeting was held in March.
TN BJP president makes U-turn, says not empowered to take decision on alliance
Annamalai has earlier been vociferous for contesting the 2024 general elections independently and without any alliance with the AIADMK. Without a Dravidian party as an alliance partner, it would be difficult for the BJP to win polls and as far as the national leadership of the saffron party is concerned, it needs more seats from south India for which an alliance with the AIADMK was crucial.
Tamil Nadu: Ash packets sent to Raj Bhavan after Governor rejects bill on online gambling
A party member on Thursday said that this was a symbolic protest to bring to the notice of society that 42 people had lost their lives due to losses from online gambling, adding "ash packets were sent to the Governor to make him realise the gravity of the issue". Governor R.N. Ravi had returned the bill passed by the state legislative assembly four months after it was lying dormant on his table.
New political alignment on cards: OPS to forge alliance with Sasikala, Dhinakaran
The three are from the powerful Thevar community of South Tamil Nadu and Thevar's have been the traditional support base of the AIADMK. Recently a meeting of the Thevar community decided to make an alliance between the three high profile leaders who had been very powerful during the golden time of AIADMK when.
TN actor-politician Seeman booked over remarks on migrant workers
Addressing a rally at Erode on February 13, the NTK founder-leader threatened the migrant workers that cases would be registered against them. Political strategist Prashant Kishor had come out against Seeman for openly calling for violence against Hindi-speaking people in Tamil Nadu.
PK dares Bihar, Tamil Nadu Police to register FIR against him
"There are truths about some people who have uploaded fake videos for the provocation but that does not mean violent incidents are not taking place against Hindi-speaking people in Tamil Nadu. I have uploaded two videos where Hindi-speaking people were beaten by local Tamil youths. One such incident had happened in the train in Kongu district. I challenge Bihar and Tamil Nadu police to declare my two videos fake and register FIR against me," PK said, during the 161st day of Padyatra at Maharajganj in Siwan district on Saturday.
Stalin's life journey and political journey can't be differentiated, says Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth was speaking to reporters on Saturday after visiting the photo exhibition marking Stalin's 70th birthday.
The chief minister had turned 70 on March 1. The Tamil actor said that the photo exhibition on Stalin was organised brilliantly and added that the DMK leader had worked hard to reach the position of chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
TN tussle: BJP's top leadership to reach out to AIADMK
The BJP's national leadership, however, wants a truce as it knows clearly that without the backing of the AIADMK, the party will be a big zero in Tamil Nadu, despite the super victories of Pon Radhakrishnan and C.P. Radhakrishnan in the Lok Sabha elections without any alliance.
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