'Atrocious': FM Sitharaman counters Kharge's "terrorist" remark on PM ModiFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's 'terrorist' remark against PM Modi as "atrocious" and a...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Kharge calls PM Narendra Modi a 'terrorist'; later claims he meant PM terrorising opponentsCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge sparked controversy in Tamil Nadu. He criticized Prime Minister Modi and the AIADMK alliance. Kharge ...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Kanimozhi, Shashi Tharoor & Kalyan Banerjee reject women’s quota bill as a cover for delimitation pushOpposition parties are strongly opposing a new bill that links women's reservation to delimitation. They argue this move unfairly impacts s...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
Tamil Nadu polls: DMK objects to 'highly derogatory' remarks against women, MP Kanimozhi by AIADMK's PalaniswamiDMK leaders have strongly criticized AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami for his recent comments about Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. They labelled his...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
BJP leader Raja convicted, sentenced by special court for remarks against Periyar statue, KanimozhiA special court in Tamil Nadu has sentenced BJP leader H Raja to six months' imprisonment in two cases involving remarks against DMK MP Kan...
02 Dec, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
- Don't nudge us to seek independent Tamil Nadu, says DMK's A Raja
The party, though accepted Periyar, backed integrity and democracy and said, 'long live India' and the party continues to stick to that lin...
04 Jul, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
To hell with modesty, I am bold, beautiful and daring, says Khushbu SundarFrom the DMK to the Congress and now the BJP, Khushbu Sundar’s decade-long political career is pockmarked with controversies. But every tim...
13 Oct, 2020, 02.16 PM IST
'I won't apologise': Rajinikanth steps up standoff with Periyar supportersRajinikanth said the magazine had highlighted on cover page the procession by Periyar and that Thuglaq made brisk sales because of attempts...
21 Jan, 2020, 06.31 PM IST
Rajinikanth slams Raja, says Periyar statue comment 'barbaric'The Tamil superstar's remarks come after several Tamil parties and politicians condemned H Raja's controversial Facebook post.
08 Mar, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
Statue desecration: PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah lead damage controlThe political alarm bells were actually set off by the BJP national secretary in Tamil Nadu when he called for removal of Periyar’s statue ...
08 Mar, 2018, 06.54 AM IST
Opposition parties condemn statue vandalism, slam BJPLeader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said the damage to the statue of Periyar in Tamil Nadu was an insult to the entire count...
07 Mar, 2018, 06.43 PM IST
Statue wars: Who was Periyar and why does he trigger sentiment in Tamil Nadu?It seems no political party can afford to openly criticise the man who began the Dravidian movement. Ironically, Periyar's protests also in...
07 Mar, 2018, 02.31 PM IST
Row after Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja says Periyar is nextSenior BJP leaders are reportedly not pleased with Raja’s post and his explanation that it was done inadvertently by somebody else has not ...
07 Mar, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
Striking FTTI students seek Rahul's help, also write to MPsWith the impasse at FTII continuing, students of the institute have sought the intervention of Rahul Gandhi to resolve the "crisis".
21 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Protest in Punjab against de-recognition of APSC by IIT-MadrasIIT-M is in the eye of a political storm over the derecognition of APSC for allegedly criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
02 Jun, 2015, 08.05 PM IST
Why Tamil Nadu is likely to be a battleground for conflicting, contradictory ideologiesIn Periyar country, Hindutva groups and rationalist atheist Dravidians go head to head ahead of the 2016 elections.
10 May, 2015, 10.01 AM IST
Removal of words from preamble indication of what is in store'Stating that the words were incorporated through 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, he said that these were the basic structure and it was...
30 Jan, 2015, 05.10 PM IST