Former Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami seeks reelection for sixth time from EdappadiAIADMK veteran K Palaniswami is seeking his sixth term from Edappadi. He faces DMK's C Kasi and Naam Tamilar Katchi's Priyadarshini. Palani...
18 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu polls 2026: From Jaya to Modi, Palaniswami's 'prostration' politics changes with time, says UdhayanidhiTamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin attacked AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami. He accused Palaniswami of political subs...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
MK Muthu, Karunanidhi’s eldest son and former actor, passes away at 77 in ChennaiMuthuvel Karunanidhi Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, has died in Chennai at the age of 77. He ven...
19 Jul, 2025, 12.52 PM IST
The DMK's wait ends, successor dons the mantle of expectationsStrategists had consciously put Stalin at the centre of DMK’s campaign. “His name has never resonated so much as it did in the past six mon...
03 May, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
As politician turned patriarch, family became centre of partyFor young Karunanidhi, who took the plunge into the Dravidian movement as a teenager, the movement and the party were his family.
08 Aug, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Karunanidhi-Vasan talks keep Congress guessingKarunanidhi is trying to woo Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) leader GK Vasan to join the alliance, after having failed to rope in Vijayakanth’...
01 Apr, 2016, 01.27 AM IST
DMK chief Karunanidhi praises son Stalin, says no 'gap' between themDMK patriarch Karunanidhi today praised party treasurer and son Stalin, while refuting claims of differences between the two.
03 Oct, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
DMK suspends Stalin loyalist KalyanasundaramDMK Organising Secretary P V Kalyanasundaram was suspended as he was working against party's interest and thus bringing disrepute, party Ge...
07 Aug, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: No one can create rift in family, says M K Alagiri, DMKAsserting that he had no intention to launch his own party, M K Alagiri, ousted from DMK last month for anti-party activities.
09 Apr, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Not taking MK Alagiri's remarks seriously: Stalin, DMK TreasurerStalin today asked partymen not to burn effigies of his "elder brother", saying party discipline was supreme.
29 Jan, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
M Karunanidhi writes to PM Manmohan Singh seeking security for StalinAmid simmering sibling rivalry in DMK's first family that triggered suspension of his elder son MK Alagiri, Karunanidhi has written to PM s...
29 Jan, 2014, 12.53 PM IST
DMK chief Karunanidhi finally names Stalin his political successorThis is the first time that Karunanidhi has categorically declared Stalin as his successor. It has been a bone of contention between Stalin...
06 Jan, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
Karunanidhi backs Maran, accuses media of defaming his grandnephewDMK supremo M Karunnaidhi on Thursday evening came out in support of his grandnephew and blamed the media for defaming him.
08 Jul, 2011, 12.13 PM IST
- DMK campaign turns Karunanidhi's family affair
With DMK patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi fighting an election at the ripe age of 87, seven members of his family, including his sons and dau...
31 Mar, 2011, 05.53 AM IST
- Kalaignar takes centre stage as DMK succession drama nears climax
Jayalalithaa sees opportunity to resurrect AIADMK as infighting in DMK intensifies.
03 Apr, 2010, 04.40 AM IST
- If there is a democratic poll for DMK chief’s post, I will contest: Azhagiri
Party’s succession woes could turn out to be a lucky break for opposition AIADMK.
02 Apr, 2010, 06.10 AM IST