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: We must chase away 'Delhi team', says UdhayanidhiTamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin framed the upcoming Assembly elections as a battle between the "Tamil Nadu team" and th...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.08 PM IST
DMK MP Raja issues legal notice to YouTube channel over audio clip, slams PalaniswamiTamil Nadu elections: The controversial audio clip, which recently surfaced on social media, purportedly features Raja making disparaging r...
05 Apr, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Karunanidhi's death leaves huge void in Dravidian movementM Karunanidhi to the end remained a people’s politician, attuned to their hopes and aspirations.
26 Apr, 2022, 08.58 PM IST
In first polls sans Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa, battle of legacy in Tamil NaduElection 2019 is the first in the state without the two Dravidian stalwarts and both the parties are slugging it out to continue their lega...
27 Mar, 2019, 04.51 PM IST
248 died, 'shocked' by Karuna's death: DMKAfter knowing about the hospitalisation and failing health of Karunanidhi and later his death, 248 party workers died, a resolution adopted...
28 Aug, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Face-off: Decoding the two sides of Kalaignar Karunanidhi's personalityWhile Karunanidhi's biggest failure was his divisive rhetoric — the mindless promotion of caste hatred, his impetus to a socio-cultural mov...
16 Aug, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
Alagiri takes on brother Stalin, says true DMK supporters with himAlagiri's statements come just a day ahead of the DMK's Executive Committee meets for the first time since Karunanidhi's death last Tuesday.
13 Aug, 2018, 11.51 AM IST
In the end, Dravidian quartet are neighbours in beach sandThose DMK cadres who wailed that they’ve been orphaned by Karunanidhi’s death can take heart in that their ‘thalaivar’ will be resting next...
09 Aug, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Madras HC allows burial site for Karunanidhi at Marina beachDMK had moved the court hours after the state government announced its inability to allot burial space on the Marina beach citing legal hur...
08 Aug, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
Curtains down on personality-driven bi-polar politics in Tamil Nadu?While it was Karunanidhi and MGR (M G Ramachandran) who held sway over the masses in the initial phase, later it was the DMK veteran and MG...
08 Aug, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
M Karunanidhi donated Gopalapuram house in 2010 for hospitalOn the eve of his 86th birthday, he had signed the gift deed donating the house to Annai Anjugam Trust, (named after his mother) to run the...
08 Aug, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
President, PM mourn Karunanidhi's death; Modi will be in Chennai tomorrowPresident Ram Nath Kovind expressed grief over the death of the DMK patriarch, saying the country is poorer today.
07 Aug, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
'End of an era': Celebrities mourn Karunanidhi's deathKarunanidhi, one of the most charismatic figures of Tamil Nadu politics, died at a hospital here today after prolonged illness. He was 94.
07 Aug, 2018, 09.08 PM IST
M Karunanidhi dies at 94, an era ends in Dravidian politicsThe end came on Tuesday evening, 11 days after he was admitted in hospital with fever and urinary infection.
07 Aug, 2018, 09.05 PM IST
Jayalalithaa’s name and fame will remain forever, Karunanidhi saysDMK treasurer and leader of the opposition M K Stalin paid homage to Jayalalithaa at Rajaji Hall, where the body was kept for public to pay...
06 Dec, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
- Tamils will be happy if Rajiv Gandhi assassins are spared: Karunanidhi
Claiming that Tamils will be happy if the three Rajiv killers are spared the gallows, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today "fervently" asked for a...
29 Aug, 2011, 06.09 PM IST