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17th Tamil Nadu Assembly to meet for its first session on May 11; election of Speaker and Dy Speaker scheduled next dayThe seventeenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convenes Monday for its inaugural session. Newly elected members will take their oaths. The...- How the VCK became the unexpected power centre in Tamil Nadu politicsThe Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, with just two MLAs, holds significant sway in Tamil Nadu's government formation. The party, inspired by...
- Vijay chairs meeting of TVK MLAs after 108-seat victory in Tamil Nadu pollsTVK chief Vijay celebrated a significant victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, securing 108 seats. He paid homage to the party's ide...
- Dravidian politics still alive in TN? Vijay pays tribute to Periyar and Ambedkar after TVK’s historic winVijay tribute to Periyar: A day after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won 108 seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-politic...
- From protest to politics: How Tamil Nadu’s melthundu became an identity markerA simple shoulder cloth, the melthundu, has a rich history in Tamil Nadu. It began as a gesture of respect, was later used to challenge cas...
- 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...
- 33 MoUs worth Rs 15,516 cr signed during "successful tour" of Europe: Tamil Nadu CM MK StalinTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin concluded his Europe trip. He secured over Rs 15,516 crore in investments for Tamil Nadu. Ten new indus...
- Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin unveils Periyar's portrait at Oxford UniversityIn a post shared on X, Tamil Nadu CM said, "formed in their hands, the statue of the knowledge-world teacher father Periyar, which I, as Pe...
- DMK wins Erode East, maintains winning streak ahead of 2026 TN Assembly pollsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate V C Chandhirakumar trounced Naam Tamilar Katchi's (NTK) M K Seethalakshmi by a margin of 91,558 votes. ...
- 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...
- Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin bats for unity to take on right wing forcesThe historic Vaikom struggle for social justice and against untouchability was the nation's pioneering movement that inspired the whole cou...
- Periyar statue desecrated in Coimbatore districtA life-size statue of social reformer 'Periyar' E V Ramasamy was on Sunday allegedly desecrated by miscreants at Vellalore on the city outs...
- Tamil Nadu govt will celebrate Periyar's birth anniversary as social justice day, says CM M K StalinPeriyar's ideology was all about social justice, self-respect, rationalism and equality, which laid the foundation stone for the Tamil soci...
- Periyar row: Madras HC dismisses plea against RajinikanthThe Tamil Nadu police on Friday informed the Madras high court that appropriate action as per law would be taken on a complaint filed by Dr...
- '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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- Tamil Nadu BJP sacks functionary for vandalising Periyar statueMuthuraman was one of the two persons arrested by police for allegedly vandalising a bust-size statue of Ramasamy, in an inebriated conditi...
- DMK chief M Karunanidhi hails decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Atal Bihari VajpayeeKarunanidhi said he was extending his greetings to the "leaders" for being chosen for the country's highest civilian honour.
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