Close on the heels of the BJP changing its politics in Tamil Nadu from playing up Hindu-ness to now taking up Tamil Nationalism, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) too has switched to a Tamil nationalist platform from its earlier Vanniyar community plank, which did not fetch it any gains in the...
In what appears to be peace of sorts brokered by the BJP, leaders of the various AIADMK factions have stopped attacking each other after a meeting between former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Governor RN Ravi on November 23. But, the meeting could have been aimed at mending fences...
Actor Vijay’s film Varisu has run into a couple of political problems even before its Pongal release — one interstate and the other within his own film fraternity in which real-life politicians hold the strings. As the Telugu festival Makar Sankranti falls on the same day as Tamils’ Pongal,...
Former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) has firmly rejected BJP’s plans to bring together all the warring AIADMK factions as one, diminishing the saffron party’s already slim chances of winning a few seats in Tamil Nadu during the 2024 general election. A contest among the warring...
Struggling to make notable gains in playing its usual Hindu chord in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has shifted its attention to Tamil identity politics. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while visiting the state recently, praised the Tamil language and requested Chief Minister M K Stalin to introduce Tamil...
The Supreme Court judgment to release all the six convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has brought into focus the role of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi at a time when the DMK and its alliance parties are up in arms against his ‘autocratic and undemocratic...
The Supreme Court upholding the 103rd Constitutional amendment providing ten per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among the forward castes in government jobs and education has given a fillip to the demands of caste census and proportional reservation for all...
The ruling DMK has hardened its stand against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities in Tamil Nadu after the Coimbatore car blast and the subsequent criticism of State BJP leaders who alleged ‘failure of intelligence machinery’ and Governor RN Ravi complaining of delay in handing over the...
With most parts of Chennai witnessing no inundation during the first spell of north-east monsoon rains, the opposition AIADMK, even while pointing to the waterlogging in some parts of North Chennai, took credit for the ongoing storm water drain works and shifted the focus to ‘rain relief...
The Thevar Jayanthi function on October 30 has brought out the caste conflicts within the AIADMK with former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) finding himself at the receiving end for his decision not to visit the memorial of freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at Pasumpon...
