Ready to tie up with Rajini if ideologies match: Kamal Haasan

December 16, 2020

Chennai: On his second day of election campaign in Virudhunagar, to a question of him and Rajinikanth joining hands for the Assembly elections, Kamal Haasan said: “We both have come for change. We can decide only after Rajinikanth announces his political ideology clearly, then we will talk. We are just...

STALIN TAKES A JIBE AT RAJINIKANTH, CALLS HIM MERE ACTOR

December 14, 2020

CHENNAI: Making an indirect reference on Rajinikanth, DMK president M.K. Stalin, while virtually addressing the party cadres from Ramanathapuram district, took a jibe at the Tamil superstar and his ideology of spiritual politics. Stalin said, “Some people think they can defeat DMK with spirituality. But Swami Vivekananda has said that...

AHEAD OF POLLS, TN GOVT EXPEDITES WORK ON JAYALALITHAA’S MEMORIAL

December 12, 2020

CHENNAI: As the state moves towards the Assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government pushes more resolutely for J. Jayalalithaa’s memorial. Chennai district collector Seetha Lakshmi visited J. Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden on Friday to oversee the works that are being taken up to convert it into a memorial. Already the works...

MARATHON MEETINGS CONTINUE TO EXPEDITE RAJINIKANTH’S POLITICAL PARTY LAUNCH

December 11, 2020

CHENNAI: A day after superstar Rajinikanth met chief coordinator Arjuna Murthy and in-charge Tamilaruvi Manian, district secretaries were called for a meeting with the top office bearers. On Thursday, district secretaries from 6 districts including Chennai district were called for a meeting and a meeting with another 6 district secretaries...

TN farmers won’t be affected by farm laws: EPS

December 10, 2020

Tamil Nadu farmers will not be affected because of the three farm laws, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said after inspecting the rain affected area in Thiruvarur district. Responding to the question on the ongoing protest by farmers, Palaniswami said the Opposition parties are against the farm laws only...

Normal life mostly unaffected in TN; Puducherry gets hit

December 9, 2020

Chennai: The “Bharat Bandh” supported by DMK and allied parties was a partial success in Tamil Nadu as normal life was unhindered in any of the major cities in the state, though the Left parties and other political parties staged protest and courted arrest in the cities like Chennai, Tiruchirapalli,...

AIADMK-DMK cadres clash over CM’s 2G scam comment

December 8, 2020

Chennai: A tense situation prevailed in the Virudhunagar district, as hundreds of AIADMK and DMK cadres clashed after DMK cadres burnt effigies of Minister Rajendra Balaji for his comment on DMK MP A. Raja. The war of words erupted between both the political parties after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi...

CENTRAL TEAM REACHES TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY, ASSESSES CYCLONE DAMAGES

December 7, 2020

CHENNAI: An eight-member central team which arrived at Chennai on Saturday began the assessment works in the Chennai, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur districts. The member team headed by Ashutosh Agnihotri was split into two teams and sent to different areas for damage assessment. On Sunday, the team headed by Ashutosh Agnihotri...

Rajinikanth takes the political plunge, to launch party in January

December 4, 2020

Rajiniakanth on Thursday tweeted his decision on political entry with the hastag “let’s change everything” and “it is now or never”. In his tweet, Rajinikanth said “Party launch is in January, and the date will be announced on December 31” and further said: “In the upcoming Assembly elections, we will...

SEAT-SHARING TALKS YET TO BEGIN WITH DMK, SAYS CONGRESS

December 3, 2020

Congress’ Tamil Nadu in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao and other senior leaders met M.K. Stalin at the DMK headquarters on Wednesday and invited him for election campaigns with Rahul Gandhi. Refuting speculations about seat-sharing talks, Congress leaders said that in the meeting, which lasted for more than 30 minutes, they discussed...