In seat facing Lanka, highlight is OPS’s fight, not Sethusamudram or Katchatheevu
LOCATED deep in southern Tamil Nadu, a state where it is just beginning to make an impact, Ramanathapuram has long been on the BJP’s radar.
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T T V Dhinakaran draws crowds, DMK’s attention as he returns to poll fray from prime TN seat
IT HAS been a long, hard ride for T T V Dhinakaran since the death of J Jayalalithaa in 2016 – first leaving him and his aunt V K Sasikala in the political wilderness, then landing him in the Centre’s cross-hairs and inside Tihar Jail, and now returning him into the fold of a BJP-led alliance in Tamil Nadu.
‘It’s a battle for democracy. But, we have a strong team… Akhilesh, Kejriwal, Uddhav… a dynamic young leader like Rahul’: M K Stalin
With a photo of his father, the late DMK stalwart and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, looking over his shoulder at his Chhitaranjan Salai residence here, CM M K Stalin exudes confidence ahead of, what he calls, “a second struggle for Independence” in the coming elections.
Decode Politics: Behind PMK pitch for parental nod for under-21 marriage, caste faultlines, ‘love jihad’ spectre
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a key BJP ally in Tamil Nadu, has reignited a row by promising, in its manifesto for the April 19 Lok Sabha elections, to make parental consent mandatory for marriages of individuals under the age of 21 years.
OPS vs OPS vs OPS vs OPS vs OPS
O Panneerselvam fought and fought to be recognised as the real head of the AIADMK – and lost. Now, the former chief minister may have a fight on his hands to prove he is the “real OPS”.
R N Ravi backtracks, but it’s not the first rap on the TN Governor’s knuckles by SC
After saying that doing so would be against “constitutional morality”, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Friday swore in DMK leader K Ponmudy as a minister in the state government. The turnaround came a day after the Supreme Court, hearing an appeal by the DMK against the Governor’s move blocking reinstatement of Ponmudy, said that not doing so would be defiance of its orders — thus marking another chapter in Ravi’s fractious relationship with the M K Stalin-led government in the state.
‘Captain’ Vijayakanth’s son makes his debut, ADMK support behind DMDK scion
The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), which is contesting the coming Lok Sabha polls as an ally of the AIADMK, has come out with its list of candidates. And topping it is V Vijaya Prabhakar, the son of the late matinee idol and party founder, ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth.
Decode Politics: Who is Auditor Ramesh, the man over whom PM Modi shed tears in TN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday broke down while addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu, as he recalled V Ramesh, often referred to as ‘Auditor’ Ramesh, a BJP leader whose killing in 2013 hit headlines.