Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (left); Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin (right) CHENNAI: A chorus singing ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ at an event Friday celebrating the Hindi month at Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai, with governor RN Ravi as the chief guest omitted the word “Dravida” from the lyrics —and all hell broke loose.Virtually every party barring…
NEW DELHI: The Joint Committee of Parliament that met on Monday to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, saw opposition MPs boycott the meeting, alleging that the panel did not function as per rules. The opposition MPs alleged Anwar Manippadi of making unnecessary charges against Karnataka government and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.Opposition MPs like Gaurav…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin’s son, Udhayanidhi Stalin was promoted to deputy chief minister of the state on Sundaywhile three other DMK MLAs took the oath of office as ministers as part of a cabinet reshuffle.Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to R Rajendran (Salem-North),…
Father-son duo as CM and deputy CM CHENNAI: In the first such instance in India since Sukhbir Singh Badal served as Punjab’s deputy chief minister while his father, Parkash Singh Badal was CM, Tamil Nadu will now have a father-son duo as CM and deputy CM. DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi‘s grandson and CM MK Stalin‘s…
Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin appointed as Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi has approved chief minister M K Stalin’s recommendations for a cabinet reshuffle, which includes the elevation of Udhayanidhi Stalin to the post of deputy chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony will be held on September 29…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi on Monday said secularism was an European concept which was not needed in India. He went on to allege “one insecure Prime Minister introduced secularism in the Constitution during emergency in order to appease some sections of people.” The Tamil Nadu governor’s observations evoked strong retort from…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has attached Rs 55 crore assets – a hotel, bungalow and several high-end vehicles – of expelled DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq in Chennai in a money-laundering case related to allegedly running a drug cartel that smuggled pseudoephedrine and ketamine. The anti-money laundering agency has accused Sadiq of being involved in smuggling…
New Delhi: With the opposition’s relentless insistence on caste census, Parliament’s Committee on Welfare of OBCs on Thursday included the politically sensitive subject on its agenda, following a strong demand from the members that it be discussed by the panel. BJP ally JDU supported the demand raised by DMK and Congress among others.The committee, headed…
NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Rajinikanth‘s “old student” remark for the senior DMK leaders has miffed a few in the party as one of the ministers took a vitriolic dig at the superstar, saying that old actors “continue to act even after growing beards and loosing teeth”.On Saturday, during a book launch event Rajinikanth had praised…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday rubbished claims of opposition parties that DMK would tie up with BJP. Stalin, however, was all praise for Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who released a commemorative coin to mark late DMK leader M Karunanidhi’s centenary birth anniversary in Chennai on Sunday.“We did not insist Rajnath…
