AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (R) hit back at chief minister M K Stalin (L). NEW DELHI: The gloves are off in Tamil Nadu’s political ring ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday hit back at chief minister M K Stalin, claiming the DMK chief is…
COIMBATORE: DMK MP A Raja has stoked a controversy with his comments urging DMK cadres to shun Hindu religious symbols when they wear party dhoti.“Those who want God, let them have their beliefs. I am not asking anyone not to worship. We are not against God. But when you also sport tilak and (holy) wrist…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday took on DMK for raising “baseless” charge of imposition of Hindi and said the governing party in Tamil Nadu was using anti-Hindi protests as a smoke screen for covering its corruption, adding that BJP will start medical and engineering courses in Tamil if it gets to…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Continuing his alleged anti-Hindu imposition tirade, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday called the Centre’s three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 a “Hindi colonialism“.Stalin, in a post he wrote in English, said Tamil Nadu will not tolerate “Hindi colonialism” replacing “British…
NEW DELHI: A day after resigning from the BJP, actor-turned-politician Ranjana Nachiyaar joined fellow actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday.Nachiyaar attended TVK’s first-anniversary celebration hosted by Vijay at a private resort in Mahabalipuram earlier in the day. She had been with the BJP for eight years.In her resignation letter, which she shared on…
Actor Ranjana Nachiyaar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Ranjana Nachiyaar on Tuesday resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), citing disagreement over the party’s stance on the three-language policy under New Education Policy and alleged “neglect of Tamil Nadu.” She announced her decision through a letter, saying that she is stepping down from all responsibilities,…
Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) on Friday held a “Black Day procession” in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, to protest against what it called the “glorification of a terrorist.” Police detained BJP state president K Annamalai and leaders of other organizations who participated in the march. The protest…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin continued attacks Sunday on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, saying the state’s leader of opposition “might merge his party with BJP” if there was another income tax search targeting his colleagues.Udhayanidhi recalled that three months ago, EPS had categorically ruled out an alliance with BJP for the…
