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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Topic: AIADMK

Familiar face, senior leader, rapport with parties — why Tamilisai matters for BJP in Tamil Nadu

Closely associated with BJP since her youth, doctor-turned-politician has served party as general secretary, vice-president, national secretary & state chief among others.

AIADMK releases first list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls

While releasing the list, party general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami, said that five constituencies have been allocated to the DMDK; and one each to Puthiya Tamilagam and SDPI.

77.5% of funds DMK got via electoral bonds in 2019-24 were from ‘Lottery King’ Martin’s Future Gaming

2021-22 period — the year DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu — saw greatest amount donated as 'Lottery King' gave Rs 249 cr & Megha Infrastructure Rs 40 cr to party.

NCB arrests Jaffer Sadiq, says expelled DMK functionary ‘ran multi-crore international drug nexus’

Jaffer Sadiq was arrested by NCB days after agency busted international drug syndicate suspected to have dealt in meth worth an estimated Rs 2,000 cr.

I-T raids, a court case & a vow — saga of Jayalalithaa’s jewellery, returning to TN after 27 yrs

Around 27 kg jewellery belonging to the ex-CM & AIADMK supremo, convicted in disproportionate assets case in 2014, will be handed over to state govt next month to recover Rs 100 crore fine.

Question of survival for Amma’s ‘chosen one’ — why OPS is pinning hopes on BJP

Former Tamil Nadu CM has faced several setbacks, including in courts, after his expulsion from party in 2022. AIADMK's K. Swaminathan says OPS has exhausted all his options.

Why AIADMK’s support for Modi govt’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy is conditional

Party expressed support for the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’, but also raised issues such as setting up of EVMs & poll expenses, in contrast to DMK’s outright opposition.

LTTE ‘sympathiser’, an ‘alternative’ to DMK, AIADMK — what is NTK, Tamil party in eye of NIA storm

Last week, NIA conducted raids at residence of Duraimurugan, leader of Naam Tamilar Katchi. Political experts see raids as ‘genuine challenge’ for a party that has shown marked growth.

Ex-DMK MP, 15 ex-MLAs from across parties in Tamil Nadu join BJP — ‘points to growing support for Modi’

Apart from DMK, leaders from AIADMK, DMDK & Congress join BJP. State BJP chief Annamalai says first time in history of Tamil Nadu that 16 former representatives were joining the party.

‘Politics not a hobby for me’ — what ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s political foray could mean for TN politics

After 30 years in the film industry, Vijay has floated his own party, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam. Analysts believe it could eat into the votes of the existing Dravidian parties.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.