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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicAnbumani Ramadoss

Topic: Anbumani Ramadoss

Once the weathervane of Tamil Nadu politics, how Ramadoss lost his grip on PMK & its core Vanniyar base

Ahead of the 23 April polls, Ramadoss has sided with V.K. Sasikala. The alliance is seen as a ploy to enmesh Vanniyars and Thevars together, the communities both leaders represent.

AIADMK-BJP welcome Anbumani as NDA moves to solidify Oppn front in poll-bound Tamil Nadu

PMK founder Ramadoss said it was wrong on AIADMK’s part to hold talks with his estranged son. Political analysts say if the father sides with DMK, PMK's Vanniyar vote base may split.

‘Unfit to hold any position’: PMK founder Ramadoss expels son Anbumani ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Post of PMK working president will remain vacant for now, octogenarian says. 'Party cannot be claimed as a hereditary possession.'

PMK father-son feud: After mediation flops, setback for Ramadoss as HC allows Anbumani to hold meeting

Chennai: In a major setback to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss, the Madras High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the...

‘Can’t sit dummy & give party to son Anbumani,’ says Ramadoss as PMK feud reaches Madras HC

PMK founder has approached court to restrain son Anbumani from holding party’s general council meeting on 9 August, says differences began over alliance and candidates.

PMK foundation day overshadowed by father-son feud as Anbumani Ramadoss pitches for share in TN govt

Chennai: The Pattali Makkal Katchi’s 37th foundation day was observed quietly amid the growing standoff between the party’s founder S. Ramadoss and his son,...

PMK founder Ramadoss says son Anbumani ‘held his feet & cried’ for tie-up with BJP for 2024 LS polls

Father-son feud continues in Tamil Nadu as Ramadoss says making his son a cabinet minister was a ‘mistake’, adds, 'it was not Anbumani who erred, it was me'.

How a father-son feud threatens to split PMK before 2026 Tamil Nadu elections

Though PMK leaders claim all is well, party workers fear founder S Ramadoss and his son Anbumani—at odds over alliance strategy—may not reconcile in time for the assembly polls.

How BJP’s early push for alliance ahead of TN polls has exposed simmering father-son conflict in PMK

In a dramatic turn of events, PMK founder S Ramadoss on Thursday announced in Villupuram that he would take over the party’s leadership from his son with immediate effect.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.