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TopicEdappadi K. Palaniswami

Topic: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Sacked by AIADMK, Sengottaiyan likely to join TVK as Vijay taps Jayalalithaa’s campaign strategist

Sengottaiyan is likely to formally join the party on 27 November in the presence of Vijay. He was removed from AIADMK last month.

EPS cracks down on Sengottaiyan loyalists ahead of 2026 polls, sacks 13 AIADMK functionaries

Sengottaiyan was expelled last week from party’s primary membership, two months after his 10-day deadline to the leadership to unite all breakaway factions sparked a row.

AIADMK removes senior leader Sengottaiyan from party posts, day after his call for unity

The veteran MLA had pitched a 10-day deadline, urging party leadership to bring together all estranged leaders to make the party stronger for the 2026 TN polls.

BJP ally AIADMK distances itself from Amit Shah’s remark that Tamil Nadu will get ‘coalition govt’

The chief minister will be from the AIADMK, Amit Shah has said in an interview. But, he did not name General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the CM candidate.

How AIADMK plans to convince its workers & voters to bet on alliance with BJP

BJP, AIADMK have revived alliance ahead of TN polls. Ground realities have forced rethink on strategy for how EPS-led party can convince voters to look beyond opposition to BJP's policies.

AIADMK in turmoil again as 2026 polls approach, with BJP factor adding to the tension

Senior party leader Sengottaiyan’s discontent, along with OPS's willingness to return, has sparked speculation about a challenge to EPS's leadership. 

Midnight heist at Jayalalithaa’s estate: As EPS wins defamation proceedings, what is Kodanad case

EPS has been accused of links with a 2017 heist-murder at Jayalalithaa's estate. Madras HC has now slapped a fine on the main suspect's brother for his statements linking EPS to the case.

‘That’s what Amma would do’: AIADMK gains momentum in Tamil Nadu poll race as EPS trains guns on Modi

As EPS embarks on his first solo general election campaign, AIADMK workers draw parallels between him & Jayalalithaa, from selecting candidates to hitting it out at both DMK & BJP.

At general & executive council meeting, AIADMK announces resolves to not ally with BJP for 2024 polls

Tuesday's announcement comes 3 months after AIADMK decided to break all ties with BJP, with which it had forged an alliance in 2019. The 2 parties have been at loggerheads since February. 

In AIADMK-BJP split, an opportunity for OPS — ‘BJP leadership in touch with me for past 3 months’

AIADMK rival faction leader O Panneerselvam said ‘BJP is capable of ruling a third time’ at Centre. Decision on possible alliance after ‘BJP decides on its stand’.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.