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TopicEdappadi K. Palaniswami

Topic: Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Stalin ‘deliberately slandering’ me and AIADMK govt, says Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami said DMK President MK Stalin had no intention of working hard to come to power and was under the impression that he could capture power through shortcuts.

E Palaniswami to be AIADMK chief ministerial nominee for Tamil Nadu polls in 2021

The decision was taken unanimously in consultations led by party's presidium chairman E Madusudanan, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM O Panneerselvam said.

Tamil Nadu govt decides to transfer probe into custodial deaths of father, son to CBI

CM Palaniswami said the govt's decision will be informed to the Madras High Court and its approval secured before transferring the case to the central agency.

By renaming 1,018 places, is Tamil Nadu govt reclaiming history or taking eye off Covid?

The Edappadi K. Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu government has amended English spellings of 1,018 places to reflect their Tamil pronunciations.

Vellore now Veeloor: TN changes names of 1,018 places so you pronounce them the Tamil way

The timing of announcement drew flak given that it was done in the middle of a pandemic. The entire process though took 2 years and 7 ministries, including 2 central ministries.

Why these 2 Tamil Nadu towns have made it to India’s 13 cities worst-hit by Covid 

Chennai, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur lie on the northern end of Tamil Nadu. Together, they account for nearly 22,000 coronavirus cases. 

Signs of rift in AIADMK as CM Palaniswami pulls health minister Vijayabaskar from briefings

AIADMK insiders and political anaylsts say Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami was uncomfortable with Vijayabaskar’s growing profile in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis.

Tablighis not getting timely meals in Delhi, says Palaniswami, asks Kejriwal to step in

In a letter, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami has cited the start of Ramzan and asked Kejriwal to ensure timely meals & medicines for quarantined Tablighis.

Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu govt springs surprise with stellar Covid-19 crisis management

While Kejriwal has grabbed headlines, it’s Naveen Patnaik in east, Uddhav Thackeray in west and Palaniswami in south who have outperformed all in Covid crisis.

Tamil Nadu journalist arrested ‘for publishing book on corruption in AIADMK govt’

Anbalagan, who runs the vernacular publishing house Makkal Seithi Maiyam, has been accused of allegedly issuing death threats to organisers of the 43rd Chennai Book Fair.  

On Camera

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.