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TopicK. Annamalai

Topic: K. Annamalai

‘Admonishment by Amit Shah?’ — Annamalai, Tamilisai blame game over LS polls divides Tamil Nadu BJP

Former Telangana governor Tamilisai had suggested that Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s decision not to ally with AIADMK cost the party in the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP fails to win a single seat in Tamil Nadu but vote-share peaks at 10.69%

The BJP’s vote share in Tamil Nadu registered a marked improvement from 2019, when it managed to get only 3.66 percent.

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Annamalai, Dravidian giants & caste factor — all eyes on three-cornered fight in Coimbatore

BJP workers say Coimbatore would've been a cakewalk had they been in an alliance with AIADMK. The seat where BJP state chief Annamalai is in fray will go to polls in the 1st phase.

Tamil Maanila Congress joins NDA ahead of LS polls. Annamalai hails it as sign of BJP’s future

Alliance forged on the heels of AIADMK snapping ties with BJP. Party chief G.K. Vasan says he expects BJP to take care of welfare of Tamil Nadu and Tamils around the world.

BJP’s Annamalai achieved too many things too quickly. Now he will have to learn to be patient

In Annamalai, the BJP had found a leader unlike any other in the past — he knew how to grab the limelight and pitched himself as the face of the opposition.

Lose-lose situation or golden chance to one-up DMK? How AIADMK-BJP split could affect both parties

But political analysts say end of alliance may also result in AIADMK losing out in Tamil Nadu's southern region, and BJP will have to find itself a strong partner.

‘Kanimozhi nobody without father Karunanidhi, Modi could give TN an alternate path,’ says Annamalai

During phase 1 of his padyatra in Tamil Nadu, BJP state chief K. Annamalai claims Modi has done a lot for revival of Tamil culture, says NDA poised to win many seats in state in 2024.

TN minister says those ‘who drink before heavy-duty work not drunkards’, defends morning liquor sales

Tamil Nadu Minister for Prohibition and Excise S. Muthusamy talked about sanitation workers drinking to 'tolerate sewage'. Oppn says make their living conditions better instead.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai says governor shouldn’t talk politics: ‘Will bring down dignity of post’

While BJP has reserved comment on Governor RN Ravi's dismissal of DMK minister Senthil Balaji, state party chief Annamalai says governors can 'criticise govt inside the assembly'.

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Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.