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Topic: Karunanidhi

Rajnath Singh releases commemorative coin to mark Karunanidhi’s centenary

Singh praised the former Tamil Nadu CM as a fierce advocate of women's rights.

MGR fanclubs were DMK’s backbone. It made Karunanidhi uneasy

In ‘The DMK Years: Ascent, Descent, Survival’, R Kannan draws on multiple first-hand accounts to chronicle the story of the DMK party and Tamil Nadu politics.

How Karunanidhi clan has carried on inter-caste self-respect marriage legacy ‘without imposing beliefs’

Entering Self Respect Association at 14, Kalaignar was stubborn in his principles as early as 1944. But despite the family being anti-caste, caste system persists in Tamil Nadu.

Karunanidhi memorial opens today — touchscreens showing his literary work, photos, a letter from Sonia

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin set to inaugurate the memorial in Chennai. A renovated memorial for DMK founder C.N Annadurai will also be unveiled.

‘Thought I’d have to sell bus tickets again’ — when Rajinikanth missed a chance to work with Kalaignar

Writing in DMK mouthpiece as part of Karunanidhi's centenary birth year celebrations, the superstar recalls a number of instances, including his first encounter with the veteran leader.

‘BJP spreading fire of autocracy’: Stalin vows to join Nitish-led Oppn meet months after migrant row

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin and Bihar’s Nitish Kumar had warm words for each other at event hosted by DMK to inaugurate memorial for the late DMK leader M. Karunanidhi.

Stalin’s Mann ki Baat? How DMK show Ungalil Oruvan-Bathilgal is helping CM get closer to voters

Chennai: “Of the gifts you received from your cadres on your 70th birthday, which one is closest to your heart?” an unseen male voice...

Why Stalin’s planned pen-shaped monument in the sea for Karunanidhi is facing flak

The Rs 80 crore monument, proposed in an 'ecologically sensitive coastal zone', is awaiting environmental clearance. Fishermen say project will be 'huge blow' to 30 hamlets in Chennai.

Udhayanidhi to Aaditya Thackeray — here’s a look at the ‘son rise’ in India’s new politics

Last week, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inducted his son Udhayanidhi into his cabinet. Political experts believe this is a relatively new trend that will lead to 'decay' in politics.  

How MK Stalin can preserve power in Tamil Nadu using gorilla politics

MK Stalin comes with extraordinary aspirations. If Tamil Nadu's new CM takes care of the ordinary, 'the extraordinary will take care of itself'.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.