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Thursday, July 9, 2026
TopicM.K. Stalin

Topic: M.K. Stalin

Sign of a DMK-Congress thaw? Stalin’s birthday wish for Rahul stirs up speculation

Stalin extended greetings for Rahul’s ‘good health and happiness’. Rahul responded warmly, thanking the DMK leader stating the two parties’ shared commitment to constitutional values and federalism.

All eyes on DMK amid murmurs of BJP planning a delimitation bill comeback as INDIA bloc weakens

The proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, aimed at fast-tracking women's quota in legislatures, was defeated in Lok Sabha on 17 April 2026.  

‘I’m not in politics, why should I be jealous of Vijay,’ says Rajinikanth on TVK’s Tamil Nadu win

On his post-election meeting with Stalin, the actor said, ‘Our friendship is beyond politics. In a democracy, winning and losing are common...I felt a little bad that Stalin lost.’

One man’s trophy is another’s jhalmuri

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

CM MK Stalin loses Chennai’s Kolathur to TVK candidate, Udhayanidhi wins in Chepauk

The results in both Chennai seats was being closely watched as a test of the DMK’s hold and its grip on urban Tamil Nadu.

Hindutva can’t take root where people question, reason, resist—Stalin on why BJP ‘has no future in TN’

In an interview to ThePrint, Stalin said his welfare schemes have reached every part of the state, and DMK alliance will get 200+ seats in the assembly elections.

Stalin ups the ante, calls for black flag protest against delimitation; BJP ally AIADMK silent

TVK chief Vijay said that if the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2026 is passed, the disparity between representation of southern and northern states will increase significantly.

Stalin pitches himself as torchbearer of Dravidian legacy, releases ‘Stalin statement’ for poll-bound TN

Invoking 1967 DMK victory led by Annadurai, Stalin presented a 14-point vision for 2030, pitching himself as the champion of Dravidian ideology amid rising competition in state’s political space.

Once AIADMK CM, now DMK ‘cadre’. Tracing arc of OPS as he joins Stalin’s party before TN polls

OPS, who was considered close aide of Jayalalithaa, served as TN CM thrice. He was involved in a bitter factional feud with EPS over AIADMK leadership, & was expelled in 2022.

In poll-bound TN, Modi challenges DMK with ‘double engine’ pitch. Stalin’s ‘dummy engine’ retort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched a BJP–NDA double engine government for Tamil Nadu, drawing a sharp rebuttal from Chief Minister M. K. Stalin.

On Camera

Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.