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Sunday, July 27, 2025
TopicM.K. Stalin

Topic: M.K. Stalin

MK Stalin, you’ve got it mostly wrong on delimitation

If the US and UK can keep delimiting constituencies decade after decade without upsetting the federal structure, why is it that only Indian politicians make a meal out of this issue? They must grow up.

Stalin’s struggle against ‘BJP’s drive to crush Tamil identity’ & Elon Musk’s tightrope walk in India

The Economist also reports on Nagpur riots, highlighting PM Modi’s silence, and again throws its weight behind Nitin Gadkari as a potential successor to PM.

‘This isn’t riot-for-votes politics’: Stalin claps back at Yogi’s barbs on language, delimitation row

The UP CM had said that DMK was trying to divide the country on the basis of region & language. Stalin posted on X that Yogi’s comments were ‘political black comedy at its darkest’.

At DMK-led meeting, JAC calls for 25-yr pause on delimitation, resolves to fight exercise in Parliament

Southern states have expressed concerns that delimitation in its current form would reduce their representation in the Lok Sabha. Punjab CM was present, too. TMC & YSRCP skipped the meet.

Amid NEP row, Stalin hits back at ‘arrogant’ Union minister Pradhan over his Lok Sabha remarks

Pradhan had alleged that DMK-led Tamil Nadu govt initially agreed to implement the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in the state but later went back on its promise.

Political row over Hindi is good for Stalin and BJP, not Tamils

Stalin is obviously playing politics, seeking to reignite the old anti-Hindi sentiments in Tamil Nadu. But why is the Centre playing into his hands?

Why DMK-led Tamil Nadu govt is at war with the Centre over NEP

After education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Samagra Shiksha funds would not be released to TN until it aligns with NEP, CM Stalin asserted Centre cannot indulge in ‘blackmail’.

As NEP row escalates, Dharmendra Pradhan writes to MK Stalin, slams Tamil Nadu’s ‘myopic vision’

Tamil Nadu govt has been refusing to sign an MoU with Centre to implement PM-Shri, citing objections to the 'imposition of the three-language formula'.

Making of Udhayanidhi—how junior Stalin rose to calling the shots as DMK & Tamil Nadu govt’s no.2

Udhayanidhi was anointed deputy CM last yr by his father & CM MK Stalin. DMK insiders say he is strengthening the party politically, ideologically & pushing to bring in 'more young blood'.

Curious case of MIA Team Priyanka members & when Rajnath had advice for Siddaramaiah

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On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.