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Topic: MDMK

Why MDMK chief’s son Durai Vaiko walked back resignation as principal secretary in 24 hours

Durai had resigned, citing the presence of a person trying to “destroy” the party. A rift between him & deputy general secretary Mallai Sathya had been simmering for a while, it is learnt.

Day before crucial MDMK meet, Durai Vaiko resigns as principal secy over ‘rift’ with senior leader

Durai, son of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secy Vaiko, alleged the leader was indirectly working to destroy party 'by giving news to the media' to defame him.

As call for MDMK-DMK merger sparks debate, how splits & ‘ghar wapsis’ shaped Dravidian politics

When Dravidian politics stalwart S Duraisamy quit Vaiko’s MDMK Tuesday, he called for its merger with ‘mother’ party DMK. A look at the many splits & succession wars in the Tamil Nadu parties.

Last Laughs: The farmers’ march, Rahul Gandhi’s travels & trying to save public banks

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

On Camera

What Gulf states would say to Iran. War is temporary, geography is permanent

Iran faces a choice that is larger than the immediate conduct of war. It can continue the logic of short-term escalation, or it can think in the longer historical frame.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.