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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPalanivel Thiagarajan

Topic: Palanivel Thiagarajan

Once embroiled in audiotape row, PTR has patched up with Stalin. ‘Plum portfolio’ on the cards

PTR was ‘demoted’ from TN finance ministry to IT & digital services in May 2023 after allegedly making claims against CM’s family. He has since kept low profile & worked to earn goodwill.

‘Audio clip was fabricated, attempts to divide CM Stalin & me,’ says Tamil Nadu finance minister

An unverified audio clip had gone viral on social media in which minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan purportedly says money made by CM's son & son-in-law has become 'a problem'.

‘Tales from 15th Finance Commission’ book launch was less on policy, more on Bharat Darshan

Apart from Commission members, the panel at the book launch also had Sushil Kumar Modi, Manpreet Singh Badal and Palanivel Thiagarajan.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.