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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicTamil Nadu politics

Topic: Tamil Nadu politics

TN governor Ravi puts order ‘dismissing’ minister Senthil Balaji in abeyance, cites Shah’s advice

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi initially cited DMK leader's arrest by ED as reason for dismissal from council of ministers, but has now decided to seek attorney general's opinion on matter.

Twist to jawan’s ‘wife stripped’ allegations? In ‘leaked audio’ purported plan for all ‘to say same thing’

Havildar Prabhakaran said his wife was 'stripped half-naked & attacked by a mob' in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district. Police had pointed at dispute over shop, said claims 'exaggerated'.

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.

BJP, AIADMK demand TN minister Balaji’s removal as I-T dept raids 40 properties linked to him

DMK organisational secretary R.S. Bharati claims Karnataka poll loss has BJP fearing for its future. Balaji says 'will fully cooperate with the investigation'.

‘Abusing’ Dalit man just latest of DMK’s own goals in Tamil Nadu. And BJP ‘won’t keep mum’

In video, DMK's T. Manickam appears to be abusing Dalit man, allegedly for entering a temple in state's Salem. According to senior cops, Manickam was arrested following 19th Jan incident.

Palaniswami-led AIADMK is bad news for BJP in Tamil Nadu but it opens up opportunities too

While OPS has been courting the BJP in Tamil Nadu enthusiastically, the latter isn't inclined to take any side in AIADMK’s internal warfare yet.

AIADMK ally PMK walks out ahead of Tamil Nadu local body polls, accused of eyeing DMK tie-up

PMK says there wasn’t enough time to discuss seat-sharing with AIADMK, but latter’s leaders call its founder Dr S Ramadoss ‘unreliable’.

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'.

Tamil Nadu CM announces withdrawal of cases against anti-CAA protesters

K. Palaniswami said except cases related to violence, further legal action in all other cases registered during anti-CAA protests were being dropped.

Why Rajinikanth’s ‘warning from God’ is a blessing for DMK ahead of Tamil Nadu election

The atheist camps in the DMK and other parties must be secretly praying to their respective gods to keep Rajinikanth away from politics.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.