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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

ED to question Sri Lankan woman lodged in Chennai jail as probe into ‘LTTE revival bid’ picks up pace

Chennai court has granted ED permission to question Franciska as part of money laundering probe into ‘bid to revive’ LTTE by remnant leaders or cadres of Tamil militant outfit.

After EC’s ‘recognition’ of Anbumani as PMK chief, Ramadoss camp to demand formal hearing by poll body

An EC letter allowing extension of term of party office bearers was released by Anbumani’s supporters Monday, sparking fresh row amid the father-son tussle. Ramadoss camp denies claim.

EPS caught in political bind after reviving demand to rename Madurai airport after Thevar icon

EPS has declared that if it returns to power in Tamil Nadu next year, AIADMK will push the Centre to rename Madurai airport after Thevar community icon Pasumpon U Muthuramalinga.

KA Sengottaiyan: MGR loyalist, Jayalalithaa’s strategist and now challenger to AIADMK chief EPS

In 1989, Sengottaiyan introduced EPS to Jayalalithaa, recalls former MLA. EPS has now stripped Sengottaiyan of all party posts after his call to all expelled AIADMK leaders to reunite.

‘Unfit to hold any position’: PMK founder Ramadoss expels son Anbumani ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

Post of PMK working president will remain vacant for now, octogenarian says. 'Party cannot be claimed as a hereditary possession.'

Tamil Nadu politics is fracturing. Vijay entry can shake things up

There is an overall sense of ennui with the cynical, established and entrenched parties and politicking in the state.

AIADMK removes senior leader Sengottaiyan from party posts, day after his call for unity

The veteran MLA had pitched a 10-day deadline, urging party leadership to bring together all estranged leaders to make the party stronger for the 2026 TN polls.

‘Victory only in unity’—AIADMK’s Sengottaiyan sets 10-day deadline for unification of breakaway leaders

Chennai: Senior AIADMK leader and former minister K.A. Sengottaiyan, who had recently expressed disappointment over party’s leadership, has now pitched for a unification of...

Tigers of the skies finally get a govt boost. Tamil Nadu unveils Raptor Research Foundation

Tamil Nadu govt held the first meeting of the foundation Tuesday. It is the first state in India to dedicate funds to raptor research and conservation.  

Why a report by Stalin-appointed panel on state autonomy may trigger fresh Centre-TN faceoff

Prof M. Naganathan, 1 of 3 members of panel headed by retired SC judge Kurian Joseph, said panel expected to submit interim report in January 2026, months before state elections.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.