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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji cries after arrest, BJP calls it drama, ‘screenplay by DMK’

The power, prohibition and excise minister was arrested for alleged money-laundering after being questioned for nearly 18 hours Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu minister V Senthilbalaji arrested after ED raids, CM Stalin calls it ‘vindictive politics’

TN minister's office in state secretariat & residence were raided in 'cash-for-jobs scam'. He was later hospitalised after complaining of chest pain. TMC, Congress, AAP condemn the raids.

‘Exaggerated,’ say Tamil Nadu Police after soldier alleges mob stripped & assaulted his wife

Havildar Prabhakaran made these accusations in video Sunday. Cops say matter pertains to scuffle over shop where his wife was present but ‘none of the public outraged her modesty’.

Pushing Stalin as global Tamil leader, ‘preserving culture’ — DMK’s diaspora outreach drive

In last week of May, Stalin met non-resident Tamils during his visit to Japan & Singapore. Since 2021, DMK has been actively reaching out to them under the flag of Tamil identity.

Everyone now wants a ‘Parliament-style’ sengol. This Tamil Nadu jeweller is swamped with inquiries

On 28 May, PM Modi installed a sengol in Parliament. Although the sceptre is described as a political tradition in TN, there appears to be a whole new level of interest in it now.

Sengol puts focus on Tamil Nadu’s Adheenams. Wings clipped by Dravidian politics, now courted by BJP

Bringing their relevance back sends message that BJP values Tamil tradition unlike Dravidian parties especially DMK & helps shed its image of Brahmanical party, say political observers.

Is cuddly Amul the newest “crony-capitalist” from Gujarat souring India’s milk market?

After Karnataka, MK Stalin has opposed Amul’s procurement of milk from Tamil Nadu. He said it goes against the spirit of ‘Operation White Flood’.

After Nandini, TN’s Aavin takes centre stage as Stalin writes to Shah over Amul milk procurement

In letter to Cooperative Minister Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu CM Stalin says ‘cross-procurement goes against spirit of Operation White Flood’ & 'will exacerbate problems for consumers'.

How Chennai jewellers crafted ‘sengol’ for Nehru, forgot it & rediscovered it 7 decades later

Traditional sceptre is set to be installed next to Lok Sabha Speaker’s seat in the new Parliament building being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 May.

‘Toxic masculinity’ vs ‘tradition’ — Why Tamil Nadu’s bull-taming sport jallikattu is controversial

A Constitution bench of Supreme Court Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu law allowing the bull-taming sport jallikattu, stating that it does not go contrary to constitutional provisions.

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.