Newbie TVK is betting big on Vijay wave, eyeing 50% vote share in assembly polls & placing itself as main contender to DMK & AIADMK. Venkataramanan says ‘we’ll form govt’.
Across the state, different parties are also facing the same problem as candidates with identical names slug it out in the high-stakes 23 April assembly election.
Chennai: The Dravidian leaders prefer to call them as ‘social investments’, or ‘personalised gifts’. But a familiar sight is back in poll: Dravida Munnetra...
Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is going solo in its electoral debut. The party has fielded key functionaries in what is shaping up as a three-cornered fight in Tamil Nadu.
After quitting TVK, actor Ranjana files complaint against TVK supporters for online abuse day after TVK chief Vijay complains against DMK supporter for referring to TVK supporters as 'prostitutes'.
Ranjana Natchiyaar, an actor, joined Vijay's TVK in January, after exiting BJP last February over differences on alleged Hindi imposition. Tamil Nadu heads to polls next month.
Vijay entered politics after leaving his film career with the clear aim of serving the people as the chief minister, asserts TVK administrative committee's chief coordinator.
Actor-politician Vijay is facing uncomfortable questions as divorce proceedings & rumours about his personal life dominate headlines. Party insiders fear row could dent TVK’s messaging ahead of polls.
Analysts say such schemes are significant in Tamil Nadu, where women make up more than half of the state’s voter base. DMK already disburses Rs 1,000 monthly to 1.3 crore women.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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