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Vijay ally VCK breaking rank? Thirumavalavan says SIR could’ve led to TVK poll win in Tamil Nadu

VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan has echoed the DMK's claim that TVK's victory could be linked to the SIR exercise, which led to the deletion of around 97.3 lakh names in Tamil Nadu.

TN power meter-reading outsourcing plan runs into opposition as VCK, Left cite vacancies, billing risks

Several employee unions have also flagged risks of inaccurate readings, lack of accountability among others. So far, govt sources have not announced any reconsideration of the plan.

‘Son’shine tale: Stalin’s rise is the story of DMK’s evolution—a dynastic elevation marked by friction

Stalin has his unique style of connecting with public, proving a calculated attempt to speak the language of the youth while reinforcing govt's flagship schemes. But challenges remain.

VCK goes solo in Puducherry, blames Congress for delaying seat-sharing formula

Prolonged seat-sharing negotiations yield no result, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan says uncertainty giving ‘mental stress’ to its leaders.

Why EPS’ call for anti-DMK alliance meets only rejection and silence

Chennai: In a bid to forge a formidable anti-DMK alliance for the 2026 assembly elections, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami extended a public...

How smaller TN parties are bolstering bargaining power to extract more from senior partners in 2026

Polls about a year away, parties such as VCK, PMK, DMDK are organising large rallies & conferences to mobilise support bases, and send signals to their existing or prospective allies.

Lottery King Santiago Martin’s son-in-law Aadhav Arjuna joins TVK. Will be no.2 after Vijay

He will also managing preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, it is learnt. Aadhav Arjuna quit the VCK last year after being suspended for anti-party comments.

Censured for sharing stage with Vijay, Aadhav Arjun resigns. VCK says ‘good for DMK-led alliance’

Aadhav Arjuna is son-in-law of ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin and a founder of political consultancy firm Voice of Commons. He has been critical of ruling DMK, an ally of VCK.

The controversial Aadhav Arjuna and VCK’s political compulsions behind his suspension

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has suspended Arjuna, its deputy general secretary, for six months on grounds that he had been acting against the party’s interests.

DMK criticised by TVK’s Vijay, but comment by leader of ally VCK on ‘monarchy politics’ does more damage

At book launch, Vijay targeted Tamil Nadu’s ruling party over ‘selfish interests’, while VCK leader Aadhav Arjuna took a dig at DMK, appealing to abolish dynastic politics in 2026 polls.

On Camera

US midterms a signal for India—build bipartisan ties & work on policies, not personalities

The trust deficit between the over six million Indian voters and the Republican Party and the disillusionment over Trump’s immigration and visa policies have resulted in the poll debacle.

Small towns, big money: Meet India’s auto dealer families making 7x the average middle-class income

An average car dealer makes about Rs 2.5 crore per year, similar to the compensation received by a Board Director of a BSE 100 listed company.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Netanyahu has won because he isn’t defeated. And Israel is left more divided

Netanyahu has won only because he hasn’t been defeated. He’s also changed Israel fundamentally. Any ruling alliance now will have to be a coalition to the exclusion of Israel’s Arab citizens.