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...
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
DMK-led corporation withdraws proposal to privatise football turfs after opposition from allies including CPI, CPI(M) & VCK. Allies have opposed at least 2 other proposals since August.
The Ambedkarite party is looking to grow beyond the southern state and project Thol Thirumavalavan as a national leader of not just Dalits, but all backward classes.
Congress, VCK, CPI & CPI(M) have extended support to Samsung Electronics workers demanding official recognition of Samsung Workers' Union, affiliated with Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.
A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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