Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), the political party founded by actor-politician Kamal Haasan, has decided not to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) election and instead support the DMK, a prominent political force in Tamil Nadu.
With the Lok Sabha elections barely weeks away now, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), along with its ruling ally in the state, the Congress, are likely to finalise their seat-sharing deal by Saturday or the day after, according to DMK sources.
VCK MP Thol. Thirumavalavan, while speaking to the reporters here said that his party was allotted two seats, both reserved constituencies while the Vaiko-led MDMK was given one by the alliance's lead partner.
TR Balu who is the current MP from the Sriperumbudur constituency, however, denied speaking anything to the media before the declaration of his candidature.
Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, hit out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A Raja for his alleged remarks on A Raja and said that whoever made such statements is 'anti-national'.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson TKS Elangovan called upon Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to 'explain' what is Sanatan Dharma after Madras High Court on Wednesday disposed of the quo warranto petition against Tamil Nadu ministers including Udhayanidhi Stalin.
The Madras High Court refused to issue quo warranto against Tamil Nadu ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin and PK Sekar Babu and DMK MP A Raja in connection with remarks on Sanatan Dharma.
After Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader A Raja waded into a fresh controversy following his reported remarks on India and Lord Ram, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey condemned his remarks, alleging that he is "mentally sick" and needs to be treated well.
In response to Raja's remarks, BJP leader and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that, "...He said that we will never accept 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'...Do Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge agree with this? Will DMK use such derog