Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson T K S Elangovan on Wednesday backed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking clarity on granting Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils residing in the state.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday accused the central government of rushing early Rajya Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu to benefit the ruling BJP. He claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah is aware of internal surveys showing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has de
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will contest five seats in alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, said IUML National President Kader Mohideen on Tuesday.
Speaking to ANI here, Annadurai said, "This is between the BJP's ideology and the DMK's ideology. This is about the Aryan model and the Dravidian model. We say this because the BJP is a party that stands for only the welfare of upper-caste Hindus. Whereas the DMK works for the welfare of
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran on Monday hit out at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), reaffirming Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the party's Chief Ministerial choice ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
"Modi-Amit Shah politics will not work in Tamil Nadu. This election is a war between Tamil Nadu and Delhi. It is an election between social justice and social injustice, between the Tamil language and the imposition of Hindi," he said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi said that the Congress party lacks independent support in Tamil Nadu and can only secure victories with backing from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), ahead of the state assembly elections.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Sunday dismissed claims that Tamil Nadu is hostile to Sanatan Dharma, asserting that the term carries a different connotation in the state and is often associated with caste hierarchy rather than religious practice.
"The BJP is a drag as far as Tamil Nadu politics is concerned. While the BJP has succeeded in many parts of India, its brand of politics does not resonate with people in the state. And their brand of politics doesn't gel well with Tamil Nadu. BJP is only looked at from a national prism. A
The case stemmed from a public meeting organised by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam at Krishnamoorthy Hall in Erukkancheri on June 16, 2023. In his speech, Sivaji allegedly used abusive and derogatory language while referring to the TN Governor RN Ravi, actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sunda