Karunanidhi entered the Tamil Nadu assembly in 1957 and became the chief minister in 1969 after then-chief minister and DMK leader CN Annadurai's death. He passed away in 2018.
During the election campaign, praising the candidate running from Madurai, Kamal Haasan said that two good people are coming to Madurai. "A notice was posted that a good person is coming to Madurai today. I am not the only good person. Our candidate, Su Venkatesan is also good."
"DMK is not silent on this issue. We raised this issue many times but PM Modi and the BJP government never replied. Speaking about Katchatheevu is just for election campaigning, not for people's welfare," she said.
Exuding confidence in winning the polls from Thoothukudi, the DMK MP said, "There is definitely a chance of success in Thoothukudi. All these years, whenever the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) raised questions without answering, Kachchatheevu came to mind only when the opposition pointed
After MDMK founder Vaiko accused the Congress of betraying Tamil Nadu on every front during 1974, BJP leader CR Kesavan hit out at the Congress on the Kachchatheevu row and said that Vaiko has further exposed the treachery of the party.
Calling the Katchatheevu agreement between India and Sri Lanka "unfortunate" which was signed under the tenure of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) founder TR Paarivendhar on Thursday said that the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi was pretty muc
AMMK General Secretary and NDA's Theni Lok Sabha constituency candidate, TTV Dhinakaran, said on Tuesday that for the development of Tamil Nadu, it is necessary to remove the DMK from power.
"You (Congress and DMK) have done a crime. You have no business to talk about it. BJP will take care of Kachhadeep. We know what to do when to do and how to do it," he said.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Monday said that the Union government is trying everything possible to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. He also reiterated his allegation that the island was ceded to Sri Lanka by the then-Indira Gandhi government in 1974 with the consent of
South Chennai BJP candidate also alleged that the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi, was 'threatened' of action against him by the Centre if "he would have not donated the island" to Sri Lanka.
Hitting back at the BJP, which has been taking frequent potshots at his party over 'nepotism', ruling DMK leader and minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said he does belong to a family-run party as all of Tamil Nadu is Karunanidhi's (late party stalwart and his grandfather) kin.