The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thol Thirumavalavan on Wednesday endorsed the statement made by senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin should lead the INDIA alliance.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday demanded that the constitution should be amended to transform State Governments into autonomous bodies, accusing the center to hold all the power within itself.
Raut said, "INDIA bloc work begins when the Lok Sabha elections are approaching. Until then, there's no communication between anyone. Until then, in the INDIA bloc, what the people are doing no one knows."
The Government of Tamil Nadu has been implementing a series of strategic policy initiatives and extending targeted benefits to enhance the global competitiveness of the state's textile industry, which constitutes one-third of India's total textile business.
"He has never said 'suit-boot ki sarkar.' He has never said 'chowkidar chor hai.'... He has the great virtue that he won't stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming the Prime Minister," Aiyar said about the DMK chief
The incident occurred near the East Coast Road in Vaippar-1 village, under Vilathikulam taluk, where 40-year-old Gurusamy, a resident of Pallakulam village, was travelling on a two-wheeler with his relatives.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Sathyan said the DMK has not listened to or heeded the Congress party's requests, adding that cracks between the parties have widened.
Addressing a public rally here, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition said, "Stalin, if you have a problem, point out what was wrong during our rule. We are ready to answer. You could not find anything in it."
In a post on X, Stalin appealed for a "humane legal solution" for the Sri Lankan Tamils living in Tamil Nadu, stating that many of them had arrived in India with the approval of the Government of India and should not be treated as illegal immigrants.
Congress leader and Sivaganga MP Karti Chidambaram on Sunday defended Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's Rs 5,000 cash transfer to 1.31 crore women under the Kalaignar Women's Rights Scheme. Speaking with ANI, he dismissed the "freebie" label often attached to cash transfers by critics