Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TKS Elangovan on Monday said barring a few sporadic incidents of caste violence, the Dravidian movement empowered Dalits with education and employment. He added that "the government is taking action against incidents of caste atrocities".
It comes after Murasoli slammed BJP for having an alliance with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) despite having a fallout with the party in the past.
Tamil Nadu Congress president KS Alagiri on Monday exuded confidence that the party candidate will win in the upcoming bypoll of Erode East constituency with a sharp margin.
"I would like to reveal some truths about LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. I am happy to reveal a truth which would dispel doubts about Prabhakaran. We will like to tell all the Tamil people that LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is healthy and fine.," President of World Tamil Federatio
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) mouthpiece Murasoli has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its alliance with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
"My important political opponent is caste. I am not saying this today for the first time, I also said this when I was 21 years old. But now I am matured enough to express the same thoughts with good words," he said at the event.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi lashed out at the DMK government, holding it "responsible for a rise in the number of attacks" against Dalits in Tamil Nadu.
Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai on Sunday congratulated BJP leader CP Radhakrishnan for being appointed as the new Governor of Jharkhand.
Highlighting the country's growth trajectory, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said India has become the world's fifth largest economy because of the people and not the government.