Tamil Politics
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Madras HC rejects plea challenging Edappadi K Palaniswami’s election as AIADMK general secretary
Former AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam had moved the plea after he and three of his aides were expelled from the party in July last year.
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Election Commission recognises Edappadi K Palaniswami as AIADMK general secretary
On March 28, Palaniswami was elected to the top post after the Madras High Court dismissed O Panneerselvam’s plea against his expulsion from the party.
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Tamil Nadu governor says he referred to state as ‘Tamizhagam’ in historical, cultural context
RN Ravi said it is erroneous and far-fetched to infer that he had suggested changing the name of the state.
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Governor’s suggestion to change Tamil Nadu’s name is unnecessary, says state BJP chief
K Annamalai said that the party does not agree with RN Ravi’s comments that ‘Tamzihagam’ would be a more appropriate name for the state.
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TN governor should avoid ‘ideological conflict’ with state government, MK Stalin tells president
The chief minister said that while the office of the governor is a high post, the person holding it should be above politics.
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Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam quit as CM in 2017 voluntarily, would have retained him, claims Sasikala
Sasikala’s claim contradicted Panneerselvam’s statement from 2017 that he was forced to resign from the top post.
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Tamil Nadu: VK Sasikala hints at return to AIADMK, say reports
Sasikala said that she will take the AIADMK on the path advocated by its founder MG Ramachandran and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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As Jaggi Vasudev and Tamil Nadu minister spar over state control of temples, what’s really at stake?
Are temples run by hereditary trustees from the community better managed than those with government-appointed trustees?
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Seeman’s aggressive Tamil nationalism strikes a chord, winning more votes than Kamal Haasan and AMMK
The media has been focused on Haasan’s MNM and Dhinakaran’s AMMK. But Naam Tamizhar Katchi won a bigger vote share than both, though it did not win any seats.
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Interview: AS Panneerselvan on Tamil politics and the disadvantages faced by regional parties
The author of a new biography of M Karunanidhi talks about the complexities in negotiating with a homogenising Centre.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Will MK Stalin’s reshaping of the DMK pay off – and vindicate Karunanidhi’s succession plan?
The DMK leader’s attempt to carve out a legacy independent of his father’s hinges on the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly election results.
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Ground report: Will giving Vanniyar community 10.5% reservations help AIADMK win north Tamil Nadu?
There is euphoria about the quota among some Vanniyars. But the decision has angered other powerful communities in the region.
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