Tamil Politics
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi puts reinduction of former state minister K Ponmudy on hold
Chief Minister MK Stalin is seeking to reinstate Ponmudy in the Cabinet after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a disproportionate assets case.
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Tamil Nadu: Actor Vijay launches political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam
The party will make its electoral debut in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
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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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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Video
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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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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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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?
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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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.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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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.
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The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal