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

· Apr 04, 2021 · 08:30 am

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.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 30, 2021 · 07:30 am

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.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 17, 2021 · 09:00 am

In Tamil Nadu, DMK drives a hard bargain on seat sharing, allies in a fix

Congress leaders maintain the alliance will be broken if the DMK does not give it more seats.

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· Mar 03, 2021 · 01:02 pm

‘Does Modi support corruption?’: MK Stalin criticises PM for sharing stage with TN chief minister

Stalin said the gesture created doubts about Modi’s stand on corruption.

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· Feb 17, 2021 · 05:54 pm

TN elections: Kamal Haasan’s party invites online applications from potential candidates

The AIADMK and DMK also announced the beginning of the application process.

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· Feb 16, 2021 · 12:31 pm

VK Sasikala announces return to politics, urges AIADMK to unite against ‘common enemy’ DMK

She said the AIADMK should win the upcoming Assembly elections and dedicate its victory to late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

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· Feb 09, 2021 · 12:36 pm

Sasikala to be released from hospital on Sunday

The former AIADMK leader was being treated for Covid-19 at a Bengaluru hospital.

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· Jan 30, 2021 · 08:19 pm

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala released from prison after serving four years

Sasikala, who was a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa, was convicted in a disproportionate assets case in February 2017.

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· Jan 27, 2021 · 10:07 am

Rajinikanth’s Rajini Makkal Mandram says members can join other parties after workers move to DMK

The group said though they may join other parties, the functionaries should ‘not forget that they are fans of our beloved leader’.

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· Jan 18, 2021 · 04:40 pm

Tamil spirit cannot be suppressed, says Rahul Gandhi in a dig at Centre, attends jallikattu event

The Congress leader also said that the bull-taming event jallikattu was not harmful to the animals.

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· Jan 14, 2021 · 03:35 pm

‘No difference of opinion within AIADMK on alliance with BJP,’ says Palaniswami

He made it clear that the AIADMK was leading the alliance in Tamil Nadu.

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· Jan 13, 2021 · 02:45 pm