Edappady K Palaniswami
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election: Who's in and who could join NDA ahead of polls
Tamil Nadu | Jan 23, 2026, 08:29 AM ISTAhead of the Prime Minister’s high-profile visit, Union Minister and Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal has already arrived in Chennai. Goyal has been holding multiple meetings with alliance partners to ensure the success of PM Modi’s event.
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Karnataka Polls 2023: AIADMK withdraws lone candidate fielded for election on BJP's request
Elections | Apr 24, 2023, 05:03 PM ISTKarnataka Assembly Election 2023: AIADMK on Monday announced that they have withdrawn the lone candidate fielded for the upcoming Karnataka polls on BJP's request.
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AIADMK interim gen secy Palaniswami calls on HM Amit Shah in Delhi amidst ongoing leadership tussle
India | Sep 20, 2022, 07:14 PM ISTThe AIADMK party's interim general secretary K Palaniswami called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Tuesday and said he didn't discuss politics.
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EC allots 'two leaves' symbol to EPS-OPS faction of AIADMK, claims CM Palaniswami
National | Nov 23, 2017, 03:03 PM IST“EC has given judgement in our favour, we are very happy. Majority of party workers supported us,” Tamil Nadu CM said.
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CM Palaniswami convenes AIADMK MLAs meet tomorrow; Dhinakaran loyalists reject 'invite'
National | Sep 04, 2017, 07:20 PM ISTChief Minister K Palaniswami has convened a meeting of AIADMK MLAs tomorrow
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CM Palaniswami falls short of majority: How numbers stack up in Tamil Nadu Assembly
National | Aug 23, 2017, 08:23 AM ISTChief Minister EK Palaniswami has fallen short of the simple majority in Tamil Nadu Assembly after AIADMK MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran withdrew support from the government yesterday.
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Political crisis in Tamil Nadu: 19 AIADMK MLAs want CM Palaniswami out, DMK asks him to prove majority
National | Aug 22, 2017, 02:16 PM ISTAIADMK group headed by jailed General Secretary V K Sasikala's nephew T T V Dinakaran on Tuesday informed Governor C V Rao that it wants the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to be changed.
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Two AIADMK factions likely to announce merger today; Sasikala may face axe
National | Aug 21, 2017, 10:07 AM ISTA decision on expulsion of V K Sasikala is likely to be taken in a meeting at AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.
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AIADMK merger delayed over differences on ‘ticklish issues’ between OPS-EPS factions
National | Aug 19, 2017, 08:33 AM ISTThe marathon deliberations initiated on Friday for the merger of EPS-OPS camps failed to make any headway as the two factions could not resolve their differences over certain crucial issues.
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As stalemate continues, here's why Tamil Nadu’s double taxation on theatres defeats the idea of GST
Jul 05, 2017, 03:39 PM ISTDecoding why the Tamil Nadu film fraternity believes that the state's decision to levy an additional 30 per cent tax on cinema halls could bring the entire industry to a grinding halt
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Palaniswami trust vote: Madras HC asks for video footage of Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings
India | Feb 27, 2017, 08:22 PM ISTMadras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary to produce the video recording of the entire House proceedings on the day of the confidence vote.
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Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami shuts down 500 liquor shops as part of his first five decisions
National | Feb 20, 2017, 02:48 PM ISTAs part of his first five decisions taken as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, E Palaniswami today ordered shutting down of 500 state-run liquor shops (TASMACs).
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‘Don't smile at me’: Stalin’s advice to CM Palaniswami ahead of trust vote
National | Feb 17, 2017, 03:49 PM ISTWith newly-sown-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palamisamy scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the state Assembly tomorrow at 11am, DMK's working president MK Stalin today offered him a ‘strange advice’.
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OPS vows to dislodge Palaniswami government ‘at any cost’
National | Feb 17, 2017, 09:58 AM ISTFormer Tamil Nadu CM and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam has vowed to dislodge the new government under the leadership of jailed leader VK Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami ‘at any cost’.
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Sasikala loyalist Palaniswami sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, to seek vote of confidence on Saturday
National | Feb 16, 2017, 11:22 PM ISTTamil Nadu today got a new Chief Minister after V K Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.
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Palaniswami: From an ordinary AIADMK member to Tamil Nadu CM
National | Feb 16, 2017, 04:20 PM ISTEdappady K Palaniswami, a loyalist of AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, was today appointed as Chief Minister by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.