Karunanidhi
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DMK chief Karunanidhi breaks his own record of victory margin
National | May 20, 2016, 07:27 AM ISTDMK president M Karunanidhi's election to the Tamil Nadu assembly for the 13th time turned out to be a special one with the 93-year old leader clocking the highest victory margin of 68,366.
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Tamil Nadu polls: Karunanidhi to contest from native Tiruvarur seat
National | Apr 12, 2016, 02:57 PM ISTDMK president M Karunanidhi will contest from his native Tiruvarur constituency for the May 16 Assembly polls, seeking a successive term from the rural seat.
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Karunanidhi appears in court in defamation case filed by Jayalalithaa govt
National | Jan 18, 2016, 01:53 PM ISTChennai: A sessions court today adjourned till March 10 hearing in the defamation case filed against DMK Chief M Karunanidhi by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. The 92-year-old wheelchair-bound DMK leader appeared before the court.Principal Sessions Judge N
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DMK chief Karunanidhi praises son Stalin; refutes claims of differences between two
National | Oct 04, 2015, 08:29 AM ISTChennai: DMK patriarch Karunanidhi on praised party treasurer and son Stalin, while refuting claims of differences between the two."I had said while naming him as Stalin that the name stood for iron man," Karunanidhi said
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Backing US resolution on Lanka would mean denial of justice: Karunanidhi
National | Sep 27, 2015, 03:45 PM ISTChennai : DMK chief M Karunanidhi today cautioned India against supporting a "watered down" resolution by the US on Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council over alleged rights violations during the last phase
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B'day Special: 10 facts to know about great Tamil icon C.N. Annadurai
National | Sep 15, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTDr. C. N. Annadurai, fondly called Anna by millions of Tamilians, was one of the most charismatic leader of modern India.Born on 15 sep 1909 into a weaving caste family in Kanchipuram, Annadurai rose to
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DMK not to contest assembly by-election: Karunanidhi
National | May 27, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTChennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the party would not contest the June 27 by-election to the Tamil Nadu assembly from the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency.The assembly elections were only a year away and
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Karuna welcomes Lanka's efforts to solve fishing dispute
National | May 13, 2015, 02:17 PM ISTChennai: Welcoming Sri Lanka's efforts to solve the fishing dispute in Palk Strait, DMK today urged the Centre to take steps for bilateral talks involving fishermen of the island nation and India and bring about
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National | May 11, 2015, 02:35 PM ISTChennai: With Karnataka High Court acquitting his arch rival and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa in a graft case, DMK president M Karunanidhi today said this was "not the final verdict." "What has been pronounced today is not
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Road Transport Bill is violative of federal spirit: Karuna
National | May 02, 2015, 04:13 PM ISTChennai: Tearing into the NDA government over a proposed controversial transport bill, DMK President M Karunanidhi today said it was violative of the federal spirit and the government had adopted a ‘deceptive' approach to undo
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Only alliance can face strong ruling AIADMK: Karunanidhi
National | Apr 27, 2015, 02:48 PM ISTChennai: With his meeting with DMDK founder Vijayakanth sparking off speculations of a political realignment ahead of Assembly elections in 2016, DMK President M Karunanidhi today indicated that only an alliance of political parties could
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DMK chief slams BJP over re-promulgation of Land Acquisition ordinance
National | Apr 04, 2015, 07:46 AM ISTChennai: After the Centre re-promulgated the Land Acquisition ordinance, DMK chief Karunanidhi yesterday asked why the BJP was being adamant on the issue despite "nation-wide opposition" to it."Despite opposition from opposition parties and farmers across
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Councillors exchange blows in Coimbatore corporation
National | Mar 12, 2015, 07:00 PM ISTPandemonium prevailed in the city Corporation Council meeting here on Thursday when ruling AIADMK and opposition DMK members clashed over corruption charges against their respective leaders Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi.Two women members — one each
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Karunanidhi condemns Sri Lankan PM's remarks on Indian fishermen
National | Mar 09, 2015, 02:12 PM ISTChennai: Slamming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe for his remarks that Indian fishermen maybe shot if they intruded into Lankan waters, DMK today said it "amounted to a slap" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
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Sri Lankan Tamil Minister calls on Karunanidhi
India | Feb 01, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTChennai: Sri Lankan Minister Velayudham Dayanidhi today called on former Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence, here.After meeting Karunanidhi, the Minister told reporters that it was a courtesy call.“It is
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Excise duty hike aimed at benefitting pvt companies: Karuna
National | Jan 17, 2015, 07:31 PM ISTChennai: Alleging that the Centre's announcement to increase the excise duty on petrol and diesel was aimed at benefitting private oil marketing companies, DMK President M Karunanidhi today asked the government to scrutinise its decision
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Take steps to hold Jallikattu: Karunanidhi
National | Jan 12, 2015, 02:30 PM ISTChennai: DMK president Karunanidhi today urged the state and Central governments to take steps for organising the annual bull taming festival of "Jallikattu" in Tamil Nadu."I urge the immediate intervention of the state and Central
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Karunanidhi re-elected as DMK chief for 11th time
National | Jan 09, 2015, 12:42 PM ISTChennai: DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was today re-elected as party President for the 11th time in a row by the newly constituted general council. Karunanidhi had during the Lok Sabha poll campaign last year indicated
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Karunanidhi condoles death of Bengaluru blast victim
National | Dec 31, 2014, 08:49 PM ISTChennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today expressed grief over the death of Bhavani Devi, who died in a bomb blast at Bengaluru on Sunday.Karunanidhi extended his condolences to Bhavani Devi's father Anbusamy, husband, and children,
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DMK chief hails decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee
National | Dec 25, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTChennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today welcomed the Centre's decision to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and demanded that the honour also be conferred on Dravidian veteran E V Ramasamy,