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  Centre's approach negative on Lanka: Karuna

  India | July 29, 2014 22:42 IST

  Chennai: Charging the BJP-led Union government with pursuing a "negative approach" in dealing with Sri Lanka by supporting it, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today urged the Centre to adopt a stance protective of Tamils there.Referring

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  'Karunanidhi did not visit his Tsunami affected constituency'

  Politics | July 15, 2014 17:05 IST

  Chennai: The December 2004 tsunami sparked a debate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with Chief Minister Jayalalithaa asserting she had extended aid and succour to the affected, while DMK chief Karunanidhi had not even visited

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  Arch rivals Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi welcome Union budget

  Politics | July 10, 2014 20:26 IST

  Chennai: In a rare convergence of views, arch rivals Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and DMK President Karunanidhi today welcomed the BJP-led NDA government's maiden budget.Expectedly, BJP allies DMDK, MDMK and PMK in the state

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  Jayalalithaa slams Karunanidhi for poser on inter-state river issues

  India | June 28, 2014 19:48 IST

  Chennai: Hitting back at arch rival and DMK chief M Karunanidhi over his posers on inter-state water issues, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today accused him of betrayal of Tamil Nadu's interest when his party was

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  Karunanidhi objects to Centre's directive on Hindi

  India | June 19, 2014 18:25 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Thursday opposed the central government's directive to its employees and employees of other government undertakings to give preference to the use of Hindi language in social media.In a statement

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  Karunanidhi calls for debates on Proportional Representation system

  India | June 11, 2014 22:10 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi, whose party drew a blank in the recent Lok Sabha polls, today called for “healthy debates” on Proportional Representation of parties in Parliament.He said while BJP's vote share at the

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  Karunanidhi attacks Jayalalithaa over Cauvery issue

  India | June 10, 2014 20:15 IST

  Chennai: The war of words between arch rivals Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and DMK President M Karunanidhi over the Cauvery issue continued unabated with the latter today questioning her statement that there was no need

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  2G money laundering case: Karunanidhi's wife seeks discharge

  India | June 10, 2014 6:39 IST

  New Delhi: DMK chief M. Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal yesterday pleaded before a court here that she is suffering from dementia and cannot defend herself and sought discharge in a 2G-related money laundering case.The 84-year-old

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  Rumblings escalte in DMK first family, Karuna dumps Alagiri

  Politics | May 18, 2014 20:27 IST

  Chennai: The rumblings raging in the DMK first family in the wake of sibling war today escalated when Treasurer M K Stalin offered to quit party posts owning responsibility for the Lok Sabha poll decimation,

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  Karunanidhi hits back at Jaya over Mullaperiyar dam issue

  India | May 10, 2014 16:00 IST

  Chennai: In continuing war of words, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi today hit back at his arch rival and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, accusing her of seeking to politicise the Mullaperiyar dam issue and asked her to

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  Election Commission didn't act on DMK complaints: Karunanidhi

  India | April 24, 2014 13:15 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the functioning of the Election Commission, saying no action has been taken on the party's complaints.Asked about the action taken by the Election Commission on the

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  It is my daddy, says Stalin in twist to 'Modi vs Lady' argument

  Politics | April 23, 2014 12:02 IST

  Chennai: DMK leader M.K.Stalin Tuesday said the growth achieved by Tamil Nadu is due to his "daddy" (party chief and former chief minister) M.Karunanidhi and not because of a "lady", making many smile on a

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  CJI's remark on Rajiv case verdict has led to fears of political fallout, says Karunanidhi

  India | April 19, 2014 21:01 IST

  Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said Chief Justice of India P Sathasaivam's indication that the verdict on a petition relating to release of all seven life convicts in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case would be

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  Karunanidhi hails SC judgment on transgenders

  India | April 15, 2014 22:35 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today hailed the Supreme Court verdict recognizing transgenders as third category of gender saying it brought a lot of joy to his party whom he said had strived for their

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  Raja instrumental in country losing Rs.2 trillion revenue: Jayalalithaa

  Politics | April 11, 2014 10:54 IST

  Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Thursday charged DMK MP A.Raja of not doing anything to his constituency but being instrumental in the country losing around Rs.2 trillion in the allocation of telecom

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  Dayanidhi Maran sweating it out to retain Central Chennai

  Politics | April 08, 2014 13:41 IST

  Chennai: Former Union Communication Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, who stepped down from his post in the wake of allegations of a scam in 2011, is leaving no stone unturned to retain the Central

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  DMK ready to support Congress: Karunanidhi

  India | March 27, 2014 8:39 IST

  Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday gave a new twist to the political situation in Tamil Nadu, saying his party would support its "ungrateful" former ally Congress if the party repented for their acts.Starting

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  Karunanidhi expels son Alagiri from DMK

  Politics | March 25, 2014 15:03 IST

  Chennai: DMK supremo M Karunanidhi today expelled his rebel son M K Alagiri from the party for "anti-party activities."He made the announcement at his party office here. Alagiri had publicly alleged that his brother M

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  Karunanidhi defends DMK's decision to join hands with BJP in 1999

  Politics | March 24, 2014 23:41 IST

  Chennai: Defending his party's decision to join hands with BJP in 1999, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said his party supported the saffron party only after it gave a written guarantee that it would protect

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  Karunanidhi advances campaigning; to start on March 26

  India | March 24, 2014 9:38 IST

  Chennai : DMK chief M Karunanidhi will begin electioneering for the Lok Sabha polls from Chennai on March 26, and not from Coimbatore on April 5 as scheduled earlier.  Karunanidhi will launch campaign on Wednesday,