Tamilnadu Politics
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All well in AIADMK? EPS camp, rebel MLAs revoke opposing pleas; Velumani says 'differences resolved'
May 27, 2026 16:59 ISTAIADMK leader S P Velumani denied reports of a split within the party and asserted that differences with Edappadi K Palaniswami had been resolved. After meeting Palaniswami, leaders from both camps jointly met Assembly Speaker Prabhakar and withdrew plea against the rebel MLAs.
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AIADMK faces another blow as MLA Esakki Subaya resigns from Tamil Nadu Assembly
May 26, 2026 12:59 ISTSubaya is among the breakaway MLAs supporting former state ministers C Ve Shanmugam and S P Velumani and had voted in favour of the TVK government during the floor test in the Assembly on May 13.
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TTV Dhinakaran flips the script on Vijay to keep him at bay from CM post, TVK counters with proof
May 09, 2026 9:02 ISTVijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar for the third time in as many days on Friday, but again failed to prove majority, further delaying the TVK's hopes of forming the government despite emerging as the single largest party in the assembly elections by winning 108 seats.
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Speed News: Vijay meets Governor, claims bid to form Tamil Nadu govt
Originals | May 06, 2026 21:26 ISTVijay meets Governor, claims bid to form Tamil Nadu govt. AIADMK likely to offer outside support to Vijay's TVK. Heavy rains in Mancherial kill 4 farmers, injure 3 after sheds collapse. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News.
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Speed News: Ajit Pawar cremated with full state honours amid tearful farewell
Originals | January 30, 2026 0:10 ISTAjit Pawar cremated with full state honours amid tearful farewell. SC pauses new UGC rules, calls them vague. Fadnavis pays emotional tribute to Ajit Pawar, lauds his legacy. Tamil Nadu: Congress–TVK alliance talks emerge via Vijay’s father.
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KA Sengottaiyan sacked from AIADMK after demanding re-induction of expelled leaders for party unity
September 07, 2025 12:07 ISTTamil Nadu politics: KA Sengottaiyan stressed that the expelled leaders have publicly and privately expressed their willingness to rejoin the AIADMK without imposing any conditions.
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Kamal Haasan files nomination for Rajya Sabha election from Tamil Nadu in presence of CM Stalin
June 06, 2025 19:00 ISTRajya Sabha Election 2025: The Election Commission of India earlier announced the schedule for the biennial elections to fill six Rajya Sabha seats – one-third of the seats from Tamil Nadu – that are set to fall vacant on July 24.
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Durai Vaiko, MDMK leader, withdraws resignation from principal secretary post
April 20, 2025 21:54 ISTTamil Nadu politics: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Durai said differences of opinion between leaders emerge in a party which follows democracy.
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Thalapathy Vijay enters Tamil Nadu politics: Facts, films and all you need to know about Tamil star
February 08, 2024 13:11 ISTThalapathy Vijay on February 2 shocked his fans when he launched a political party and officially entered into Tamil Nadu politics. On this occasion, let us take a look at some of his interesting facts and popular films so far.
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'Politics is heavily influenced by money.. lost my 9 yrs of savings': TN BJP chief Annamalai
March 19, 2023 21:33 IST"Personally and as a BJP cadre and as a BJP State President I don't have the wish to face such elections," said Annamalai.
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DMK chief MK Stalin meets Sonia, Rahul Gandhi
India | June 18, 2021 12:26 ISTThis is the first meeting between Stalin and Sonia Gandhi after the DMK-Congress alliance was elected to power in the just-concluded assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Haasan meets Sonia Gandhi, says 'too early to decide' on support to Congress in 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Politics | June 21, 2018 16:08 ISTOn whether he would support the Congress in its endeavour to bring opposition parties together on one platform to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabh polls, Haasan said, "It is to early to decide."
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Kamal Haasan party launch: Actor-turned-politician says his party's name is 'Makkal Neethi Maiyyam' | Highlights
Politics | February 21, 2018 20:39 ISTVeteran actor Kamal Haasan launched his political party on Wednesday with the name 'Makkal Neethi Maiyyam' at a grand function at Othakadai in Madurai.
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Alliance with Rajinikanth unlikely if his colour is saffron, says Kamal Haasan
Politics | February 11, 2018 19:14 ISTMovie actor- turned-politician Kamal Haasan has made it clear that any political alliance with superstar Rajinikanth is unlikely if his colour is "saffron", in an apparent reference to the BJP.
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Kamal Haasan to announce political party's name, begin Tamil Nadu tour on February 21
Politics | January 17, 2018 7:31 IST"At the commencement of the journey, I intend to announce the name of my political party along with the guiding principles we intend to live by," Haasan said in a statement.
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Superstar Rajnikant to contest Tamil Nadu assembly elections next year
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Rajinikanth announces political debut, to float party and contest next TN assembly elections
Politics | December 31, 2017 10:04 ISTRajinikanth on Sunday confirmed his entry into politics, adding that he will be contesting in the next state assembly elections by forming a new party.
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Hindu terrorists real, right wing cannot deny their existence, says Kamal Haasan
India | November 02, 2017 20:23 ISTHindus are “losing faith in 'Satyameva Jayate' and instead subscribing to 'might is right', Kamal Haasan said.
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Tamil Nadu: G K Vasan all set to launch party on Nov 28
Politics | November 11, 2014 14:22 ISTChennai: After a series of consultative meetings with supporters across Tamil Nadu, former Union Minister G K Vasan, who broke away from Congress, is all set to launch his political party at a public meeting
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DMK reaches out to MDMK leader Vaiko
Politics | October 30, 2014 14:49 ISTChennai: A political realignment seems to be on the cards in Tamil Nadu, with DMK reaching out to its former leader and MDMK founder Vaiko and DMK president M Karunanidhi describing his firebrand former colleague
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