Chennai, June 24 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council is set to meet on Wednesday for the first time in four months, following a break caused by the Assembly elections and the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct. The meeting is expected to draw attention from both residents and political observers. While citizens hope that long-pending civic grievances will be taken up by their elected representatives, political circles are watching developments related to councillors joinin…
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Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The first session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay entered its final phase, with the Chief Minister set to deliver his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s Address amid intense exchanges between the ruling party and the Opposition.The Assembly session began on June 18 with Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar’s address. Following a Business Advisory Committee meeting, it was decided that the session would be …
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol. Thirumavalavan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to convene an all-party meeting on the Mekedatu dam issue. In a statement, Thirumavalavan said the VCK was formally requesting the State government to bring together all political parties to discuss the implications of the proposed dam project in Karnataka.He noted that the Congress, while in power in Karnataka, had shown an understanding of Tamil Nadu’s concerns and …
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) A fresh political debate has erupted in Tamil Nadu after CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Secretary P. Shanmugam suggested that it would not be surprising if the DMK and AIADMK were to function as a single political entity in the future. His remarks, made during an interview to a YouTube channel and later shared on his social media platform X, have drawn sharp criticism from DMK leaders.In the interview, Shanmugam defended the CPI(M)’s shifting alliances with both the DMK and AI…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) minister Gomathi Srinivasan was among a host of political leaders and public figures who joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday, as the party inducted around 2,500 leaders and cadres from various political parties at a function held at its headquarters in Panaiyur on Chennai’s East Coast Road. The high-profile induction programme comes amid TVK’s growing political influence following its victor…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday announced its decision to withdraw from the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant political development in the state following the 2026 Assembly elections and the formation of the TVK-led government.The decision was taken at the party’s general council meeting, where 14 resolutions were adopted. Among them was a resolution formally ending the IUML’s association with the DMK alliance.Party leaders indica…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the trust vote held in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on May 13, 2026, and a direction to impose President’s Rule in the state pending such an investigation.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohan declined to entertain the plea filed by K.K. Ramesh, observing that it was founded on vague and unsubstantiated allegations.”We have h…
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) on Sunday announced its decision to part ways with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the move would enable the party to focus on strengthening its organisational base and expanding its independent political presence in the State. The decision was announced by TMC(M) president G.K. Vasan after a meeting of the party’s executive committee in Chennai. While declaring th…
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) Senior Tamil Nadu politician and former Vilavancode MLA Vijayadharani on Saturday joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), ending her two-year association with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Vijayadharani, a three-time MLA from the Vilavancode Assembly constituency in Kanniyakumari district, had quit the Congress in February 2024 after a long stint in the party. She subsequently resigned her Assembly membership and joined the BJP in the presence of the party’s national…
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) In the wake of its worst-ever performance in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in more than five decades of electoral politics, the AIADMK is preparing to launch an extensive district-wise consultation exercise involving party office-bearers and grassroots workers in a bid to assess its shortcomings and chart a revival strategy. Senior party functionaries indicated that the proposed interactions are likely to be held after the ongoing Assembly session to ensure that …