Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Serious allegations of cash distribution to voters have surfaced from several constituencies in Coimbatore city ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with a formal complaint seeking cancellation of polling in Coimbatore South. A team of lawyers representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate Amman Arjunan met Election Observer Pratap Singh at the Coimbatore Government Guest House and submitted a detailed petition highlighting alleged vi…
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Bidar (Karnataka), April 22 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan took a dig at Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday, saying that he appears unable to distinguish between terrorists and “terror to the terrorists”. His remarks came amid a growing political controversy triggered by Kharge’s recent statement referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “terrorist”, which has drawn sharp criticism from the BJP.Speaking at the Amrit Mahotsava celebration of Dr Basavalinga …
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday hit out at Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge over the “terrorist” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the people of the country will give a “befitting response” to the party. He said that the Congress chief’s “derogatory” remarks were a “grave insult” to the mandate of the country’s 140 crore people.Kharge triggered a major political controversy on Tuesday while attacking AIADMK’s alliance…
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Tuesday launched a sharp multi-pronged attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as he addressed a public meeting at YMCA Grounds in Nandanam on the final day of campaigning for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Positioning himself as a challenger to the state’s entrenched political order, Vijay alleged that both the …
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Campaigning for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections drew to a close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, and the state has officially entered the crucial 48-hour “silence period” ahead of polling scheduled for April 23. The tenure of the present government will end on May 10, and the Election Commission had announced the poll schedule on March 15, fixing a single-phase election on April 23 and counting of votes on May 4.In the run-up to the polls, political parties have completed se…
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the people of Tamil Nadu will deliver a massive victory to the NDA to teach a lesson to “Mr Stalin.” Speaking to IANS, Goyal said, “I am at least glad that finally Udhayanidhi Stalin and his father M.K. Stalin have realised that by hurting Tamil culture, Tamil pride, Tamil tradition, and Tamil heritage, and by calling Sanatan Dharma — which is a way of life for Tamil Nadu and for Indians, something that should be e…
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) A.N.S. Prasad, spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP, on Tuesday claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is witnessing a strong surge in public support across Tamil Nadu as campaigning for the Assembly elections concluded. Prasad in a statement said the NDA — led by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and comprising the BJP, PMK, AMMK and other allies — is heading towards a decisive mandate.He expressed confidence that AIADMK General Sec…
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Tuesday made a final appeal to voters as the high-voltage campaigning for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections comes to an end this evening, urging people to back the DMK-led alliance to secure the state’s future.With polling scheduled for April 23, the Election Commission has also enforced a ban on the publication of opinion polls during the silence period.A total of 4,023 candidates are contesting across 234 constituencies, setting the sta…
Coimbatore, April 20 (IANS) Campaigning for the AIADMK-led NDA ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections intensified on Monday, with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing a public meeting in Coimbatore and targeting key opposition parties over the issue of women’s reservation.Positioning the women’s quota as a defining electoral issue, the Andhra Pradesh CM urged voters to hold parties accountable for their stand on the legislation. He said the debate over res…
Kanyakumari, April 20 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the AIADMK leadership, alleging that the regional party had “surrendered” to the BJP due to corruption and was now functioning as a gateway for the national party’s expansion in Tamil Nadu.Addressing an election rally in Kanniyakumari ahead of the April 23 Assembly polls, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed that the AIADMK, led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, was no longer acting in…