Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday called upon the Tamil Nadu government to urgently open talks with protesting noon-meal and anganwadi workers, urging it to address their long-pending demands, including retirement benefits and improved wages. In a statement, Anbumani said thousands of noon-meal workers, cooks and assistants across the State have been staging protests for nearly five days, pressing the government for better service condition…
Latest Anbumani Ramadoss News & Updates
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) Former Union Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday told the Madras High Court that he alone legally represents the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and that the group rallying behind party founder and his father Dr S. Ramadoss was merely a breakaway faction that could not be recognised as the party. The assertion was made during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Dr Ramadoss seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Of…
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Madras High Court is set to hear on February 2 a crucial petition filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss, challenging the Election Commission’s decision to allot the party’s ‘Mango’ election symbol through a communication addressed to party president Anbumani Ramadoss. The case has assumed political significance as it unfolds amid an intensifying leadership dispute within the PMK. In his petition before the Madras High Court, Ramadoss has quest…
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has accused the DMK government of deliberately misleading government employees and teachers over the newly announced Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme, alleging that the scheme exists only on paper and has not been implemented on the ground.In a statement, Anbumani said the State government had announced that the Assured Pension Scheme came into effect from January 1, 2026. However, more than 5,000 government employees who retired at the end…
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) As preparations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections intensify, shifting alliance equations are reshaping the state’s political landscape. The PMK, founded by Dr. Ramadoss, is now reportedly exploring the possibility of forging an alliance with TVK, following obstacles to its entry into the DMK-led alliance.Political negotiations across Tamil Nadu have gathered momentum in recent weeks, with major parties recalibrating their strategies ahead of the polls.The AIADMK-led …
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) Launching a sharp political attack on the ruling DMK, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday declared that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had reached the “right moment, right place and right leadership” to reclaim power in Tamil Nadu.Speaking at the NDA’s election campaign rally at Madurantakam near Chennai, Palaniswami exuded confidence and predicted a decisive victory for the alliance in the upcoming Assembly elections.The rally, which marked …
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) At a high-voltage National Democratic Alliance (NDA) campaign rally held on Friday at Madurantakam near Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), accusing it of corruption, misgovernance and betrayal of public trust, while asserting that Tamil Nadu is ready for a BJP-led NDA government.The rally was attended by senior NDA leaders, including AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, PMK leader Anb…
Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) With the election to six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu due on April 6, the political temperature has begun to rise as major parties and their allies manoeuvre to secure representation in the Upper House. While the ruling DMK appears numerically well placed, and the opposition AIADMK is banking on alliance arithmetic, the contest has triggered fresh negotiations, bargaining and strategic positioning across the state’s political spectrum.Of the six seats falling vacant…
Chennai, Jan 19(IANS) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary, TTV Dhinakaran, is set to re-enter the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and is expected to participate in the alliance’s campaign launch meeting to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi near Chennai on January 23, according to sources on Monday. Dhinakaran’s return to the NDA marks a significant political realignment ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the AAMMK General Secr…
Chennai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss finds himself in a political predicament ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as shifting factional alignments within the party have narrowed his strategic options. The immediate trigger for the uncertainty is the decision of the faction led by his son, Anbumani Ramadoss, to join the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). With one wing of the party firmly aligned with the Opposition bloc, pressure is m…