Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Premalatha Vijayakanth, general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), has said her party would announce its decision on an electoral alliance at an appropriate time, even as she signalled openness to the idea of a coalition government with a share in power in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to reporters at the Chennai airport, Premalatha said the party leadership was carefully evaluating its options ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections.”We will take a consi…
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Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections not very far away, tensions between the DMK and the Congress over seat-sharing and participation in government have resurfaced, threatening to cast a shadow over the INDIA bloc in the state.For nearly two months, friction has persisted over the Congress party’s demand for a formal share in governance if the alliance returns to power.Though a Congress delegation met Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on December 3 to discus…
Amaravati, Jan 28 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said that people are vexed with the coalition government as it is ‘wicked, vindictive, and soaked in corruption and inefficiency’. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president said that he would take up a mass contact programme covering all the Assembly constituencies to instil confidence among the people.Addressing party workers from Bhimavaram at the party headquarters, he lashed…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Thursday said the Tamil Nadu government must urgently address the long-pending demands of protesting secondary grade teachers and sanitation workers, asserting that her party stood firmly with the agitating sections. Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Premalatha said the grievances raised by teachers and sanitation workers were genuine and required immediate attention from the state governmen…