Chennai, June 11 (IANS) In a significant political development that further underlines the shifting alliance equations in Tamil Nadu following the recent Assembly elections, the State Communist Party of India (CPI) Secretary M. Veerapandian said on Thursday that the party cannot be part of a DMK-led electoral alliance under the prevailing political circumstances. The statement comes close on the heels of CPI-M State Secretary P. Shanmugam’s recent assertion that the DMK-led Secular Progressive A…
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Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu State Secretary P. Shanmugam on Saturday clarified that the decision of the CPI(M), along with the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), to extend support to the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government was aimed at preventing the imposition of President’s Rule in the State. Addressing reporters after participating in a protest against the recent increase in fuel prices, Shanmugam said t…
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) DMK President and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday accused the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of engaging in “dirty politics” by attempting to lure AIADMK legislators, even as he defended the DMK’s decision to boycott the trust vote in the Assembly.In a strongly worded statement, Stalin said the DMK MLAs had deliberately walked out of the Assembly to ensure that the formation and continuation of the TVK government was not obstructed. He sa…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The struggle for space within the Left domain is not without antecedents, and beyond Kerala, where, after the recent poll defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), tensions between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist — or CPI-M — surfaced publicly over the position of Deputy Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. The Communists could attain limited power in India, though enjoying periods of influence intermittently.One such pha…
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Women organisations staged a protest at Pet Basheerabad Police Station here on Wednesday, demanding the arrest of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case registered against him. Carrying placards and banners and raising slogans, the protestors gathered in front of the police station. They demanded the immediate arrest of Bhageerath, who allegedly assaulted a minor girl.Police personnel tried to disperse the protestor…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) Even before the dust settles on the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) crushing electoral defeat in Kerala, fresh fault lines have begun surfacing within the alliance, with the simmering tensions between the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) now threatening to snowball into a major political confrontation.What began as an internal disagreement over the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition has rapidly transformed into a larger ba…
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday welcomed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s decision to meet senior political leaders across party lines, describing it as the beginning of a “new political culture” in the state.In a statement, CPI state Secretary R. Mutharasan Veerapandian praised Vijay for personally meeting veteran leaders soon after assuming office as Chief Minister and said the move reflected an effort to restore Tamil Nadu’s tradition of poli…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) A day after her rumoured beau Vijay was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, actress Trisha Krishnan shared a cryptic caption about “love is always louder”. Trisha, on Monday, shared a picture of herself looking every inch gorgeous in an aqua-blue silk saree, which seems to be made of a silk blend. The saree has gold zari border running along the edges and pallu.For the caption, she wrote: “The love is always louder (sic).”The 43-year-old actress atten…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) criticised the conduct of the swearing-in ceremony of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday, questioning why the state song ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ was relegated to third place during the event, instead of the first.In a strongly-worded statement, CPI State Secretary M. Veerapandian said it was against the long-standing convention in Tamil Nadu to allow the rendering of ‘Vande Mataram’ during a government ceremony before givin…
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday congratulated actor-cum-Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay on becoming Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, stating that he looks forward to working together to build “ever closer ties” and a “stronger partnership”. In a post on X, the Sri Lankan President said: “Congratulations to Hon. C. Joseph Vijay on being sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu are connected through history…