Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at 10 a.m. on Sunday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, marking a historic political shift in the state after decades-long of uninterrupted rule by the Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK. The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be attended by several national and regional leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. More than 5,000 g…
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Chennai, May 9 (IANS) After extending support to Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) President K.M. Kader Mohideen emphasised that all parties should extend support “only for government formation” in Tamil Nadu and to preserve the state’s “democratic traditions”.Speaking to IANS, Mohideen said: “Parties in alliance with the DMK were approached by the TVK.”However, he remarked that he had expected the DMK-led alliance to secure a majority. “But …
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Veteran Tamil filmmaker S.A. Chandrashekhar, the father of actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief C. Joseph Vijay, on Saturday expressed happiness after his son secured the backing of 120 MLAs to stake claim to form the next government in Tamil Nadu. Speaking exclusively to IANS on Saturday, Chandrashekhar reacted emotionally to the fast-moving political developments in the state and Vijay’s emergence as the frontrunner for the Chief Minister’s pos…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Saturday welcomed the decision of several alliance partners to support the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in forming the next government, while asserting that the DMK would continue to function as a constructive Opposition in the state. In a detailed statement issued to party cadres and the people of Tamil Nadu, Stalin said the recent Assembly election had produced a fractured public mandate in whic…
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday called the INDIA bloc, a “gang of opportunists” and also claimed that the leaders of the Opposition alliance do not have any “ideological faith or background”.His reaction followed after the Congress broke its alliance with the DMK and extended support to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for government formation in Tamil Nadu.Speaking to reporters here, Union Minister Joshi said: “We severely differ with DMK’…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) In a major political development in Tamil Nadu, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Saturday extended its support to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), enabling the party to cross the majority mark of 118 MLAs required to form the government in the state. Following the development, TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay met Governor-in-Charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to formally stake a claim to form the next government.Notably, Vijay has met the Governor for the f…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Saturday dismissed as “mere rumours” that the DMK and the AIADMK were considering joining hands to form the next government in Tamil Nadu.Speaking to reporters in Madurai, Baby asserted that the mandate delivered by the people in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections was clearly in favour of the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which emerged as the single-largest party in the 234-member Assembly…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Senior AIADMK leaders, including former ministers S.P. Velumani, C. Vijayabaskar, and Leema Rose, held separate consultations with senior party leader C.V. Shanmugam amid ongoing political developments in Tamil Nadu.Sources said the discussions are taking place as AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami is yet to take a final call on the party’s political strategy in the evolving situation.Polling for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu was held in a si…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent visit to Kolkata and meeting with Trinamool Congress leaders following the West Bengal Assembly election results.Speaking to IANS, Hussain said, “Akhilesh Yadav has become a tourist these days. Wherever there is a defeat, Akhilesh Yadav goes there to shed tears and console his allies over their loss. But his pain is also that his ally, the Congre…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday congratulated all candidates and parties that emerged victorious in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, even as uncertainty continued over who would form the next government in the state. In a statement, Palaniswami said he extended his heartfelt wishes to the party that would eventually form the government in Tamil Nadu.His remarks came amid intense political activity and negotiations following the…