Chennai, July 11 (IANS) The AIADMK has announced that it will soon launch an online membership enrolment campaign through its Information Technology (IT) Wing as part of efforts to strengthen the party’s organisational base, particularly among the youth, while simultaneously tightening control over party activities following reports of unauthorised events. In a statement posted on its official social media platforms on Saturday, the party said the proposed digital membership drive would provide …
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Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Signs of growing dissatisfaction have emerged within the AIADMK’s affiliated organisational wings as the party continues its district-level review meetings to assess its performance in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Functionaries from several wings have expressed concern over inadequate representation within the party and the limited opportunities provided to them to contest elections.The concerns have surfaced during a series of consultative meetings being c…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) AIADMK functionaries have urged party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) to consider bringing Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran back into the AIADMK, arguing that such a move would significantly strengthen the party in the Cauvery Delta and southern districts of Tamil Nadu. The demand reportedly came during a series of consultation meetings convened by Palaniswami with district-level office-bearers to review the party’…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The AIADMK suffered another setback on Monday after Karur MLA and former Transport Minister M.R. Vijayabaskar resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly, adding to the growing list of opposition legislators who have quit the party following the 2026 Assembly elections. According to reports, Vijayabaskar submitted his handwritten resignation letter to Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, formally relinquishing his membership of the House.Political sources said he is expected to j…
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu’s Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) on Sunday demanded a thorough and independent investigation into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Assistant Professors conducted by the Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), urging the state government to suspend the appointment process until the inquiry is completed. In a strongly-worded statement, Palaniswami said the allegations surrounding the recently a…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The AIADMK has stepped up its organisational preparations ahead of the forthcoming Assembly bye-elections by convening a key meeting of its women’s wing on July 1 at the party headquarters in Royapettah.The meeting, to be chaired by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, is expected to focus on strengthening the party’s grassroots network and expanding the role of women in its political and organisational activities across Tamil Nadu.The meeting will bring …
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) In the wake of its worst-ever performance in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in more than five decades of electoral politics, the AIADMK is preparing to launch an extensive district-wise consultation exercise involving party office-bearers and grassroots workers in a bid to assess its shortcomings and chart a revival strategy. Senior party functionaries indicated that the proposed interactions are likely to be held after the ongoing Assembly session to ensure that …
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.T. Prabhakar on Tuesday announced that disciplinary proceedings against 21 AIADMK legislators who backed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government during last month’s trust vote have been dropped after the party leadership accepted their explanations and apology. The development comes in connection with the trust vote held in the 234-member Assembly on May 13, in which the TVK government secured a comfortable victory.The motion was…
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) In a fresh setback to the AIADMK, which has been grappling with internal dissent and a string of defections since its disappointing performance in the Assembly elections, four former ministers and senior leaders joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) at the party’s headquarters in Chennai on Saturday. Former ministers and ex-MLAs Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, M.C. Sampath, Kadambur C. Raju and N.R. Sivapathi formally joined TVK in the presence of the party’s Gen…
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) Speculation is mounting in Tamil Nadu political circles that former AIADMK ministers C.V. Shanmugam and C. Vijayabaskar, along with a few other senior leaders, could join the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) at the party’s Panaiyur headquarters on Sunday. The reports come amid continuing political realignments that have reshaped the state’s Opposition landscape following the 2026 Assembly election.TVK emerged as the single-largest party in the Assembly elections, winning…