Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the DMK and AIADMK leadership over the ongoing Mekedatu dam controversy, questioning the silence of Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Karnataka’s proposed project across the Cauvery River. The Congress leader strongly backed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the immediate rejection of…
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Chennai, May 21 (IANS) For the first time in nearly six decades, the Indian National Congress is set to become part of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet, with two of its MLAs scheduled to take oath as ministers in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government on Thursday. The announcement came after Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the induction of party MLAs S. Rajesh Kumar and P. Viswanathan into the state Cabinet headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.The development is being seen…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Congress leaders on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Central government after the NEET-UG 2026 examination was cancelled following allegations of a paper leak. The party demanded accountability from and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling the paper leak incident a reflection of a “corrupt system”.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Manickam Tagore alleged that repeated paper leaks had become a common occurrence under the NDA government…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Dismissing the credibility of exit polls, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday said the actual mandate of the people will only be clear on counting day.“I don’t believe in exit polls. Let us wait for the real counting on the 4th. People have already decided. People have given a verdict. That has to be read out also, let us wait for another 48 hours, people’s mandate should not be manipulated…” he told IANS.His remarks come amid a sharply divided exit poll lands…
Chennai, April 5 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political parties have entered the final phase of candidate selection and campaign mobilisation. The Congress, a key ally in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, has been allotted 28 constituencies for the 2026 Assembly elections. The party has now announced its candidate for the Melur Assembly constituency.After days of internal discussions and reported differences among senior leaders, the Congress has …
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) The resignation of senior Congress leader and Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore as chairman of the party’s Election Management and Coordination Committee has brought internal divisions within the Tamil Nadu unit into focus, just weeks ahead of the April 23 Assembly elections.The development has highlighted simmering tensions over candidate selection and alliance dynamics within the party.According to sources, disagreements among senior leaders intensified during the final…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks on Kerala politics, asserting that the people of the state are fully aware of the “truth” behind political alliances.Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the MP from Kerala’s Wayanad, dismissed the Prime Minister’s allegations of a covert alliance in Kerala, asserting that the people of the state are well aware of the political realities.”All of Kerala knows …
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday met Congress MPs whose suspension from the House was revoked on Tuesday and shared tea and coffee with them in New Delhi.The informal meeting came a day after the Lok Sabha withdrew the suspension of eight Congress MPs following a proposal moved by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju, in the House.The revocation followed an expression of regret by the Congress leadership over the con…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Opposition MPs, led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament complex on Monday, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining “complete silence” on the ongoing Gulf conflict and its potential impact on India’s economy and citizens abroad.Sharing details of the protest on X, Congress MP and General Secretary K. C. Venugopal said that MPs from the INDIA bloc demonstrated against what they described as the Prime Mi…
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK, questioning its “moral authority” to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s international engagements while allegedly failing to maintain unity within its own alliance in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to reporters at the Chennai airport, Tamilisai accused the DMK of double standards. “They question whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi can handle US President Donald Trump. But can the…