Chennai, May 12 (IANS) In a significant political appointment by the newly-formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has appointed his close aide, astrologer and party spokesperson Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Officer on Special Duty (Political) to the Chief Minister.The appointment was officially confirmed through a government order issued on Tuesday by the Principal Secretary to the Government.According to the order, Vettrivel will function as the po…
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Chennai, May 12 (IANS) In a major policy move with significant political implications, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday ordered the closure of 717 TASMAC liquor retail outlets functioning near places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks. The decision marks the first large-scale regulatory intervention in the state-run liquor retail network since the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government assumed office.The move is a…
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) S. Keerthana, the 29-year-old first-time MLA from Sivakasi, has emerged as one of the most talked-about faces in Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s newly formed Tamil Nadu cabinet.The young leader from the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is not only the youngest member of the cabinet but also the only woman minister in the new government.Her induction into the cabinet is being seen as a major signal of the TVK’s attempt to project a youthful and technocratic image in Tami…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday announced 200 units of free electricity and the formation of the “SingaPen” Special Task Force as among the first major decisions of his government shortly after taking the oath.Soon after the swearing-in ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here, Vijay signed key official files in the presence of senior officials and ministers, signalling the beginning of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government’s welfa…
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 6 (IANS) Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday asserted that the party is giving shape to the verdict given by Tamil Nadu’s people in the state Assembly polls.His reaction came after the Congress formally announced its support to actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the next government in Tamil Nadu, while making it clear that the backing would remain conditional on keeping “communal forces” away from the alliance.The Congress had described the …
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) A film clip that actor and music director Premgi Amaran posted on his X timeline which showed actor Vijay seated in a car bearing the registration number TN 07 CM 2026 has now gone viral in the wake of Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) scoring an emphatic win in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The clip, which was taken from director Venkat Prabhu’s 2024 film ‘G O A T’ (Greatest Of All Time), showed Vijay seated in a car and having a humourous con…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday became only the second sitting Chief Minister in the state’s history, after J. Jayalalithaa, to lose an Assembly election, following his defeat in the Kolathur constituency.Stalin was defeated by V.S. Babu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a former DMK functionary who had switched political allegiance.The upset is being viewed as one of the most significant outcomes of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elec…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu stands on edge as counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections gets underway on Monday, with an unusually high number of political variables making the outcome one of the most unpredictable in recent decades. From the emergence of new political entrants to simmering internal rifts among established leaders and the impact of a large-scale revision of electoral rolls, the electoral battlefield has evolved into a complex contest where even seasoned observers ar…
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Anticipating a fractured mandate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay has moved early to secure his party’s position, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) preparing for possible “resort politics” ahead of the May 4 results.With exit polls offering conflicting predictions — some favouring the DMK-led alliance, others indicating gains for the AIADMK bloc and a few projecting a strong debut for TVK — Vijay has initiated steps to pre…