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MK Stalin elected as new DMK president

Aug 28, 2018, at 10:45 am

Chennai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late Muthuvel Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin got elected as the Dravida Munnetra Kazghagam (DMK) president on Tuesday, media reports said.

MK Stalin likely to be elected as DMK president today

Aug 28, 2018, at 10:26 am

Chennai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late Muthuvel Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin is likely to get elected as the Dravida Munnetra Kazghagam (DMK) president on Tuesday, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu: Amid the threat of power tussle, DMK's Executive Council meeting underway

Aug 14, 2018, at 02:58 pm

Chennai, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Amid a possible power tussle between M K Stalin and his elder brother Alagiri following the death of M Karunanidhi, an executive council meeting of the DMK is underway at the party's headquarters in Chennai on Tuesday, media reports said.

Post-Karunanidhi DMK : Alagiri dares brother Stalin, says party leaders are with him

Aug 13, 2018, at 05:08 pm

Chennai, Aug 13 (IBNS) : In less than a week after DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's death, his elder son MK Alagiri has dared the party's working president and younger brother Stalin for party leadership.

PM Modi pays tribute to mortal remains of Karunanidhi

Aug 08, 2018, at 11:28 am

Chennai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the mortal remains of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch, M Karunanidhi, who passed away a day ago, at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on Wednesday.

PM Modi pays tribute to mortal remains of Karunanidhi

Aug 08, 2018, at 11:25 am

Chennai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the mortal remains of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch, M Karunanidhi, who passed away a day ago, at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on Wednesday.

Thousands of supporters gather in Chennai to pay tribute to Karunanidhi

Aug 08, 2018, at 10:50 am

Chennai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Thousands of supporters gathered outside Rajaji Hall in Chennai on Wednesday to pay their tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) patriarch, M Karunanidhi, who passed away a day ago.

DMK moves HC over TN govt's denial to bury Karunanidhi's mortal remains at Marina beach

Aug 07, 2018, at 10:32 pm

Chennai, Aug 7 (IBNS): In a conflict with the AIADMK government, the DMK moved the High Court over the state's denial to allow the burial of the mortal remains of former Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who passed away on Tuesday, at Chennai's Marina Beach.

President Ram Nath Kovind express sadness over Karunanidhi's death

Aug 07, 2018, at 07:38 pm

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday condoled the death of southern leader M Karunanidhi and said the country became 'poorer' with his death.

Tamil Nadu will miss deep-rooted mass leader Karunanidhi: Modi

Aug 07, 2018, at 07:03 pm

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was deeply saddened by the death of ex-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi meets Karunanidhi in hospital

Jul 31, 2018, at 04:50 pm

Chennai, July 31 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited a Chennai hospital where former Tamil Nadu CM and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi is currently undergoing treatment.

Stalin, DMK MLAs wear black clothes in TN assembly protesting Tuticorin massacre

May 29, 2018, at 05:50 pm

Chennai, May 29 (IBNS): DMK lawmakers, including opposition leader MK Stalin, on Tuesday entered the Tamil Nadu assembly by wearing black clothes as a mark of  protest against the killing of 13 people in Tuticorin during agitation over the Sterlite copper plant pollution issue, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu Assembly session begins, Dinakaran makes his debut

Jan 08, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Chennai, Jan 8 (IBNS): Sidelined AIADMK leader and newly elected RK Nagar MLA, TTV Dinakaran, made his debut in the Tamil Nadu Assembly as its session began on Monday, media reports said.

DMK supporters give hero's welcome to M Kanimozhi and A Raja in Chennai after being acquitted in the 2G scam case

Dec 23, 2017, at 06:59 pm

Chennai, Dec 23 (IBNS): Former Telecom Minister A Raja of the Congress led UPA government and DMK leader M Karunanidhi's daughter M Kanimozhi were greeted with a hero's welcome by party workers on their arrival in Chennai on Saturday.

DMK, AIADMK among top regional parties with highest income: ADR report

Oct 28, 2017, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) top the list of regional political parties with the highest income for the financial year 2015-2016.

Dravidian politics will stay in India: Kamal Haasan

Aug 11, 2017, at 03:04 am

Chennai, Aug 10 (IBNS): Actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday said the Dravidian politics is going to stay in the country at an event organised by Tamil Nadu's principal opposition party DMK.

DMK chief Stalin blames Centre for imposing Hindi on milestone marking

Apr 01, 2017, at 03:42 am

Chennai, Mar 31 (IBNS): DMK chief M K Stalin blamed the Centre for replacing English on milestone marking of highways with Hindi and called it an imposition, on Friday, according to media reports.

In a first, DMK to move no-trust vote against TN speaker

Feb 22, 2017, at 05:44 pm

Chennai, Feb 22 (IBNS): In a first in the history of Tamil Nadu politics, opposition DMK is set to move no-trust vote against state speaker P Dhanapal, reports said.

Tamil Nadu trust vote: DMK calls for hunger strike

Feb 19, 2017, at 07:43 pm

Chennai, Feb 19 (IBNS): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party on Sunday called for a hunger strike on Feb 22 at all of its district offices in Tamil Nadu to protest against the forceful eviction of its MLAs from the state Assembly during the trust vote, media reports said.

DMK appoints MK Stalin as working president

Jan 04, 2017, at 05:12 pm

Chennai, Jan 4 (IBNS): The DMK on Wednesday appointed party treasurer and opposition leader in the state assembly, MK Stalin, as its working president, reports said.

DMK chief Karunanidhi appears before court in case by Jayalalithaa

Jan 18, 2016, at 04:24 pm

Chennai, Jan 18 (IBNS) DMK supremo M Karunanidhi on Monday appeared personally in the court in connection with a defamation case filed by his political rival, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, even as the case was adjourned till March 3.

DMK, other groups hold protests outside IIT Madras

Jun 01, 2015, at 05:09 pm

Chennai, June 1 (IBNS) The students' wing of the DMK and some other groups on Monday staged protests outside IIT Madras condemning derecognition of a student association allegedly for criticising the Narendra Modi Government.

Karunanidhi slams Centre for renaming Teachers' Day as ‘Guru Utsav’

Sep 01, 2014, at 04:28 pm

Chennai, Sep 1 (IBNS): DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday evening slammed the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for renaming Teachers’ Day as ‘Guru Utsav’, reports said.

DMK activists arrested for attack on scribes

May 19, 2014, at 05:17 pm

Chennai, May 19 (IBNS): Eleven Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) activists were arrested in Chennai and charged with attempt to murder for an attack on journalists outside M K Stalin's home.