Rahul Gandhi attends Jallikattu in poll-bound Tamil Nadu making U-turn on Congress stand
Jan 14, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Chennai/IBNS: In a U-turn from his party's earlier stand on Jallikattu, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attended the annual bull-taming sport here in Tamil Nadu, which will soon plunge into an electoral contest.
DMK, allies observe fast in support of farmers' protests
Dec 18, 2020, at 06:25 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Tamil Nadu Opposition DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance on Friday staged a day long fast in support of the agitating farmers in Delhi demanding revoking of the three farm laws enacted by the Centre.
Tamil Nadu CM slams DMK for opposing farm bills, says Stalin criticising without adequate knowledge
Sep 23, 2020, at 01:38 am
Madurai/Ramanathapuram/UNI: Defending the farm bills which were passed in both the houses of the Parliament, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday charged that the DMK was spreading slander campaigns against the new farm reforms for political reasons.
ED seizes DMK MP Jagathrakshakan's Rs 89 cr properties in FEMA case
Sep 12, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Directorate of Enforcement(ED) on Saturday attached Rs 89.19 crore worth of properties belonging to DMK Lok Sabha member S Jagathrakshakan and his family members under the provision of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.
DMK MLA J Anbazhagan who tested Covid positive dies
Jun 10, 2020, at 12:33 pm
Chennai/IBNS: DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, who had contracted the pandemic Novel Coronavirus, died on his birthday on Wednesday.
After Bharathi's arrest, DMK MPs Baalu, Maran move HC, get relief
May 23, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Chennai/UNI: Hours after the arrest and release on bail of DMK Rajya Sabha Member R S Bharathi under SC/ST act, DMK Lok Sabha MPs and former Union Ministers T R Baalu and Dayanidhi Maran filed anticipatopry bail pleas in the Madras High Court, which granted them relief till May 29.
AIADMK, DMK nominees elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
Mar 18, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Chennai/UNI: Three candidates each from the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK were today declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Rajya Sabha polls: AIADMK, DMK nominees all set to win six seats
Mar 16, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Chennai/UNI: Three candidates each from the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK are all set to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from the Tamil Nadu Assembly as their nomination papers were found in order on scrutiny on Monday.
DMK, allies stage walk out of Tamil Nadu Assembly on CAA
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Opposition DMK and its allies on Thursday staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu after Speaker P Dhanapal refused permission for them to raise their demand for a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Coordination among secular parties key to fight CAA, NRC, NPR : Stalin
Dec 29, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Chennai/UNI: Opposition DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday said coordination among secular parties was essential to oppose Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).
MK Stain leads protest rally against CAA in Chennai, Chidambaram joins
Dec 23, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Despite getting no permission from police, DMK chief MK Stalin led a massive protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in Chennai on Monday.
Dec 09, 2019, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The DMK on Monday said the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is discriminatory which could only spark off 'animosity' among communities and wondered why the BJP-led NDA regime has been giving so much importance to Pakistan. The opposition Trinamool Congress also attacked the government with TMC lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee flaying the saffron for going against the tenets of people like Swami Vivekananda.
Cong, DMK members stage walkout from Lok Sabha over withdrawal of Gandhi family's SPG cover
Nov 19, 2019, at 01:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress and DMK members on Tuesday staged a walkout from Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour over withdrawal of Special Protection Group (SPG) cover of the Gandhi family.
DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha seat
Aug 09, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Chennai, Aug 9 (UNI) The Opposition DMK candidate D K Kathir Anand was declared elected from Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency, defeating his nearest ruling AIADMK-led Front candidate A C Shanmugam of NJP by a margin of 8,141 votes.
DMK, MK Stalin remember M Karunanidhi on birth anniversary
Jun 03, 2019, at 09:31 am
Chennai, June 3 (IBNS): Monday marked the 96th birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.
DMK's MK Stalin demands Tamil Nadu govt to probe sexual assault complaint in Perambalur dist
Apr 26, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI): DMK President M.K.Stalin on Friday demanded the AIADMK government to probe the sexual assault complaint in Perambalur district where innocent women were allegedly lured to a lodge with promise of job interviews, sexually abused them and then forced for further sexual favours to a ruling party leader. In a statement issued here, Mr Stalin said a complaint was lodged by an advocate P Arul with Perambalur police on Sunday last and the affected women were not voicing out their trauma for fear of social repercussion.
Hope people not influenced by money being distributed by some parties: Stalin
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI): Asserting that people of Tamil Nadu had decided to vote for a change to throw out the AIADMK regime in the state and the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, Opposition DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday accused the Election Commission (EC) of 'functioning like an ally of the ruling governments'.
Cancelling election 'murder of democracy', says DMK leader
Apr 16, 2019, at 08:59 pm
Chennai, Apr 16 (UNI): Minutes after the Election Commission (EC), after getting the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind, countermanded the election to Vellore Lok Sabha seat following seizure of a huge sum of money, DMK treasurer and former minister Durai Murugan termed it "a murder of democracy" and threatening tactics of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.
DMK names candidates for May 19 Assembly bypoll to 4 seats
Apr 13, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Chennai, Apr 13 (UNI) The principal Opposition DMK on Saturday announced candidates for the four Assembly seats for which bypoll would be held on May 19.
Remarks against Nayanthara: DMK suspends Radharavi
Mar 25, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Chennai, Mar 25 (UNI) Popular Tamil film actor and DMK member Radharavi was on Monday temporarily suspended from the Party for slut-shaming actress Nayanthara on stage at the audio launch of her film recently.
#LokSabhaPoll: DMK manifesto promises probe into Rafale aircraft deal
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The election manifesto of the Opposition DMK in Tami Nadu on Tuesday promised a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale aircraft deal of the present BJP-led NDA government.
Chennai: DMK promises aplenty in manifesto
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The Opposition DMK on Tuesday made a slew of promises in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, including separate budget for agriculture, increasing IT exemption limit, release of Rajiv convicts, Tamil as official language and holding referendum among Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka.
DMK demands holding of Assembly bypoll to all 21 seats in Tamil Nadu
Mar 11, 2019, at 01:39 pm
Chennai, Mar 11 (UNI) The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday demanded that by-elections be held for all the 21 Assembly seats along with the Lok Sabha polls on April 18, instead of 18 seats announced by it.
Tamil Nadu : DMK allots one LS seat to KMDK
Feb 26, 2019, at 02:02 pm
Chennai, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) : The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday allotted one seat to its ally, the Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK), for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
After AIADMK and BJP, DMK, Congress likely to announce alliance today
Feb 20, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Chennai, Feb 20 (IBNS): A day after the AIADMK and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sealed a deal, the DMK and Congress are likely to announce their alliance in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday, media reports said.
Chennai: MK Stalin expresses support to Narayansamy's protest
Feb 17, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M K Stalin visited Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansmay at his agitation site and expressed his support to the chief minister’s agitation.
Rahul as PM candidate not alliance opinion: Akhilesh Yadav
Dec 18, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said projecting Rahul Gandhi as a prime ministerial candidate was not the opinion of the alliance.
Opposition leaders' meet to discuss anti-BJP front
Dec 09, 2018, at 10:55 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Telugu Desam Party boss-cum-Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu will attend a meeting of opposition parties in the national capital for the first time on Monday, NDTV said.
MK Alagiri in U-turn says he will accept brother Stalin as boss if DMK takes him back
Aug 30, 2018, at 03:25 pm
Chennai, Aug 30 (IBNS): Turning a political somersault, expelled DMK leader and son of late M Karunanidhi, MK Alagiri, on Thursday said he would accept his younger brother MK Stalin as his leader if he was taken back in the party fold from where he was driven out in 2014.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav congratulates MK Stalin for becoming DMK president
Aug 28, 2018, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday wished MK Stalin for becoming the new President of the southern party Dravida Munnetra Kazghagam (DMK).