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Sruti MD
TN: PMK Leaves NDA For Local Body Polls, AIADMK-BJP Front Weaker now
15 Sep 2021
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has split away from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming rural local body elections.
Neelambaran A
Sasikala’s Comeback: Is She Still Enough of a Force to Takeover the AIADMK?
21 Jun 2021
'The AIADMK will oppose the DMK, but will remain silent on the BJP’s policies. Sasikala has to step in and take the lead or she will become irrelevant in the political arena very quickly...'
Sruti M.D.
TN this Week: Daily COVID-19 Count Breaches 8,000, Stricter Restrictions Anticipated
17 Apr 2021
The state's active caseload has exceeded 60,000 for the first time since the begnning of the pandemic. As many as 61,593 people, including 22,423 in Chennai, are presently under treatment for COVID-…
Sruti M.D.
TN Elections and Cash Politics: Biased Raids and Blatant Disparity in Assets
21 Mar 2021
According to the ECI Tamil Nadu chalked up the highest amount in seizures so far ahead of the polls in four states.
Sruti MD
TN Assembly Polls: Amid Frequent Shifting of Alliances, PMK Strays Without Clear Vision
05 Feb 2021
With zero seats in the Assembly and Lok Sabha, the party, which represents the dominant Vanniyar caste, is trying to bargain hard for 20% reservations in government jobs.
Sruti M.D.
Will the ‘Two Leaves’ be Frozen? Race for Election Symbols Ahead of Tamil Nadu Polls
07 Jan 2021
The scenario of smaller allies wanting to contest under their own symbols has come to pass within the Democratic Progressive Alliance as well.
Neelambaran A
TN Elections: Political Climate Heats up; DMK Proactive, AIADMK Unsure of Alliance Partners
20 Oct 2020
While work on election manifestoes has begun, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance seems more of a cohesive alliance after several joint protests against the Central and state governments.
Karthick Ram Manoharan
Morale Boosters for the Unsettled Mighty
03 May 2020
The milieu of G Mohan’s film Draupathi confirms the lurking suspicions about its casteism.
Neelambaran A
By-elections Conclude in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, DMK Set to Take on AIADMK in TN
21 Oct 2019
The elections to the vacant Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were peaceful, while there were reports of cash distribution for votes in the run up to the elections.
Neelambaran A
Farmers Protest Against Delay in Return of Land Acquired for Chennai- Salem Green Corridor
28 Jun 2019
The ruling AIADMK and BJP are still keen on implementing the 277 km long project even after the Madras High Court had quashed the project on April 8 and ordered the return of acquired land to farmers…