DMK plans massive membership drive 

DMK plans massive membership drive 

Chief Minister and DMK president M. K. Stalin on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the party’s district secretaries that passed a resolution to celebrate the birth centenary of late DMK patriarch and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. A conference will be held at Tiruvarur on June 3, marking the centenary celebrations. National leaders would unveil […]

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Everyone loves a good fight

Everyone loves a good fight

The Governor-government tussle seems to politically benefit all those involved   In a memorandum to the President of India, Tamil Nadu’s ruling alliance, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), has demanded the dismissal of Governor R.N. Ravi. In neighbouring Kerala, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), […]

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Stalin re-elected as DMK president; Kanimozhi gets new party post

Stalin re-elected as DMK president; Kanimozhi gets new party post

Irrigation Minister Duraimurugan was re-elected as the general secretary and former Union Minister T.R. Baalu as treasurer Irrigation Minister Duraimurugan was re-elected as the general secretary and former Union Minister T.R. Baalu as treasurer DMK general council on October 10, 2022 unanimously elected Chief Minister M.K. Stalin as the president of the party for the […]

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DMK senior leader Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quits party

DMK senior leader Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quits party

Former Union Minister Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan had submitted her resignation to the party president on August 29, 2022 Former Union Minister Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan had submitted her resignation to the party president on August 29, 2022 Former Union Minister and DMK deputy general secretary Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan on September 20 announced that she is quitting the party post […]

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Extensive reconnaissance and surveys: selecting the right site

Extensive reconnaissance and surveys: selecting the right site

Multiple factors followed by extensive reconnaissance and bathymetric surveys helped the Tamil Nadu government finalise the site for the construction of the proposed monument in the Bay of Bengal for late DMK leader and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. After the decision was made at the highest level last year, many closed-door meetings by officials, […]

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Welfare measures have not made Tamil Nadu poorer, DMK tells Supreme Court

Welfare measures have not made Tamil Nadu poorer, DMK tells Supreme Court

Welfare measures, “uncharitably termed” “freebies” in the Supreme Court, have not made Tamil Nadu a poorer State, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which is in power in the State, said in the Supreme Court. In detailed written submissions, the DMK, through senior advocate P. Wilson, said it is these schemes which have reduced income gaps and […]

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No update from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on implementation of NEP 2020: Govt in Lok Sabha

No update from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on implementation of NEP 2020: Govt in Lok Sabha

West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments have not shared any information with the Centre on the status of implementation of the National Education Policy in the two states, 2020, according to a written response from the Ministry of Education in the Lok Sabha on Monday. “The States of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are yet […]

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TN may face Assembly election along with general election in 2024: Dhinakaran

TN may face Assembly election along with general election in 2024: Dhinakaran

Corruption has increased during the DMK regime and has exceeded the previous AIADMK government, charged Dhinakaran Corruption has increased during the DMK regime and has exceeded the previous AIADMK government, charged Dhinakaran AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Wednesday, reiterated his prediction that Tamil Nadu will face assembly elections along with general elections in 2024. He […]

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Morning Digest July 18 2022

Morning Digest July 18 2022

After request from DMK and AIADMK, Centre convenes all-party meeting on Sri Lanka After a request from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravdia Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Centre has decided to convene an all-party meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi sent an invitation to […]

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