Chennai, March 29 – TVK chief Vijay announced the party’s candidate lineup for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Sunday, blending grassroots loyalty and experience drawn from Dravidian parties.Vijay himself will contest from two seats, Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East...
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Chennai, March 29 With the opposition AIADMK retaining a majority of the Assembly constituencies in the Chennai district, the party will face the ruling DMK in a direct contest in as many as 13 out of 16 seats.AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami fielded a range of former state ministers...
Chennai, March 29 The AIADMK on Sunday released its third and final list of candidates for the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, fielding its nominees for the Chennai City constituencies.Porkodi Armstrong, the widow of the slain Tamil Nadu BSP chief K Armstrong, is among those fielded...
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Chennai, March 29 – The AIADMK has announced its final list of candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections of 2026, confirming that the party will contest 167 constituencies across the state.With this, the AIADMK has completed its candidate selection process in three phases...
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Chennai, March 29 – As the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approach, Chennai has emerged as a crucial political battleground, with the ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK preparing for a fierce and closely contested contest that could significantly influence the overall outcome in the state.In...
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Chennai, March 29 The AIADMK released its third list of candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, fielding its nominees for the Chennai City constituencies.Party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has nominated senior leader Aadhi Rajaram to contest from the...
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Chennai, March 28 Edappadi K Palaniswami, general secretary of the AIADMK, alleged on Saturday that several "B teams" were formed and many tried to "disrupt" the AIADMK by filing lawsuits in court.Addressing supporters in North Chennai during the April 23 Assembly elections, Palaniswami...
Chennai, March 28 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami alleged on Saturday that several "B teams" were formed, and many tried to "break" the AIADMK by filing lawsuits in court, but all that has been shattered and destroyed.Without naming expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam...
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Chennai, March 28 – The ruling DMK on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for 164 constituencies in the April 23 assembly elections, renomining Chief Minister M K Stalin and his son, Udhayanidhi, from their existing city seats, setting the stage for a direct contest with its...
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Chennai, March 28 Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), the AIADMK General Secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, will launch the final phase of his statewide campaign titled "Protect the People; Retrieve Tamil Nadu" from April 2, intensifying preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections...
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Chennai, March 28 The NDA constituent, AMMK, released the list of its 11 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, fielding two former ministers and former MLAs among others.At a press conference here, founder of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, TTV Dhinakaran, also released the...
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Chennai, March 28 Popular film director Sundar C is set to make his electoral debut in the April 23 elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly as a candidate of the Puthiya Neethi Katchi, a constituent of the AIADMK-led NDA, from the Madurai Central constituency.PNK founder-president A C Shanmugam...
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New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged that the West Bengal government had openly facilitated infiltration and said it was obvious that the state where the highest number of such people have been granted citizenship will see the most names removed during the Special...
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Chennai, March 27 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday criticised the DMK over its seat-sharing negotiations, saying the ruling party was treating its allies "unfairly."Chief Minister M K Stalin, who has been claiming that the alliance led by his DMK was based on principles, had yet...
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Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), March 27 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran announced on Friday that he would contest from the Sattur Assembly constituency in the Virudhunagar district in the April 23 elections.He would be switching from the Tirunelveli constituency, where he won in the 2021...
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Chennai, March 27 VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said on Friday that discussions on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have concluded and dismissed reports of any deadlock or internal friction.Addressing reporters after signing the formal agreement, Thirumavalavan said, "There is no such...
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New Delhi, March 27 – The battle for Tamil Nadu played out in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as the DMK and AIADMK accused each other of mismanaging the state's finances and hindering the implementation of central schemes.While DMK leader P Wilson blamed the ruling NDA for not doing enough for the...
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Chennai, March 27 The AIADMK's second list of candidates for 127 assembly constituencies, released on Friday, features a diverse group of sitting MLAs, former legislators, former MPs, engineers, medical doctors, and lawyers.The list, released by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami...
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Chennai, March 27 The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) intensified its preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections by releasing its second list of candidates on Friday.Party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced nominees for 127 constituencies...
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Chennai, March 27 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday praised the Union government's decision to reduce excise duty on petrol by ₹10, calling it a timely and welcome step taken in the larger national interest."I welcome this people-centric decision and appreciate the...
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