Nainar Nagendran, the BJP’s nominated candidate, from Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency, recently found himself in hot waters after election officials seized cash worth Rs 3.98 crore from three passengers travelling in the Nellai Express. According to The Hindu, one of the accused claimed that the single largest seizure of unaccounted cash in the […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been intensifying efforts to establish its presence in Tamil Nadu over the past three years. However, as the country gears up for the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP finds itself grappling for relevance in the state’s political landscape. Tamil Nadu, historically dominated by the two main Dravidian parties — […]
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches targeting AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister C. Vijayabaskar, as well as a Chennai-based real estate group, as part of separate investigations into alleged money laundering, according to sources. These searches are significant as Vijayabaskar becomes the first major AIADMK leader to be targeted by the Enforcement […]
The rift between Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party, AIADMK, and its former ally, BJP, continues to deepen, with recent remarks from senior AIADMK leader KP Munusamy challenging the BJP to prove if its support has grown in the southern state. During a party event on Thursday, Munusamy challenged the BJP to field Finance Minister Nirmala […]
South actress expresses “disgust” at politician AV Raju’s defamatory comments. In a recent press interaction, AV Raju, former AIADMK politician made few derogatory comments against actress Trisha. The politician accused her of allegedly receiving Rs 25 lakhs former CM Edapaddi Palaniswami in exchange for engaging physically with the actress. He went on to add that […]
Madras High Court on Tuesday granted an interim injunction banning expelled AIADMK Leader and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O Panneerselvam (OPS) from using the AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) name, flag and symbol until November 30. Justice N Sathish Kumar temporarily restricted him from involving with the party affairs. Besides, the […]
Shiva Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday commented on AIADMK-BJP split, and said the present National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is weak and more parties will break ties with BJP ahead of 2024 elections. He added that the real strength of NDA was Shiva Sena and Akali Dal. “When we formed INDIA alliance that is when […]
AIADMK on Monday announced their decision to end alliance with BJP-led NDA, and also broke its ties with BJP. After months of speculation over their strained relationship, AIADMK took this decision due to Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s repeated comments on AIADMK leaders. Months away from 2024 General Elections, a meeting at the party ‘s […]
After the Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai recently claimed that the late Chief Minister and icon of the Dravidian movement, CN Annadurai, insulted Hinduism during an event in Madurai in 1956, and that the late leader had to hide in Madurai after his remark, only being able to travel after issuing an apology, the NDA […]
Allegation and counter-allegations have become a norm during political rallies to target their rivals. Known to be a brilliant orator and a star campaigner for the party, Priyanka Gandhi has never shied away from taking on opposition parties and their leaders. During the campaigning for her brother Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi attacked AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi by […]