2 min readChennaiUpdated: Apr 23, 2026 05:42 PM IST A policeman on security duty at a polling booth in Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency was injured after being attacked with a knife on Thursday, during polling for the state election. According to police, the incident occurred at Booth No. 324 at Jamaliya Middle School in…
4 min readChennaiMay 5, 2026 03:51 AM IST When looking at the reasons why M K Stalin lost, it is worth remembering how long he waited to win. Stalin did not seize the DMK but inherited it slowly, almost painfully, after decades inside the party, without revolt, without splitting it, and without challenging his father…
3 min readChennaiMay 5, 2026 03:53 AM IST For years, Joseph Vijay was described as a possibility. A conversation that surfaced before film releases, an afterthought in political speculation, a “what if” that Tamil Nadu had grown used to entertaining and then discarding. On Monday, that conversation ended. What followed is not merely an electoral…
