CHENNAI: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday announced its withdrawal from the DMK-led alliance, ending a long-standing partnership that had endured through multiple elections in Tamil Nadu.The decision was taken at the party’s general council meeting held in Chennai. IUML said decision on alliance will be taken during the local body election.The move…
DMK and Congress had an acrimonious split after Tamil Nadu election results NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Friday thanked MK Stalin and Kanimozhi for their birthday wishes, with their social media exchange coming days after Congress and the DMK ended their alliance following the Tamil Nadu assembly election results.Also Read | DMK attacks Rahul Gandhi…
CHENNAI: After resigning from the BJP, K Annamalai has announced the launch of a new political movement and said he will contest future Assembly elections.Annamalai said there was “a great conflict whether I am a India person or a Tamilian” and revealed that he had informed the party of his decision earlier. “I told the…
Setting The Stage: Tamil Nadu’s 234-seat Assembly delivered its verdict on May 4, 2026, after a historic single-phase poll on April 23 that saw 85.1% voter turnout — the highest in the state’s history. The counting, held across 62 centres, shaped up as a three-cornered battle between the ruling DMK, the AIADMK, and first-time contestant…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 17:45 IST The term of the current 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is set to expire at midnight on May 10 For the first time in nearly five decades, Tamil Nadu is set to be governed by a coalition model where the lead party does not hold a simple majority on…
Tamil Nadu’s 2026 election results threw up a remarkable family story: Leema Rose Martin (AIADMK) and her son-in-law Aadhav Arjuna (TVK) — rivals by party, family by blood — both won their respective seats and are headed to the same Assembly. The ‘Saas’: Leema Rose Martin, wife of ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, won from Lalgudi…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 22:03 IST The transition from the silver screen to the secretariat in Tamil Nadu brings with it a complex set of structural and political hurdles for Vijay To survive beyond the honeymoon period, the TVK must evolve past its ‘anti-establishment’ and ‘anti-DMK’ rhetoric. File pic The historic ascent of actor-politician Vijay…
Last Updated:May 10, 2026, 10:24 IST The man known to millions as ‘Thalapathy’ (Commander) has successfully engineered what many deemed impossible: a viable third front in a state historically resistant to newcomers As he prepares to walk into the Secretariat, Vijay faces the challenge of his life: proving that a ‘fan-driven’ movement can govern a…
The Love Story Begins: Before there was Thalapathy, there was a love story. SA Chandrasekhar — an aspiring film director who had rented a room in Shobha’s house — fell quietly, steadily in love with the talented playback singer next door. Two worlds, one roof, and a romance that the film industry itself would come…
Last Updated:May 10, 2026, 10:41 IST Before joining active politics, Keerthana worked as a political consultant and was involved in campaign strategy and grassroots outreach Keerthana won the Sivakasi Assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district S Keerthana, 29, became one of the youngest ministers in Tamil Nadu and the only woman in the first cabinet of…
