Chennai: The C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam govt has used its maiden budget to give Tamil Nadu’s welfare architecture a new political identity. Finance minister Marie Wilson on Wednesday announced a string of programmes carrying the prefix ‘Vetri’, signalling govt’s attempt to build its own welfare brand.Yet, the budget document showed that much of…
Chennai: Former AIADMK minister R B Udhayakumar, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday strongly opposed TVK govt’s purported move to permit resto-bars across the state. The state govt, however, clarified that it was yet to take a decision on the matter.“Information is spreading that TVK govt is planning to…
MDMK general secretary Vaiko Chennai: MDMK is likely to make a formal announcement of its exit from the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance after its general council meeting on Saturday. Senior MDMK functionaries told TOI that members of the committee unanimously backed the proposal to quit the alliance. Meanwhile, one of the two MDMK MLAs who…
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday appointed Natham R Viswanathan and S P Velumani as party deputy general secretaries, and Varasur A Arunachalam as party headquarters secretary. The appointments have signalled an improvement in ties with the leaders who had patched up with EPS after rebelling against him. Senior leaders P Thangamani,…
Chennai: AIADMK will conduct district-wise review meetings for its labour wing — Anna Labour Union and its allied associations — from June 29 to July 20. R Tamilarasan, the newly appointed secretary of the union, will chair the meetings to discuss action plans and development activities.The aim is to revamp and strengthen the labour wing,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday said no disqualification proceedings would be initiated against the 21 AIADMK MLAs who supported the TVK govt during the confidence motion on May 13, in violation of the direction issued by AIADMK whip. However, Prabhakar said the process to initiate action against the four…
