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CHENNAI: A six-member gang hacked the son of a DMK functionary near Ennore in Chennai on Thursday morning.The murdered man has been identified as Kamaraj, 35. His father Vivekananda is a DMK functionary. The father-son duo had taken work from Chennai Corporation on a contract basis.On Thursday morning, the gang barged into their office and hacked Kamaraj to death.The gang members escaped from the spot...

CHENNAI: Days after DMK president and chief minister M K Stalin alleged that the AIADMK had pledged the state’s rights with the BJP, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday said the DMK had been a BJP stooge to remain a part of the coalition at the Centre for five years from 1999.In a strongly worded statement, the former chief minister alleged that the “minority-DMK regime” of...

CHENNAI: Leading the party in celebrating the AIADMK’s 52nd founding day, former chief minister and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday asserted that his party would lead a grand alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and win all 40 seats, including the lone Puducherry seat. “People are disillusioned with the DMK and the AIADMK will return to office again in 2026,”...

TRICHY: Around one lakh shops and commercial establishments remained closed in the delta districts on Wednesday following a total shutdown announced by the Cauvery Delta Protection Movement protesting against the Karnataka government's failure to adhere to the orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Supreme Court to release water for irrigation in the Cauvery river.However, government and...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Thursday said the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state would essentially be a fight between the DMK and the saffron party. Annamalai refrained from mentioning former ally AIADMK, which recently snapped ties with the BJP and is considered the main opposition party in the state.Recovering from an infection, Annamalai, sporting a mask, participated in the...

PUDUCHERRY: The 15th legislative assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry, which convened for the fourth session on Wednesday, concluded within 25 minutes much to the chagrin of the members of the opposition parties – the DMK and the Congress.The House passed resolutions thanking the Union government for granting approval to provide 10% quota for government school students in admission to...

Chennai: DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi said Annamalai’s disparaging remarks about Dravidian stalwart C N Annadurai only indicated that the BJP was “marching towards its death” in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to reporters in Chennai on Sunday, Bharathi said it was because of Annadurai’s ideology and struggle that people from backward sections grew in Tamil Nadu, enabling Annamalai to become a...