Chennai: Quoting DMK chief M Karunanidhi's controversial remarks against Lord Rama over the Sethusamudram issue, the ruling AIADMK on Thursday sought to hit back at him on the issue of a new assembly complex built during his regime, wondering whether he possessed an engineering degree. Referring to former deputy chief minister MK Stalin's past remarks that his father Karunanidhi was associated with the construction of the new assembly-cum-secretariat complex brick...
06:18 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Chennai: Reiterating that his partymen were being jailed under false land grab cases, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday expressed fears that the issue could be used as a tool against political parties and could prove handy for anti-social elements. "By saying so, one does not mean that complaints regarding land grab should be ignored. Proper scrutiny should be done and a particular political party should not be targeted. The...
06:33 PM, Aug 11, 2011
Chennai: Coming down heavily on the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu for taking action against DMK workers on the basis of 'false complaints' of land grabbing, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Monday said judiciary should take firm action against those who lodged such complaints. Writing in the party organ 'Murasoli', he said when he was the Chief Minister, the then DMK government brought a law to punish those who indulged...
05:44 PM, Aug 08, 2011
Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday alleged that the AIADMK regime was initiating legal proceedings against those who were not in favour with it, and cited the case of Sun TV COO Hansraj Saxena to buttress his claim. Referring to reports in a section of the media, Karunanidhi said two persons who had filed complaint against Saxena had reportedly withdrawn them, with one of them claiming the police had...
09:46 PM, Aug 03, 2011
Chennai: In yet another crackdown on the DMK in Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin and TKS Elangovan, among other leaders, were detained on Monday and later released, as the party held protests accusing the AIADMK of vendetta politics. With an increasing number of its leaders coming under the police net on land grabbing charge, DMK workers held state-wide demonstrations. Protests were held in many parts of the state with partymen taking...
12:53 PM, Aug 01, 2011
Tiruchy: After the PMK, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) too is considering severing ties with the DMK front, as the functionaries feel that its credibility on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue had eroded due to ties with DMK and Congress. VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan's support to the LTTE, while continuing to share ties with the Congress was perceived to be contradictory. Despite Thiruma's vocal support to the LTTE, the Dalit...
08:10 AM, Aug 01, 2011
Chennai: DMK Chief Karunanidhi's son and DMK leader MK Stalin was detained for a few hours by the Tamil Nadu police on Saturday during a protest. His party called it vendetta politics. MK Stalin was arrested and detained for over two hours for allegedly trying to stage a road block in Thiruvarur. While the police called it preventive custody, the DMK has slammed it as vendetta politics. "We were detained...
09:09 PM, Jul 30, 2011
New Delhi: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday slammed the AIADMK for staging a political vendetta against his party by charging DMK members with false cases. He also called for a democratic protest on August 1 against the police action meted out to his party members. "This is a political vendetta against the DMK and the party members will stage a protest on August 1 as per...
03:25 PM, Jul 30, 2011
New Delhi: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday slammed the AIADMK for staging a political vendetta against his party by charging DMK members with false cases. He also called for a democratic protest on August 1 against the police action meted out to his party members. "This is a political vendetta against the DMK and the party members will stage a protest on August 1 as per...
03:25 PM, Jul 30, 2011
Salem: Former Tamil Nadu Minister and senior DMK leader Veerapandi S Arumugam was on Saturday arrested by the city police in connection with a fresh land grabbing case. Arumugam, granted conditional anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court in two land grabbing cases, was arrested by the City Crime Branch (CCB) police when he appeared before it on Saturday morning as per the bail conditions, police said. A strongman of...
10:18 AM, Jul 30, 2011
New Delhi: DMK has decided not to name new ministers to fill vacancies left by Dayanidhi Maran and A Raja and the sources say the party will reconsider this decision only after the ruling on Kanimozhi's bail plea and so will maintain status quo. The party also didn't decide on Karunanidhi's successor, for now the Kalaignar will lead the party. Interestingly, Union minister MK Azhagiri skipped the second round of...
09:05 PM, Jul 24, 2011
Coimbatore: Meeting after the electoral rout and in the middle of a succession battle within, the DMK on Sunday announced that M Karunanidhi will continue to lead the party and made no change to its alliance with the Congress. The 2-day General Council, which began on Saturday, also remained silent on replacements in the Union Cabinet for two of its nominees, A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran who quit over the...
04:48 PM, Jul 24, 2011
Coimbatore: On day two of the DMK's General Council meeting in Coimbatore on Sunday, a resolution was passed that said that party will form a committee to re-organise party structure. However, there has been no direct reference to change in leadership or the alliance with Congress in the resolution The immediate crisis of course remains whether the party will continue its alliance with the Congress at the Centre. MK Stalin...
01:17 PM, Jul 24, 2011
Coimbatore: The DMK's General Council will meet again in Coimbatore on Sunday amid differences between party patriarch M Karunanidhi's sons MK Alagiri and Stalin, who threaten to turn it into a stormy affair. Stalin's supporters want him to take over the mantle of the party, but Alagiri on the other hand wants their father to continue leading the party. Differences have also surfaced over the party's functioning during and after...
07:28 AM, Jul 24, 2011
New Delhi: With renewed Opposition attack on the Prime Minister after DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran was forced to resign, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are aware that the Cabinet reshuffle will have to be an image makeover, yet the choices are limited and options are few. It is almost certain now that the big four may be left untouched. Ministers like Vilasrao Deshmukh who is facing...
09:11 PM, Jul 09, 2011
New Delhi: Finance Minister and UPA troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee offered two vacated berths in Cabinet to the DMK, ahead of the big Cabinet reshuffle likely on Monday, according to sources. However, these may not necessarily be the same portfolios. Sources have said that the DMK may decide on it after its general council meet on July 23. At the moment the DMK does not want to take the berths as...
06:16 PM, Jul 09, 2011
New Delhi: In the backdrop of Dayanidhi Maran's exit from the Union Cabinet over the 2G scam issue, Senior Congress leader and UPA's trouble shooter Pranab Mukherjee met DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Saturday. The DMK has decided to back down and not make demands ahead of the big Cabinet reshuffle that takes place on Monday. "There is lots of writing and speculation on DMK-Congress alliance continuing or not. The...
11:21 AM, Jul 09, 2011
Chennai: DMK President M Karunanidhi on Thursday defended former Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran and blamed the media for defaming him. Addressing a press conference in Chennai just a few hours after Maran resigned from the Union Cabinet following a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report that he arm-twisted Aircel owner C Sivasankarn to sell his 74 per cent stake to Maxis group of Malaysia, Karunanidhi said that the media...
06:49 PM, Jul 07, 2011
New Delhi: DMK leader MK Stalin on Monday met his half-sister and party MP Kanimozhi, arrested in connection with the 2G scam, at Tihar jail in New Delhi. Stalin, who flew in from Chennai this morning, met Kanimozhi at the Tihar jail accompanied by DMK Parliamentary Party Leader TR Baalu and MP AKS Vijayan. The atmosphere was emotionally-charged, and Stalin and Kanimozhi were seen talking to each other for some...
06:07 PM, Jun 27, 2011
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday alleged CBI was 'trying to prove' false reports about Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case and said there was no problem in DMK-Congress ties. In his interaction with reporters on his return from Delhi, where he met Kanimozhi in Tihar jail, Karunanidhi said his daughter was shut in the prison in a "inhuman manner". He said Kanimozhi was suffering from blisters...
10:38 PM, Jun 22, 2011
