Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key constituent of the ruling UPA coalition at the Centre, turned 89 on Sunday. His daughter Kanimozhi has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu to celebrate his birthday. Keeping to his customary style, the DMK patriarch was up early and started the day by planting a sapling to mark his birthday even as scores of supporters thronged...
11:09 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Chennai: Minutes after making a statement against the UPA, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said that he never threatened the Centre of a pull out from the coalition over the petrol price hike. The earlier statement of Karunanidhi threatening the Centre is being seen as a comment for his constituency in Tamil Nadu where there has been a severe shortage of petrol following the price hike. "We will be...
01:10 PM, May 30, 2012
Chennai: The DMK on Wednesday warned the Central government over the steep hike in petrol price and threatened to pull out of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). During a protest rally in Chennai on Wednesday, DMK chief M Karunanidhi demanded rollback of petrol price before issuing his threat. "The DMK has been part of central coalitions in the past - with the BJP, with VP Singh. Though we are...
11:33 AM, May 30, 2012
Chennai: After Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the street, DMK President M Karunanidhi, another key ally of UPA, would lead a protest demonstration in Chennai on May 30 against the recent petrol price hike. The 88-year-old party patriarch would lead DMK's state-wide demonstration by taking part in the protest to be held at Saidapet. The demonstration would also protest against the Tamil Nadu government for...
01:57 PM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: A day after the steepest ever hike in petrol prices on Wednesday, key UPA allies " Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and DMK " on Thursday skipped an important Cabinet meet held at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence. The government has been slammed for the hike in petrol prices by opposition parties as well as its allies since the announcement. Even the Congress on Thursday distanced...
07:19 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Just a day after the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government completed three years in office, it dealt a major blow to the common man by the sharpest ever increase in petrol price. The state-owned oil companies decided to raise petrol price by Rs 6.28 per litre excluding local sales tax or VAT. After the addition of taxes the hike translates into Rs 7.50 per litre in Delhi. With...
11:47 PM, May 23, 2012
Chennai: UPA's key ally DMK on Monday said it would support the candidate put up by the ruling alliance in the Presidential election. "DMK is part of the UPA. Therefore, we will support the one who is fielded on its behalf," DMK president M Karunanidhi told reporters. The DMK chief had recently said his party would back Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the top post. Incumbent Pratibha Patil's tenure...
10:08 PM, May 21, 2012
Chennai: DMK President M Karunanidhi on Sunday flayed the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu for its advertising campaign listing its "achievements" on completing one year in office, saying it had spent a "huge amount" of people's money. The AIADMK government spent Rs 52.14 lakh for publishing advertisements in regional newspapers and Rs 1.22 crore in national newspapers using public money, he alleged. The state government on May 16 unleashed a...
07:29 PM, May 20, 2012
CHENNAI: Reiterating that illegal sand mining in the State will be tackled firmly, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said that during the previous AIADMK regime headed by her, the government had taken over the sand quarrying business to prevent illegal mining and to protect water resources. The government also took steps to make available sand at a reasonable cost while increasing the revenue of the State government. On the...
07:43 AM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: The DMK on Saturday openly pitched for Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the next President with party chief M Karunanidhi clearly saying he will back Mukherjee if the Congress decides to nominate him. So far, the battle for the President's seat has largely been between two individuals, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. However, with the DMK openly batting for Pranab Mukherjee, the...
03:13 PM, May 05, 2012
TIRUCHY: Union Minister GK Vasan on Tuesday refused to support the demand of its ally, the DMK, for a referendum on a separate Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. Vasan said the Congress was giving priority to rehabilitation and restoration of livelihood for the island Tamils. Evading a direct reply to a question whether the revival of Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation by the DMK would hit its ties with the Congress,...
10:02 AM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: With reports suggesting that he is one of the candidates for the presidential post, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday parried questions on whether he is in the race for it. "Oh my goodness...oh my goodness..," a smiling Mukherjee told reporters outside Parliament House when asked that he was being projected as consensus choice for President's post. "Don't indulge in any speculation," he said when pressed again to...
05:21 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Chennai: A day after his meeting with senior Congress leader A K Antony, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday met party leaders in Chennai over the name for the new presidential candidate. He said that although he discussed some names with the Union Defence Minister for the post, he would not reveal anything as of now. The Defence Minister on Sunday met Karunanidhi as part of consultation process among UPA...
01:40 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Chennai: Defence Minister on Sunday met DMK Chief M Karunanidhi as part of consultation process among UPA allies on the Presidential election to arrive at a consensus leader to succeed incumbent Pratibha Patil, who is retiring on July 25. After more than an hour-long meeting, Antony told reporters that he would convey the DMK leader's views on the issue to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. After meeting Karunanidhi, Antony said, "I...
11:26 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Chennai: Claiming that political solution or devolution of powers to Tamil areas in Sri Lanka remained merely on paper, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday made a fresh demand for a separate 'Eelam' (homeland) for Lankan Tamils and sought the Union Government's help on the issue. "Sri Lankan Tamils will not be satisfied with anything less than Tamil Ealam considering that assurances of political solution or devolution of powers have...
03:44 AM, Apr 25, 2012
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