Tamil Nadu: Alagiri men skip Stalin events

Tamil Nadu: Alagiri men skip Stalin events MADURAI: DMK treasurer M K Stalin might have enjoyed watching his sons performance in the film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi here on Saturday night, but he was disappointed with the candidate interviews for youth wing posts, as Alagiri loyalists boycotted the interviews and also the public meeting.Though the candidate interview went smoothly for rural party posts on Saturday, Alagiri loyalists kept away from the interview for the urban youth wing...
07:39 AM, Apr 16, 2012

Karunanidhi to lead state-wide protest on Apr 15

Karunanidhi to lead state-wide protest on Apr 15 Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi will lead a state-wide protest meeting to condemn the "anti-people policies" of the ruling AIADMK on April 15, the party announced on Thursday. Karunanidhi, his son and party Treasurer MK Stalin and the former's daughter Kanimozhi will address protest meetings at South Chennai, Madurai and Chidambaram respectively. DMK Propaganda secretary N Siva, MP, said in a statement that the public meetings will be held to...
10:41 PM, Apr 05, 2012

Stalin still Karunanidhi's choice

Stalin still Karunanidhi's choice Chennai: DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi once again reiterated his wish to promote his younger son MK Stalin as his successor on Friday. Responding to a recent survey by a Tamil magazine portraying Stalin as the most preferred leader to lead the party, Karunanidhi wondered whether he could deny "such a pride" to his son. On the succession topic being brought up in the general council of the party, Karunanidhi explained...
11:22 AM, Feb 04, 2012

Summons to Stalin over statements against Jaya

Summons to Stalin over statements against Jaya Chennai: A local court on Friday asked DMK leader MK Stalin to appear before it on March 9 over "false and per se defamatory" statements he made last month to the media after filing a police complaint against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Besides Stalin, Principal Sessions Judge P Kalaiarasan also ordered issue of summons to the Editor, Printer and Publisher of 'Tamil Murasu' daily RMR Ramesh for publishing...
09:49 PM, Feb 03, 2012

DMK meet stalled over succession issue

DMK meet stalled over succession issue New Delhi: The rift in the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) over who will succeed M Karunanidhi continues, even as the party grapples with setbacks in the 2G spectrum scam. Reports say supporters of Karunanidhi's favoured son, MK Stalin, stopped party leader Veerapandi Arumugam from raising the succession issue. Stalin supporters are demanding that he be made the next party chief. But Karunanidhi's elder son Alagiri wants the top party job...
07:38 PM, Feb 03, 2012

TN govt lethargic on Kudankulam plant: DMK

TN govt lethargic on Kudankulam plant: DMK Chennai: The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday passed 24 resolutions at its General Council meeting, with none, however, on the 2G case. The DMK slammed the Centre and the state government for being lethargic in solving the Kudankulam crisis. The 24-pointer party resolution stated, among others, that the Centre and state should expedite solution for the stalled nuclear plant. "The Centre and state are lethargic in solving Kudankulam...
02:15 PM, Feb 03, 2012

Jaya files complaint against Stalin

Jaya files complaint against Stalin Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday filed a complaint in a city court here seeking action against former Deputy Chief Minister and DMK Treasurer MK Stalin for his statements to the press last month "which are totally false and per se defamatory." Jayalalithaa's complaint, filed on her behalf by the City Public Prosecutor (CPP), also sought to punish the Editor, Printer and Publisher of 'Tamil Murasu' daily for...
08:23 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Police may arrest Stalin in land scam: Sources

Police may arrest Stalin in land scam: Sources New Delhi: Senior DMK leader and Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin may be arrested along with 4 others in a land grabbing case, sources said on Saturday. Police had registered an FIR against Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi and three others on Thursday for allegedly forcing a businessman to sell his property to them. Stalin alleged that the case was fabricated by the J Jayalalithaa government of trying to divert attention from...
09:19 AM, Dec 03, 2011
Case against Stalin is political vendetta: DMK

Case against Stalin is political vendetta: DMK

DMK Spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the case filed against MK Stalin shows that there is clear case of political vendetta by the AIADMK government against the DMK. ...
09:38 AM, Dec 02, 2011

Case against me is fabricated: MK Stalin

Case against me is fabricated: MK Stalin Chennai: DMK leader and Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin has reacted strongly against the FIR filed against him by the Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday. Stalin said the case which has been initiated against him is fabricated. He said that the FIR was filed to divert the attention from the disproportionate asset cases in Bangalore which are against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. "This is an attempt to divert the...
08:14 AM, Dec 02, 2011

FIR against Stalin, son and four others

FIR against Stalin, son and four others Chennai: An FIR was on Thursday registered against DMK leader MK Stalin, his son Udhayanidhi and four others for allegedly threatening a person to sell his property at a prime locality at a lesser price. The FIR followed a complaint by one NS Kumar on November 29 alleging that one of Stalin's aides had forced him to sell his property at Chittaranjan Das Road at Teynampet area after getting the...
09:58 PM, Dec 01, 2011

Will Kanimozhi finally get bail in 2G scam case?

Will Kanimozhi finally get bail in 2G scam case? Chennai: Five months after Kanimozhi was arrested as an accused in the 2G scam, will she finally get bail? That's the question the Special CBI court will answer on Thursday as it delivers its order on the bail pleas of DMK Rajya Sabha MP and DMK President M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi along with four other 2G accused. Kanimozhi's last statement before she was sent to judicial custody in the 2G...
06:56 AM, Nov 03, 2011

DMK to boycott rest of TN Assembly session

DMK to boycott rest of TN Assembly session Chennai: Opposition DMK on Tuesday decided to boycott rest of the Tamil Nadu Assembly session following "anti-democratic" activities in the floor of the House, saying the party will explain the events before people in a public meeting. "It has been decided that it would not be proper to attend the rest of the session. To explain to the people the incidents in the Assembly, we have decided to conduct a...
01:28 AM, Aug 17, 2011

DMK ends week-long assembly boycott

DMK ends week-long assembly boycott Chennai: Ending its week-long boycott of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK on Saturday said it would attend the proceedings when the House resumes its sitting next week as it wanted to discharge its democratic duties towards the people. Party's Treasurer and DMK Legislature Party Leader MK Stalin informed Speaker D Jayakumar that his party MLAs would attend the budget discussion pertaining to grants for various departments (which is scheduled from...
04:43 PM, Aug 13, 2011

HC orders notice to Stalin over electoral victory

HC orders notice to Stalin over electoral victory Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to DMK leader MK Stalin on a petition challenging his election to the assembly from Kolathur, filed by the AIADMK candidate who lost by 2,600 votes. When the petition, filed by Saidai Duraisamy, came up for hearing, Justice K Venkataraman issued a notice to the former deputy chief minister returnable in four weeks. In his petition, Duraisamy had alleged...
05:17 PM, Aug 10, 2011
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