
Chennai: DMK Treasurer MK Stalin on Saturday launched a website brought out to wish party chief M Karunanidhi on the occasion of his 89th birthday on Sunday. An initiative of DMK's Student Wing, www.wishthalaivar.com was launched by Stalin here, who also registered the first greetings for his father, Student Wing secretary Ela Pugazhenthi said in a statement. Karunanidhi turns 89 on Sunday and will be meeting his party supporters at...

01:23 PM, Jun 02, 2012

A lesser known thing about Udhayanidhi Stalin is that the producer-actor is a great lover of tattoos. The 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' hero, who was so far wearing the name of his son Inba as a tattoo on his hand, has now got two more additions. He has inked the name of his daughter Thanmaya along with the logo of his debut heroic venture 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'. And Udhay,...

12:15 PM, May 30, 2012

He has a penchant for humor that was revealed in his two earlier films (Siva Manasule Shakti, Boss (E) Bhaskaran). And now director Rajesh ventures into his third film, this time too a comic romantic fun-filled entertainer. Debuting as a hero is producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, this too his home production. Paired with him is the bubbly Hansika. And there is Santhanam at his best here, holding up the film whenever...

01:03 PM, May 17, 2012

HYDERABAD: In Mahbubnagar district to push the Rytu Chaitanya Yatras on Thursday, chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy did the usual farmer-friendly things, such as pumping farmers hands and riding bullock carts. But part of his mind seemed to be trained on the upcoming challenge of winning 18 crucial byelections.Amid the rythu anna spiel he spewed, he also outlined his strategy to win those seats without a sweat. It might be...

11:32 AM, May 11, 2012

London: Vladmir Lenin, the founder of Russian communism, was poisoned to death by his political successor Joseph Stalin, a sensational new theory has claimed. Russian historian Lev Lurie, believes that while Lenin was already in poor health having suffered several strokes, Stalin may have finished him off after a bitter feud. Lenin, who had initially supported Stalin's rise to power, later began aligning himself with Leon Trotsky. In notes dictated...

07:38 PM, May 06, 2012

Madurai: In a move that could further fuel the sibling rivalry in DMK, showcause notices have been issued to 17 supporters of Union Minister and party's strongman in the south MK Alagiri, for not attending a public meeting, convened here by his younger brother MK Stalin. They have been asked to submit their explanation within a week's time for not attending the April 14 meeting, which was organised to condemn...

05:06 AM, Apr 20, 2012

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

Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Saranya Ponvannan, Azhagam Perumal, Sayaji Shinde Director: M Rajesh He has a penchant for humour that was revealed in his two earlier films (Siva Manasule Shakti, Boss (E) Bhaskaran). And now director Rajesh ventures into his third film, this time too a comic romantic fun-filled entertainer. Debuting as a hero is producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, this too his home production. Paired with him is the...

04:00 PM, Apr 15, 2012

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

Moscow: School notebooks with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on the cover are causing controversy in Russia. One of Moscow's largest bookshop said it is running out of the notebooks because they are so popular but human rights activists have slammed the notebooks as promoting Stalin as a hero to children. Russia's education minister says while he disapproves of the notebooks, there is no legal way to stop stores from selling...

06:00 PM, Apr 04, 2012

TIRUCHY: A marriage in former minister K N Nehrus family, which as expected was graced by the bigwigs of the DMK, gave an indication of the growing conflict within the party"quite the contrast to recent statements issued by the headquarters accusing a section of the media of finding non-existent fissures within the outfit.The seating arrangements itself manifested the growing distance between DMK chief M Karunanidhi and party treasurer M K...

08:33 AM, Feb 20, 2012

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

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

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

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