Idukki: KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala will stage a fast in front of the Martyrs Column in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, as part of a state-wide UDF campaign for a permanent solution to the Mullaperiyar dam issue. The ruling LDF will be organising a human wall from Mullaperiyar in Idukki district to Kochi. The human wall will take shape at around 4 pm and will pass through Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts...
07:20 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Chennai: Protesting against Kerala's stand to construct a new dam in place of Mullaperiyar, MDMK leader Vaiko will stage a day-long fast at Theni district on Thursday. Vaiko will stage the fast protesting Kerala's "injustice" in trying to build a dam in place of the existing structure, 'which is the livelihood of South Tamil Nadu," a press release from the MDMK headquarters said. He will also undertake a campaign from...
01:34 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Chennai: The situation over the Mullaperiyar dam row continues to remain tense with Kerala Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan expected to join protestors on a one-day fast. He will join the fast at the site of the Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in Chennai, MDMK chief Vaiko is slated to go on a yatra to protest against Kerala's demand for a new dam. However, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J...
08:31 AM, Dec 07, 2011
New Delhi: MDMK chief Vaiko on Monday complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Kerala government was creating "panic and fear psychosis" among the people on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue while contending that the 116-year-old structure was safe. As the confrontation between the neighbouring states escalated over the safety of the dam, political leaders and lawmakers have been demanding Singh's intervention in the issue for the past few days. Vaiko,...
07:01 PM, Dec 05, 2011
New Delhi: After meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue on Monday, MDMK leader Vaiko said that the the Kerala government was pressing the panic button and putting fear-psychosis in the minds of people of Kerala. "Central government should immediately deploy CRPF for the protection of the dam. The dam is destroyed in some other circumstances. The unity in India will be no more," he said. "Tamil...
12:07 PM, Dec 05, 2011
Chennai: Two political parties in Tamil Nadu MDMK and PMK today demanded a ban on the release of Hollywood film 'Dam 999' in the country, saying it depicts the scenario of the collapse of century-old Mullaiperiyar Dam over which the state is locked in a row with Kerala. MDMK leader Vaiko, in a statement, said the film, financed by Keralites, starring Indian and Hollywood actors and directed by Sohan Roy...
05:12 PM, Nov 22, 2011
New Delhi: MDMK leader Vaiko and Tamil Nationalist Movement president Pazha Nedumaran are set to go on a one-day token fast at Idin-tha-Karai on Saturday. The fast is to demand the permanent closure of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Several hundred villagers earlier protested against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and have fasted near the proposed Kudankulam nuclear plant site. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had on September 19...
06:41 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Tirunelveli: Around 10,000 fishermen staged a day-long fast protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) being set up in the district under Indo-Russian collaboration as the agitation continued to draw a large number of people for the second day on Monday. MDMK leader Vaiko threw his weight behind the protest and addressed the protesters at Ininthakarai, about five km from Koodankulam in the district, as the protest intensified. Around...
02:33 AM, Sep 13, 2011
Chennai: Vaiko's MDMK party on Sunday said it was quitting the AIADMK-led alliance and boycotting the coming elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry after being denied the seats it wanted to contest. Slighted by the AIADMK's refusal to allocate 21 of the 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, Vaiko's party said it was leaving the company of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over her "arrogant attitude". The decision ends the AIADMK's...
05:21 PM, Mar 20, 2011
MDMK leader accuses Tamil Nadu CM of inciting attack on filmmaker. ...
09:15 PM, Jun 01, 2009
Karunanidhi went on 6-hr fast, demanding cessation of hostilities in Sri Lanka. ...
01:06 AM, Apr 28, 2009
Almost 18,000 people have been rescued in overnight rescue bids. ...
01:32 PM, Apr 22, 2009
Just a few days ago Jayalalithaa had said that she was not in the PM's race. ...
10:39 PM, Apr 20, 2009
MDMK chief says he will campaign for politician who imprisoned her. ...
09:25 PM, Apr 19, 2009
The CPI-M has demanded an explanation from Vaiko. ...
03:17 AM, Apr 11, 2009
In 2002, Vaiko was arrested under POTA for pro-LTTE speeches. ...
09:45 AM, Apr 10, 2009
Sedition, a non-bailable offence has a minimum sentence of three years. ...
09:32 AM, Apr 10, 2009
Bollywood has never shied away from politics. ...
03:35 AM, Apr 10, 2009
An FIR has also been registered against Vaiko under IPC. ...
11:10 PM, Apr 09, 2009
India will not remain one country if govt refuses to intervene in SL, says Vaiko. ...
11:03 AM, Apr 09, 2009
