Chennai: With speculation of an expansion of the Union Cabinet doing the rounds, key UPA constituent DMK on Thursday remained non-committal on staking the two berths vacated by it. "I cannot say anything now," was the brief response of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, when reporters sought to know, whether the party would seek the berths vacated by its leaders A Raja and Dayananidhi Maran. Raja quit the Cabinet in the...
04:56 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Thursday expressed concern over reports about Sri Lanka's attitude towards India and demanded that New Delhi give greater attention to Sri Lankan Tamils issue. He cited reports that said the Island nation's relations with China was growing, while it didn't keep India informed about implementing the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), as it did to the United States. "As I...
02:42 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Chennai: Condemning the detention of its senior leader and former minister Veerapandi S Arumugam under the stringent Goondas Act, DMK on Monday convened an emergent meeting of its Executive Committee for June 22 to discuss the 'oppressive regime' of Jayalalithaa Government in Tamil Nadu. In a party release, DMK General Secretary K Anbhazhagan said the meeting, to be chaired by party President M Karunanidhi at the headquarters in Chennai, would...
10:45 AM, Jun 19, 2012
It was a surprise for many in political and film circles, when they came to know that Superstar Rajinikanth called on DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in Chennai on Saturday. Within no time, the top actor of Tamil cinema himself came out with an explanation. Emerging out of the meeting at Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence, Rajini told reporters: "This is just a courtesy call." He added:...
08:11 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi, who had said naming of APJ Abdul Kalam in the presidential race has led to chaos, on Sunday maintained that he always respected the former President. "Some people are trying to divert the issue. Abdul Kalam himself knows how much I value and respect him and the high post he held. I would always respect him," Karunanidhi told reporters. The DMK patriarch had on Friday...
04:39 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Chennai: After NCP, another key UPA ally DMK on Thursday said it will support the ruling alliance's candidate in the Presidential election. "We will accept the candidate proposed by the Congress," DMK chief M Karunanidhi told reporters when asked about UPA ally Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party proposing their own set of names. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had already informed him about her choice through Defence Minister AK Antony who...
08:09 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Tiruvarur: DMK chief M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key UPA constituent, on Wednesday declined to comment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name being proposed for the top post by the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress. "I can't comment on all that," was the DMK patriarch's response to a question on Singh's name jointly floated along with those of former president APJ Abdul Kalam and former Lok Sabha Speaker...
11:48 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Tiruvarur: Making a fresh demand for a separate Tamil homeland, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the August 5 TESO conference will discuss ways and means to achieve it in a peaceful and democratic manner even as he asserted he was ready to die after witnessing its birth. "A long-pending dream of mine, (Sri Lankan Tamil veteran) Chelvanayagam, and slain Tamils is to witness formation of a Tamil Eelam,"...
10:38 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Just as the Ambedkar cartoon row was fading, a toon on the anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu in the 60s in a NCERT class XII text book has kicked up another controversy in the state with key UPA ally DMK demanding its removal and other parties joining the chorus. The piece by renowned cartoonist RK Laxman printed in the class XII political science book is seen by the Dravidian parties...
07:10 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Chennai: Backing Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Friday slammed the demand for his resignation in the wake of a High Court order rejecting his plea for dismissal of a petition challenging his election to Lok Sabha, saying it would not be proper to make such a demand without charges being established beyond doubt. Karunanidhi, whose party is a key UPA ally, also sought to turn...
05:40 PM, Jun 08, 2012
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
