‘No force can shake AIADMK’ Edappadi K Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam were the two eyes of the AIADMK and no force can shake the party, said speakers at a demonstration staged here on Monday. The Hindu · Feb 28, 2022
DMK’s decision to keep alliance intact key to success in local body elections, says VCK floor leader Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi floor leader in the State Assembly, Sinthanai Selvan, on Saturday credited the DMK for keeping the alliance intact for the urban local body elections. The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022
DMK MP appeals to Jaishankar to make arrangements for the safe return of 5,000 Tamil Nadu students from Ukraine In his letter, R.S. Bharathi tells the Union Minister that Chief Minister Stalin has been extremely concerned about the students’ safety The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022
TN Govt striving to provide access to higher education for all, says CM Giving away assistive devices developed by college students to persons with disabilities, the CM said it was the DMK’s aim to ensure all branches of study were accessible to all students The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022
Coimbatore no longer an AIADMK stronghold, says Minister Senthil Balaji People voted for the DMK in the recent urban local body polls as they had faith in CM, the Minister said; called for a clean administration in local bodies The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022
Results would not have been different had AIADMK retained its old allies The DMK-led combine increased its vote share by 4.61% to 49.99% from 45.38% in the Assembly election The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022
Sivarathiri events at Kapaleeswarar temple draw flak from VCK Does the DMK govt. want to please the RSS and Sangh Parivar, a senior VCK leader asks The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022
War of words between Congress and BJP over civic polls results T.N. BJP president Annamalai had claimed after the election results that the party was the third largest in the State The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022
Days after Mamata reaches out to Stalin, Rahul will be in Chennai to launch DMK chief’s book ‘Mr. Stalin’s book launch comes just before his birthday and it certainly sends a signal,’ says a Congress leader The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022
Stalin seeks hearing of AIADMK leader’s plea against his 2011 election The appeal was supposed to be listed on January 31, 2018, says the Chief Minister The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022
AIADMK’s loss is BJP’s gain: Analysts say BJP could become a strong player in central & south Chennai CHENNAI: In the polls to Greater Chennai Corporation, the BJP secured its deposit in 20 wards, pushing AIADMK to the third in most wards. It also came third in a handful of wards. The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022
Tamil Nadu: DMK won by rigging EVMs, bribing voters, alleges EPS CHENNAI: Days after the DMK registered a landslide victory in the urban local body polls, AIADMK joint coordinator and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday accused the ruling party of winning through electoral malpractices and bogus votes. He said the AIADMK would move court against the alleged rigging… The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022
DMK’s vote share at 43.13% in urban local body polls The BJP, which fought alone, secured 5.41% of the votes The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022
Data shows AIADMK ceding ground in Chennai, BJP gains DMK alliance secures more than 51.93 % vote share; BJP gains in city The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022
The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022 Three contestants make it to the council for the third time It is hatrick for three councillors from Dindigul Corporation.
The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022 AIADMK has never seen such a phase of successive setbacks: Sasikala Party’s former interim general secretary renews her call for unity
The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022 DMK did not win local bodies poll in a democratic way: Edappadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK co-coordinator accuses the ruling party of indulging in malpractice
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 People's endorsement: On DMK front’s victory in Tamil Nadu urban civic polls The DMK’s victory is a vote of confidence for its record of governance in the last nine months
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 BJP puts up decent show in Tiruchi, smaller parties fare poorly Alliance break-up proves costly for AIADMK-BJP in Tiruchi Corporation
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 Stalin meets newly elected councillors DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday spent the whole day meeting newly elected councillors of the party at Anna Arivalayam. He stood continuously for six hours and received them.
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 Councillors-elect in Tirunelveli taken to resort As the councilor-elects are prone to possible ‘poaching’ ahead of the indirect election for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tirunelveli Corporation by the all-powerful aspirants, they have been taken to a seaside resort near Thiruvananthapuram.
The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022 Voters give a thumbs down to polarization bids CHENNAI: The BJP’s attempts to polarise votes on communal lines hasn’t paid off everywhere. In ward 8 of Melur municipality in Madurai district, where a BJP booth agent objected to women voters wearing the hijab, the party’s candidate got only 10 votes. The DMK nominee won easily.
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 TN civic polls | DMK’s uniform performance stands out The DMK also emerged victorious in the Kongu-belt, which is considered to be the fortress of the AIADMK
The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022 Tamil Nadu local body polls: DMK tsunami sweeps opposition parties, many rival candidates lose their deposits CHENNAI: The DMK has decimated the opposition, with rival candidates in constituencies such as Harbour, Saidapet and Kolathur losing their deposits.
The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022 Tamil Nadu local body polls: BJP manages to bag a seat in Chennai CHENNAI: The BJP has managed to win one ward in the polls for Greater Chennai Corporation. Its candidate Uma Anandhan triumphed in ward 134, polling 5,539 votes, followed by the Congress’s Sushila Gopalkrishnan with 3,503 votes and the AIADMK’s Anuradha with 2695.