Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay met AIADMK MLA C.V. Shanmugam, in Chennai CHENNAI: Having weaned away 28 of AIADMK’s 47 MLAs from party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, the C Ve Shanmugam-S PVelumani faction is nursing the idea of joining the Vijayled govt after supporting the confidence vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly today.While the…
A paramotoring session at Aerosport, ECR May isn’t just exciting from the po litical front, it’s getting thrilling in the great outdoors as well, say the city’s adrenaline junkies. From open-water swimming and windsurfing to rappelling and paramotoring, adventure sports operators say more people are signing up for outdoor experiences this summer, with beginners and…
Chennai: Two men were attacked and robbed of their mobile phones, cash and motorcycle by a four-member gang near Tiruttani on Monday night. The gang has been arrested. At 9pm, Chiranjeevi, 24, a welder from R V N Kandigai village, and Indu, 25, a driver from the same village, were returning home on a two-wheeler…
Chennai: A police constable from Chengalpet has been quietly carrying out an act of compassion, ensuring dignity in death for those abandoned in life.For more than three years, P Karthik, a constable posted at Chengalpet town police station, has personally overseen the cremation of more than 70 unidentified or unclaimed bodies. What began as a…
Chennai: The newly elected Speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly, J C D Prabhakar, said on Tuesday that Vijay had scripted a “silent revolution” in Tamil Nadu by coming to power with the backing of ordinary people. He called Vijay “a living MGR” referring to the late AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran.In his maiden speech after…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has restrained TVK MLA Srinivasa Sethupathi, who won from Tirupattur constituency by one vote, from participating in the floor test scheduled on Wednesday.“The floor test is not an ordinary legislative sitting. Participation in a floor test may determine the survival or fall of a govt. If the TVK MLA participates in…
Chennai: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan reiterated that the party was yet to take a decision on seeking a share in power in the TVK govt or on exiting the DMK alliance.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Thirumavalavan said he was aware of the reports about attempts by DMK and AIADMK to make him the chief minister….
Chennai: AMMK’s lone MLA S Kamaraj on Tuesday also extended support to TVK govt in the assembly, marking a turnaround, days after alleging that his signature on a purported support letter to TVK was forged. Hours after, AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran sacked him from the party and hit out at TVK president Vijay, accusing…
Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday continued his outreach to parties that backed the TVK-led govt by visiting the Congress headquarters at Sathyamurthy Bhavan and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) office in Chennai, where leaders described his moves as a sign of political civility in Tamil Nadu politics. He also called on…
Chennai: Former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin triggered a fresh row on Tuesday stating in the Tamil Nadu assembly that sanatan dharma should be eradicated.“Sanathanam that divides people must certainly be eradicated,” Udhayanidhi said in his concluding remarks of his maiden speech as leader of opposition in the assembly. The remarks sparked sharp reactions from…
