J. Venkatesan
 
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Minister for Local Administration M.K. Stalin with the newly sworn-in Central Ministers (from left): D. Napoleon, S.S. Palanimanickam, Dayanidhi Maran, M.K. Azhagiri, A. Raja, S. Jagathrakshakan and S. Gandhiselvan, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.
New Delhi: M.K. Azhagiri, A. Raja and Dayanidhi Maran from the Dravida Munnetra […]

L. Renganathan
 

The gap between the rich and the poor getting bigger by the day

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Karur: The industrial Karur town is the epicentre of the redrawn Lok Sabha constituency that has shed two Assembly segments from its past topography to accommodate two others from as many districts. Marungapuri segment in […]

Staff Reporter
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Wooing electorate: K. Veeramani, president of Dravida Kazhagam, addressing an election meeting in Krishnagiri on Friday. —
 
KRISHNAGIRI: President of Dravidar Kazhagam K. Veeramani accused former Chief Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam (AIADMK) general secretary Jayalalithaa of changing her stance with regard to Sethusamudaram Ship Canal Project.
Addressing a […]

Special Correspondent

She is orchestrating her support for Eelam; as CM she sought Prabakaran’s extradition

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SEEKING VOTES: Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin addressing an election meeting at Sengipatti in Thanjavur on Saturday.
THANJAVUR: AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa’s stand on Sri Lankan Tamils issue was contradictory, said M.K. Stalin, Local Administration Minister, here […]

Karthik Madhavan
ERODE: How many of you know D. Govindasamy? He is one among the 25 candidates contesting in the Erode Parliamentary constituency. Though not as well known as the candidates from leading political parties, there is something to Mr. Govindasamy that makes him stand out.
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He has so far spent Rs. 5,210 towards election expenses, […]

R.K. Radhakrishnan and D. Radhakrishnan

Voters in the plains outnumber those on the hills

Udhagamandalam: Outsiders have represented The Nilgiris in Parliament for many decades. It is no different this time.
This time the real choice is between Union Minister A. Raja (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), who hails from Perambalur, and former MP C.Krishnan (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra […]

A.V. Ragunathan

Villupuram town is yet to see any substantial development

VILLUPURAM: An important transit point to Chennai and a gateway to South Tamil Nadu, Villupuram town is yet to see any substantial development, except the four-lane highway.
The newly formed Villupuram (reserved) constituency is quite backward in terms of education, standard of living, industrial growth and […]

B. Kolappan and K. Raju

“No solution in sight to increase water level in Mullaperiyar dam”

Theni: Few districts in Tamil Nadu have received the attention as Theni has. Besides government schemes, AIADMK Rajya Sabha members, including Thanga Tamizhselvan, T.T.V.Dinakaran, S.P.M. Syed Khan and S.S.Chandran, have nurtured the constituency.
But Theni’s problems are far from over. Primarily […]

Tiruchi Bureau

There is not much difference between the policies, both economic and foreign, pursued by the Congress and the BJP

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Appeal: D. Raja, CPI, national secretary, addressing an election meeting in Tiruchi on Friday. P. Kumar, AIADMK candidate for Tiruchi constituency, is in the picture.
TIRUCHI: The non-Congress, non-BJP coalition would provide […]

Staff Reporter

After being hospitalised in Chennai for 11 days

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Warm welcome: Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate for Madurai Lok Sabha constituency, P. Mohan, being greeted on arrival in the city on Friday.
MADURAI: “The people of Madurai will win (in the election),” said Communist Party of India (Marxist) Madurai Lok […]