J. Venkatesan
 
— Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

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 […]

J. Balaji

Tamil Nadu tops the list with nine Ministers

Kerala has six Ministers and Karnataka four
Andhra Pradesh MPs say their State did not get adequate representation

NEW DELHI: With the southern States accounting for one-third of the new Union Ministers, the recent statement by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi that “North is offering, and South […]

T. Ramakrishnan
DMDK may not win any seats, but it is likely to cut into the votes of the AIADMK
In a State where electoral arithmetic matters hugely, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), headed by film actor Vijayakant, is testing the political waters once again by going it alone in the Lok Sabha election.
Though it […]

Tamil Nadu Bureau
 

Arch-rivals Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa did not canvass on the last day

CHENNAI: As the deadline for campaigning for the Lok Sabha election in the State drew to a close at 5 p.m. on Monday, leaders of various parties completed a whirlwind tour of constituencies, focussing on a host of issues including price rise, […]

Telugu Desam Party and CPI(M) cautious, while CPI is highly critical of TRS 
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Naidu says he will respond later to the development in a proper way
CPI leader Narayana wants KCR to spell out his stand clearly
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HYDERABAD: Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s open support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at its rally at […]

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.
Expenditure
 
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 […]