Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
Ex-feudal baron tests clout in Karaikudi for a sixth term
Congress stalwart and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram's envious winning record in Sivaganga, his Lok Sabha pocket borough for seven terms, rested on two feudal pillars. - This professor is the only candidate who talks of RTE
Ravindran Constandine, called 'the professor' by his supporters, is wooing voters with the implementation of RTE in private schools. Constandine could be the only politician in the city for whom - DMK first to provide free power for farmers, says Stalin
A day after chief minister J Jayalalithaa lashed out at the DMK by terming it anti-farmer in Thanjavur, DMK treasurer M K Stalin on Monday defended his party and listed the pro-farmer initiatives Many independent candidates from the city seem to be indifferent to the serious campaigning being done by leading political parties and their candidates. - Amit Shah cancels visit to Coimbatore
BJP president Amit Shah cancelled his visit to Coimbatore on Monday, disappointing cadres of the saffron party, who had gathered at VOC grounds for the public meeting. - In Melur, parties exploit uneasy thevar-dalit truce
The Karuppu (black) Samy shrine is carved into a hillock, which forms part of the Somagiri hills in Melavalavu in Madurai district. DMDK leader Vijayakant probably had a very busy Saturday night. That could be the only explanation for the loss of his sense of humour in his second live Twitter chat with voters on Sunday. - In TN, dalit voices are suppressed: Maya
Can the elephant pass through the key hole or will it mark its presence by barging inside? Well, in the heartland of Dravidian politics, the improbable is seldom probable. - `We stand by poor, our dole is to uplift them'
- Jaya defends shower of freebies, says AIADMK is 'pro-poor'
Defending her promises of freebies in the AIADMK manifesto, party supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday said such schemes are intended to "uplift" the disadvantaged, as her party is "pro-poor". - DMK, AIADMK to blame for power sector losses: Goyal
Union power minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday blamed the "corrupt" DMK and AIADMK and their party-led governments for losses in the power sector in Tamil Nadu. He accused the parties of "ruining" the - 91 arrested for black flag demonstration against Rahul
A total of 91 TPDK workers, including 15 women, assembled near the city bus stand and protested against the "failure" of the previous UPA government to safeguard the Sri Lankan Tamils during the war - Hogenakkal water makes battle slippery for AIADMK
These workers, who account for about 1.3 lakh votes, are not, however, considered a valuable votebank by parties as they are scattered and divided along religious and caste lines. - Over 7,000 polling personnel cast votes in 9 constituencies
The centres for training polling personnel turned into polling booths at nine constituencies in Trichy district on Saturday.A total of 7,093 officials cast their votes through postal ballot in a - Wary of backing wrong horse, film stars stay mum
As the date for polling draws near, it looks like Tamil Nadu's biggest stars are drawing back. - Congress could be DMK's Achilles' heel
The DMK-Congress alliance may yield dividends for the Dravidian party in some pockets, but the national party is nowhere near making a mark. - Raking up December floods a concern for AIADMK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and its vice-president Rahul Gandhi touched upon the issue during their public meetings in the city in the last three days. In this digital era, folk artists are fast losing out to social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook and television and print advertisements. - Congress and DMK are like conjoined twins, says M K Stalin
Addressing a public meeting along with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Madurai, he said the two parties were instrumental in choosing Presidents, making Prime Ministers and worked together for DMK's Kanimozhi on Saturday dismissed the AIADMK's manifesto for the upcoming elections, saying there was nothing new in it. - Clear the muck and let the lotus bloom, says Venkaiah Naidu
The Union minister of housing, urban development and poverty alleviation Venkaiah Naidu played the Modi card when he addressed a gathering on Raja Street here on Saturday evening. Travellers on Dharmapuri-Pappireddipatty state highway spotted a team of four government officials lying under a tree after parking their official jeep beside them.All the four had been sleeping for - PWF is fast gaining people's confidence, says Prakash Karat
Addressing the public at a meeting held in Thudiyalur here, Karat said it was an opportunity for the people of Tamil Nadu to vote to power an alternative front (PWF).This election will give a historic - BJP rallies to help open doors for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Party general secretary incharge of the state Murlidhar Rao, who has been camping in the state for a month now, would have addressed about 20 to 25 rallies before campaigning ends. - Don't publish opinion polls, Anbumani tells media
The Dinamalar-News7 survey said Anbumani Ramadoss would come third in Pennagaram, the constituency in which he has filed nomination from. He said he would win from Pennagaram. He criticised freebies
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