Thirumurugan

Puducherry's 2026 Assembly elections are set for a nail-biting finish with a record 89.83% voter turnout. The main battle is between the ruling AINRC-BJP NDA and the Congress-DMK alliance, featuring high-profile leaders in key constituencies. Counting for all 30 seats is scheduled for May 4.

Early trends show the NDA, led by AINRC, is set to retain power in Puducherry. Chief Minister N Rangasamy secured the Thattanchavady seat, a key victory. The Congress-DMK alliance struggles, indicating a fragmented opposition. The NDA's organizational strength and voter outreach appear to have secured them another term, promising continuity in governance.

Puducherry's 9.5 lakh voters will elect 294 candidates across 30 Assembly seats on April 9. The ruling NDA faces a challenge from the INDIA bloc and actor Vijay's TVK party. Chief Minister N Rangasamy is contesting from two constituencies as all arrangements are in place for the polls.

Puducherry's assembly elections reveal a significant presence of wealthy candidates, with 41% declaring assets over Rs 1 crore. Jose Charles Martin leads with over Rs 609 crore, highlighting a stark wealth disparity. This trend shows a notable increase in crorepatis compared to previous elections, with major parties fielding a high proportion of affluent contestants.

A magistrate court has summoned May 17 Iyakkam founder Thirumurugan Gandhi to appear before the judiciary on or before December 5 in connection with a case slapped by the Flower Bazaar police personnel on charges of unlawful assembly and causing public nuisance.

May 17 Movement coordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi was released from the Vellore Central Prison on Tuesday evening. Thirumurugan had spent 53 days in jail.

Stalin demanded that the social media organisation lift the temporary ban imposed on the accounts of Seeman and Thirumurugan Gandhi.

‘Metti Oli’ fame Thirumurugan’s new TV show is set to entertain fans and telly audiences soon. Close sources reveal that the new daily soap also focuses on family relationships.Thirumurugan is well known to the people of Tamil Nadu as ‘Metti Oli Gopi’ after his prominent character in the serial.

Delhi Police's Q branch arrested six Bangladeshi nationals in Tirupur for supporting a Pakistan-based terror outfit on social media. The suspects, who were living with forged documents and working in garment units, were found with eight mobile phones and 16 SIM cards. Investigations are ongoing to determine their links to terror networks and potential sleeper cells.

According to Madurai police, the deceased was identified as P. Thirumurugan (47), a DMK party functionary of Ward 77 in Madurai.

A week after police arrested founder of May 17 movement, Thirumurugan Gandhi and four others, for heading a march towards Marina beach to observe the Mullivaikal remembrance day, they were detained under Goondas Act.

RJ Balaji who has started his career as a supporting actor has also acted in lead roles in a couple of films. Now, the latest report is that RJ Balaji and Vadivelu will be coming together in 'Emtan Magan' director Thirumurugan's next. Director Thirumurugan, who is an expert in delivering family drama mixed with comedy, is set to start his third directorial after 12 years. The film is to be produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, which is currently producing several popular films including 'D43'.

Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday condemned Twitter for withholding the official accounts of Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) leader Seeman and May 17 coordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi.

A police constable of the Tamil Nadu Special Police Battalion VI in Madurai on Sunday surrendered at the Keeraithurai police station confessing to the murder of his lover in Theni district on Saturday night.

A day after the surprise detention of May 17 Movement leader Thirumurugan Gandhi and three of his associates under the Goondas Act, the Tamil Nadu government came under severe criticism by top film personalities, who held a press conference in Chennai on Tuesday.

V Thirumurugan scored a hard-fought 7-6(3), 6-1 win over Tejas Singh Bhatia to enter the quarterfinals of the Riwaaz National series U-14 AITA ranking tournament at the Sania Mirza Academy.

A day after May 17 Movement founder Thirumurugan Gandhi was picked up from Bengaluru Airport on arrival from a foreign visit, in connection with a pending sedition case against him, a Chennai court unleashed a barrage of questions at Chennai police.

The family and relatives of N Thirumurugan, a CRPF jawaan who was killed in a Maoists attack Chhattisgarh’s Sukhma district, on Tuesday requested the government to hold talks with Maoists and resolve their issues. They said it was not fair that families to lose their loved ones for no fault of theirs.

A day after the surprise detention of May 17 Movement leader Thirumurugan Gandhi and three of his associates under Goondas Act, the Tamil Nadu government came under severe criticism by top film personalities, who held a press conference in Chennai on Tuesday.