Durai Murugan

On Monday evening, the forest department got a tip-off that a spotted deer had been hunted, and its meat had been used for making biryani at one Kumaresan’s house in Pazhayur.

Senior Tamil Nadu minister durai murugan was on Sunday stripped of the public works portfolio, which will now be handled by chief minister M Karunanidhi.

DMK treasurer S durai murugan on Friday denied a news report that he had been creating trouble in the party to get the general secretary post after the demise of veteran leader K Anbazhagan. durai murugan said he had not joined the party hankering for posts.

Rajinikanth addressed recent controversies, including remarks by durai murugan and Vijay's new political venture. He clarified that durai murugan's comments were part of their friendly rapport. Rajinikanth also supported Vijay's political journey. During a book launch, Rajinikanth joked about senior politicians, prompting a sarcastic response from durai murugan, but later tensions eased.

DMK treasurer S durai murugan, on Saturday, said that AIADMK failed to address even the basic drinking water needs of the people in their eight-year-long rule.

The Madras High Court overturned a lower court's decision, reinstating a disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Minister durai murugan and his family. The case, filed in 2002, alleges Murugan amassed ₹3.92 crore in assets exceeding his declared income during his tenure as Public Works Minister from 1996 to 2001.

A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan agreed to set up a committee to go into the pending river issues between the two states, former PWD minister and DMK treasurer S durai murugan asked Palaniswami to ensure that that the Parambikulam-Aliyar project is not delayed further.

A petition filed by former minister durai murugan, seeking to be re-issued a final opportunity notice so that he may offer an explanation in disproportionate assets case against him, has been turned down by Madras high court.

The DMK has convened a virtual meeting of the party’s general council on September 9 to elect a new general secretary and treasurer for the party, Senior leaders S durai murugan and T R Baalu are likely to be unanimously elected to the two posts respectively, multiple sources in the party said.

The DMK general council approved the appointment of senior party leaders K Ponmudi and A Raja as deputy general secretaries of the party.

The Congress-DMK ties took a further beating on Wednesday after DMK treasurer S durai murugan said the Congress was welcome to quit the alliance and that the ally’s exit would in no way affect his party’s prospects in elections ahead.

The Congress-DMK ties took a further beating on Wednesday after DMK treasurer S durai murugan said the Congress was welcome to quit the alliance and that the ally's exit would in no way affect his party's prospects in elections ahead. While, this is the first time, a senior DMK functionary has asked its electoral partner to exit the alliance if it so desired, the Congress has maintained a studious silence. The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief K S Alagiri has refused to react beyond his earlier statement that the alliance with DMK was on.

CHENNAI: DMK MLAs walked out of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday when the Commercial Taxes Minister, C V Shanmugham, made a series of corruption charges against the previous DMK regime.

A video of durai murugan, a senior DMK minister, making harsh remarks against north Indians and warning those who insult Tamil, has gone viral. Addressing a DMK protest meeting, Murugan criticized the Centre's three-language policy and efforts to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu, supported by historical resistance.

Deputy leader of opposition S durai murugan created a flutter in the assembly on Thursday by demanding that street dogs be culled as they pose danger to people. With hundreds of dogs on streets across the state, people were not able to even walk freely, he said.

DMK has convened a meeting of its general council on March 29 in Chennai to elect a new general secretary, party president M K Stalin said in a statement on Sunday.

The state budget is like a cotton candy. The allocations to various departments are big and attractive. But at the end of the financial year, nearly 50% or in some cases 100% allocation is returned unused, said deputy opposition leader S durai murugan in the assembly on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has charged her bete noire and DMK President M. Karunanidhi of a possible link with the forest brigand Veerappan and the abduction of the former Karnataka Minister H. Nagappa last Sunday.