Jayalalithaa vs Karunanidhi over English in government schools
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday May 16, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's plans of introducing English in government schools is facing opposition from her political rival, DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
Karunanidhi asks Centre to boycott Commonwealth meet in Sri Lanka
Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2013
DMK president M Karunanidhi today described as "important" Queen Elizabeth II skipping the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka in November and once again demanded that India boycott the meet.
DMK chief wants Centre to take up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013
A day after a Sri Lankan court extended the remand of 30 Indian fishermen till May 20, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today asked the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to immediately bring the issue to the notice of the Island government and resolve the matt...
2G case: DMK chief's wife seeks exemption from appearing for hearing on medical grounds
Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal, who was scheduled to appear in a Delhi court today to depose as a CBI witness in a 2G spectrum allocation scam case, moved an application seeking exemption from appearance due to ill...
Kanimozhi had no role in Rs 200 cr transaction: 2G witness
Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013
A prosecution witness on Friday told a Delhi court that DMK MP Kanimozhi, who is facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, had "no role at all" in the Rs 200 crore transactions between Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd and Cineyug Films (P) Limited.
Karunanidhi slams Centre on fishermen issue
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013
Slamming the Centre on the issue of attacks on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan navy, former UPA ally DMK said the government's response was limited to making a statement in the Parliament.
Sri Lankan army illegally encroaching lands of Tamils, says DMK chief Karunanidhi
Press Trust of India | Friday April 26, 2013
DMK president M Karunanidhi today alleged efforts were being made to takeover lands belonging to ethnic Tamils by Sri Lankan army and sought the intervention of India and the United Nations in this matter.
Re-consider seven death sentences in Tamil Nadu along with Bhullar's: Karunanidhi to Centre
Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday April 18, 2013
DMK chief M Karunanidhi has asked the Centre to reconsider the death sentence awarded to three people in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case and four associates of sandalwood dacoit Veerappan, all currently lodged in Tamil Nadu jails.
2G case: Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal may appear in court in May
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal is likely to appear in a Delhi court on May 6 to depose as a CBI witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
Demand for cancellation of Katchatheevu agreement with Sri Lanka
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 15, 2013
Holding that there was no legislation for ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974, DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) today said it would move the Supreme Court against the agreement.
MK Stalin, three DMK MLAs suspended for two days from Tamil Nadu Assembly
Press Trust of India | Monday April 8, 2013
Opposition DMK MLAs, including M K Stalin, the leader of the its Legislature Wing, were today suspended for two days from the Tamil Nadu Assembly for unruly behaviour in the House.
Tamil Nadu fishermen arrest: Centre adopting soft approach, says Karunanidhi
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2013
DMK President M Karunanidhi on Sunday slammed the Centre for adopting a "soft approach" on the issue of recurring attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen unlike its "active" stand on the issue of killing of two Kerala fishermen allegedly by Italians marines....
A doctor's arrest in Chennai provokes anger, protests
Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday April 1, 2013
A section of doctors in Chennai have announced a protest on April 6 to protest the arrest of a 70-year-old doctor a few days ago. Dr Karunanidhi was arrested after he stopped a police sub-inspector from entering the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hos...
DMK legislators evicted en masse from Tamil Nadu Assembly
Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2013
Opposition DMK members were evicted enmasse from Tamil Nadu Assembly today with a couple of them being handed a two-day suspension for disrupting the proceedings.
Centre's stand on Tamil Nadu fishermen issue 'discriminatory': Karunanidhi
Press Trust of India | Sunday March 31, 2013
The DMK, which quit the UPA over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, today slammed the Centre for adopting a "discriminatory" approach in protecting fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who have been suffering at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy.
