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Alliance With BJP To Continue, Says AIADMK As Amit Shah Visits Tamil Nadu

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday November 21, 2020

The AIADMK's alliance with the BJP will continue for the Tamil Nadu elections due early next year, the ruling party's chief coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced on Saturday during a visit by Union Minister Amit Shah to Chennai.

Amit Shah In Chennai Amid BJP's Strained Ties With Tamil Nadu Ally

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday November 21, 2020

Union Home Minister and top BJP leader Amit Shah got a grand welcome in Chennai this afternoon as he get out of his vehicle and made an unscheduled walk on the busy road outside the airport to greet supporters, after he landed in the Tamil Nadu capital for a two-day visit. Mr Shah will address party workers as well as give his strategy to the state...

BJP Video Starring Prime Minister With Iconic MGR Upsets Tamil Nadu Ally

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday November 13, 2020

Days after its defiant "vetrivel yatra" in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has given the state's ruling AIADMK, its ally, more reason for angst. The party is reportedly upset about the BJP using its iconic founder MG Ramachandran alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a campaign video.

We Are Tamil Nadu's Third Front, Says Kamal Haasan

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday November 5, 2020

Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, Kamal Haasan, today said his party has emerged to be the third front in Tamil Nadu, the state where elections are due in May 2021.

Bill With Governor, Tamil Nadu Takes Executive Route For 7.5% NEET Quota

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday October 30, 2020

In a significant development, the Tamil Nadu government has issued an executive order reserving 7.5 per cent seats in all state medical colleges for government school students who have cleared the mandatory national medical entrance test NEET. The quota would be applicable from this academic year for which admissions have started.

NEET: Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of 50% OBC Quota In Tamil Nadu Medical Seats For 2020-21

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday October 26, 2020

The Supreme Court Monday rejected the interim prayer of Tamil Nadu and the AIADMK party for grant of 50 per cent quota in NEET medical seats surrendered by the state in all India quota (NEET AIQ) for undergraduate, postgraduate and dental courses for the 2020-21 academic year.

After Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh Promise Free Vaccine: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 22, 2020

The BJP's promise for free coronavirus vaccine in Bihar's election manifesto today snowballed into a huge controversy, with opposition parties questioning how a life-saving vaccine can be used to get political mileage in elections. The matter also resonated on social media, where criticism was heaped under the #vaccineelectionism hashtag. By late ...

Ready To Protest Alongside AIADMK For Medical Quota, Says DMK

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 21, 2020

The DMK on Wednesday said it is ready to join forces with the AIADMK government and protest for getting the 7.5 per cent quota in medical admissions for state-run school students, a day after the ruling dispensation sought early clearance by the Governor for a bill envisaging the reservation.

Huge Crowds At AIADMK Foundation Day Event In Chennai, Social Distancing Violated

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday October 17, 2020

As the ruling AIADMK began celebrations for its 49th foundation day in Tamil Nadu this morning, hundreds of party workers gathered to mark the event at the party headquarters in Chennai, violating government-mandated social distancing norms amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

"Good And Happy Step": AIADMK On Kushboo Sundar Joining BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 12, 2020

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday welcomed actor-politician Kushboo Sundar joining its ally BJP, saying it is "a good and happy" move by her.

Court Allows Tamil Nadu Teen To Go With MLA Husband, Closes Father's Plea

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday October 9, 2020

A 19-year-old woman who married a 35-year-old MLA in Tamil Nadu was allowed to go with her husband by the Madras High Court, which dismissed her father's petition that alleged she had been kidnapped.

In Truce Between Tamil Nadu's Top 2, Why It Is Advantage EPS Over OPS

Tamil Nadu News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday October 7, 2020

For all the build-up leading to the announcement, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK naming incumbent Edappadi Palaniswami as its Chief Ministerial candidate for next year's elections came as no surprise.

Tamil Nadu Dalit MLA, 36, Marries 19-Year-Old Daughter Of Temple Priest, Stirs Row

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday October 7, 2020

The marriage of a 36-year-old Dalit MLA to a 19-year-old student has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu after the bride's father - a temple priest - accused the MLA, a member of the ruling AIADMK, of entrapping his daughter

E Palaniswami Is Chief Minister Candidate In Truce, OPS Gets Party Panel

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 7, 2020

E Palaniswami, incumbent, will be AIADMK's chief minister candidate for Tamil Nadu polls next year

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Deputy Attend Events Together Days After Standoff

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 2, 2020

Chief Minister K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam together took part in public events in Chennai on Friday for the first time days after they crossed swords over who should be the ruling AIADMK's chief ministerial candidate for 2021 assembly elections.