M Karunanidhi

Will Not Work With DMK In Upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls: MK Alagiri

India News | ANI | Thursday December 24, 2020

Months ahead of Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, ousted Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Alagiri, son of M Karunanidhi, on Thursday, said that he will not work with DMK in the forthcoming polls.

Ahead Of Polls, M Karunanidhi's Son MK Alagiri Considers Forming New Party

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday November 17, 2020

MK Alagiri -- elder son of the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi -- is considering the idea of launching a political party, as his younger brother, DMK Chief MK Stalin, is aggressively strategising to be the Chief Minister. Assembly polls are due in the state next May

Puducherry Rolls Out Free Breakfast Scheme For School Students Named After M Karunanidhi

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Thursday November 12, 2020

Puducherry government on Thursday rolled out a free breakfast scheme for school students named after the late DMK President M Karunanidhi, saying it was a "fitting tribute" to his efforts to ensure States' rights.

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.

"Disappointed About One Thing": Rajinikanth After Meeting Outfit Members

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday March 6, 2020

Superstar Rajinikanth today said he is disappointed about one thing, after his meeting with district secretaries of his Rajini Makkal Mandram (Rajini People's Forum). The meeting came almost after two years since he first announced the timeline for his party's launch. Without divulging much, he said, "We discussed many issues. Personally, I am disa...

Kiran Bedi Approves Plan To Name Two Roads After M Karunanidhi

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 1, 2019

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi has given her nod to the proposal of the cabinet to name two main roads in the union territory after DMK patriarch late M Karunanidhi.

Don't Know His Whereabouts, Concerned: Mamata Banerjee On Farooq Abdullah

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that the whereabouts of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was not known and expressed concern over it.

"Kalaignar Lives On": MK Stalin's "Save Tamil" Note Amid Anti-Hindi Stir

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday June 3, 2019

MK Stalin, the DMK chief, today said the centre's decision to revise the controversial clause in the draft education policy that required children in southern states to compulsorily learn Hindi, showed party founder M Karunanidhi, fondly called Kalaignar, was still living.

MK Stalin, Rahul Gandhi Remember M Karunanidhi On His Birth Anniversary

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday June 3, 2019

DMK chief MK Stalin paid tribute to party partiarch and his father M Karunanidhi on his 95th birth anniversary this morning in Chennai.

"Amazed North, United South, Astounded India": MK Stalin On DMK Poll Wins

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

In a veiled attack on the BJP, days after its thumping Lok Sabha poll win, DMK president MK Stalin Saturday said a situation has now emerged that warranted his party's secularism plank to be pitched in other Indian states.

Election Results 2019: A Sweet And Sour Win For DMK Chief MK Stalin

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday May 24, 2019

It's a sweet and sour victory for the DMK which has swept Tamil Nadu in the national elections. Party chief MK Stalin, who faced his first major electoral test after his father and party patriarch M Karunanidhi's death last year, proved his leadership delivering a spectacular win for the DMK-led front that is set to win 37of 38 parliamentary seats ...

Tamil Nadu Votes Thursday: All You Need To Know

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Tamil Nadu votes in a national election for the first time after the death of its two iconic politicians, J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi, left a vacuum that will be hard to fill. After losing its charismatic leader Jayalalithaa, the ruling AIADMK has been struggling with infighting and a fierce power struggle. This election marks many firsts for ...

Big Change In Tamil Nadu's Politics: Prannoy Roy's Analysis

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday April 14, 2019

The deaths of two of the biggest icons of Dravidian politics have brought a sea change in Tamil Nadu's politics. In a span of less than three years, Tamil Nadu has lost both J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi, leaving the state in the hands of the GenNext - E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam on one side and MK Stalin on the other.

Sons, Daughters Of Tamil Nadu's Political Families Ready To Take Charge

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday April 7, 2019

The generation next is literally taking over Tamil Nadu politics. After succeeding his late father M Karunanidhi, DMK Chief MK Stalin has fielded seven sons and daughters of party veterans for Lok Sabha polls, including his sister Kanimozhi and nephew Dayanidhi Maran.

4-Way Fight In Central Chennai As DMK's Dayanidhi Maran To Contest Polls

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Dayanidhi Maran, former Telecom Minister and DMK member, filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Central Chennai constituency on Tuesday.