DMK sought more security for Stalin before suspending Alagiri

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 05:59

A request for additional security for DMK leader MK Stalin was made before the suspension of party leader MK Alagiri, a senior leader said.

DMK chief Karunanidhi writes to PM seeking security for son Stalin

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 12:43

Amid the simmering sibling rivalry in the DMK`s first family that triggered the suspension of his elder son MK Alagiri from the party, DMK chief M Karunanidhi has written to the Prime Minister seeking additional security for his younger son Stalin.

Stalin`s take: “All those who are born have to die one day”

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 12:35

A day after DMK chief M Karunanidhi explained the reason behind the sudden suspension of his son MK Alagiri from the party for indiscipline, MK Stalin on Wednesday made light of elder brother`s alleged remarks on his death saying that "all those who are born have to die one day”.

Action against Alagiri will not affect DMK: Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:57

DMK president M Karunanidhi said the suspension of his son MK Alagiri will not affect the party even as the Madurai strongman said he had been `rewarded` for taking up the cause of his loyalists.

Alliance with MDMK not yet finalised: Subramanian Swamy

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 15:55

The BJP has not finalised any alliance with MDMK for the coming Lok Sabha polls and it was only in the discussion stage, party leader Subramanian Swamy claimed.

AIADMK workers want Jayalalithaa to contest LS polls

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 14:09

Amid a `Jaya for PM` chorus in the ruling AIADMK, the party said it has received over 1,000 applications from its workers urging that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa contest from their constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

EC holds consultative meeting in TN for LS polls

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 18:39

The Election Commission held a consultative meeting with representatives of major registered political parties in Tamil Nadu in connection with the Lok Sabha polls due next year.

No alliance with Congress or BJP, says Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:25

DMK president M Karunanidhi clarified that he had announced at the party`s general council meeting that they will not align with the Congress or Bharatiya Janta Party.

DMK might face polls with existing allies, says Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 15:22

Days after ruling out an alliance with Congress or BJP for next year`s Lok Sabha polls, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday repeated his stand and indicated that his party might face the polls with existing allies.

DMK to keep distance from Cong, BJP in LS polls: Baalu

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:40

DMK has decided to keep distance from both Congress and BJP in the Lok Sabha elections and the decision was not related to developments in the 2G case, the Dravidian party leader TR Baalu said on Monday.

Lankan Navy turned Bay of Bengal into an "open-air prison": Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:45

Slamming Sri Lanka and India over the issue of repeated instances of arrest of Indian fishermen, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday said the navy of that country had turned Bay of Bengal into an "open-air prison," and charged New Delhi with allowing that.

DMK to flag Lanka`s alleged war crimes, Katchatheevu island issues in Parliament

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 20:13

DMK would demand a resolution for an independent inquiry into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka and raise the issue of retrieving Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka in the Winter session of Parliament.