Ever since three rebel AIADMK legislators resigned and defected to Chief Minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the principal Opposition DMK and the AIADMK, along with others, have attacked the ruling party, accusing it of blatant horse trading to shore up its majority in the Assembly.
Rattled by persistent speculation that he was instrumental in the attempt to prop up a coalition government of traditional rivals, DMK and AIADMK, to deny the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Vijay, which emerged as the single largest party, a shot at power, superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday clarified that he was not so cheap to indulge in such a move.
Senior AIADMK leaders have begun mobilising support against EPS, with rebels exploring party rules to trigger a major leadership confrontation after the 2026 poll setback.
Aadhav Arjuna rejected Udhayanidhi Stalin’s interpretation of Sanatan Dharma, saying he does not understand the concept and clarifying his own secular stance.
The Tamil Nadu government cancelled the appointment of TVK spokesperson Rickey Vettrivel as OSD to Chief Minister Vijay within a day of issuing the order.
It was Chief Minister M K Stalin, handing over pamphlets and explaining the people about the significance of the DMK’s “Oraniyil Tamil Nadu” (rallying TN under One Banner) mass contact programme.
Following the death of a 27-year-old youth under illegal custody of the police in Sivaganga district, the DMK government of MK Stalin has been under fire from the opposition, with the principal opposition AIADMK demanding a CBI inquiry into the incident while the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of actor Vijay pressing for a High Court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
With the 2026 assembly election round the corner, the Sangh Parivar, to counter the pro-Tamil narrative of the ruling DMK, has chosen to cling to lord Murugan, considered a Tamil god, by holding a conference on Sunday in Madurai in an attempt to consolidate a Hindu vote bank,
Lashing out at the Modi Government for returning the Keezhadi archaeological excavation report seeking further validation and justification, Chief Minister and ruling DMK president MK Stalin on Thursday termed it as a blatant attack on Tamil culture.
With the ruling DMK sounding the poll bugle, its allies have started flexing their muscle to demand their pound of flesh so that they are not given a raw deal in seat share for the 2026 assembly elections.
