The induction of former ministers, ex-MLAs and party functionaries is being projected by TVK as a sign of its growing organisational reach across Tamil Nadu.
The AIADMK’s internal tensions sharpened after rival groups intensified efforts to control district units, with Dindigul emerging as the latest centre of confrontation.
Dhinakaran said that the AMMK will demand a CBI inquiry if the MLA who joined TVK is given a ministerial post.
Rajinikanth has acknowledged that Vijay-led TVK's stunning rise in Tamil Nadu politics after the victory in 2026 Assembly elections as well as his ability to overcome the dominance of the two major Dravidian parties had taken him by surprise.
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami alleged that Vijay formed the TVK government by luring some members with promises of ministerial berths and board appointments.
Since the assembly election is expected in April-May, this could be the last session of the current Tamil Nadu Assembly. The duration of the session would be decided by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), he said.
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamurthy found no infirmity in the penalty notice and declined to interfere, holding that Vijay had disclosed the additional income and paid taxes only after a search and seizure operation conducted by Income Tax officials in September 2015
Apparently irked by the demand for a share in power raised by a section of the Congress in the State, the DMK, which was initially inclined to seal the deal with the Congress first, is yet to form a committee to carry on the tough task of seat sharing with alliance partners.
With defeat in the upcoming assembly election a foregone conclusion for the BJP, poll-bound Tamil Nadu has been ignored in the Union Budget with no significant schemes or projects for the state, Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin said on Wednesday.
Desperate to counter the ruling DMK’s alliance arithmetic and its pre-election splurge of developmental programmes across the districts and enhancing welfare schemes, the opposition AIADMK is on a freebie spree of poll promises which includes complete waiver of education loans, among other things.
