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"Aim To Dislodge Corrupt Conglomerates": Kamal Haasan To NDTV

Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Coimbatore

With less than two weeks to go for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, actor-politician Kamal Haasan is bullish about his prospects and certain that he and his fledgling outfit - the Makkal Needhi Maiam - will be get a chance to work for the people of the state

Actor Vijayakanth's Wife Skips Covid Test, Heads Out For Poll Campaign

Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Chennai

DMDK chief Vijayakanth's wife Premalatha Vijayakanth, who is contesting the Tamil Nadu assembly election from the Virudhachalam seat, is worrying healthcare authorities as she did not undergo a Covid test before campaigning in the constituency despite being closely exposed to two people who tested positive. At least two of her close relatives with whom she had stayed in the last few days have reportedly tested positive for the virus.

Open To Considering VK Sasikala's Return To AIADMK, Says O Panneerselvam

Written by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday March 24, 2021, Hyderabad

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has indicated that though Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisami has categorically ruled out return of VK Sasikala to the party, he feels it can be considered.

"Gross Betrayal Of Tamils": P Chidambaram Shreds Centre Over Lanka Issue

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021, New Delhi

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today urged the people of Tamil Nadu to punish the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the upcoming state assembly elections for abstaining from the UN Human Rights Council vote on Sri Lanka.

Tamil Nadu Government Doing Well Because Of BJP, Says E Palaniswami

Written by Sreenivasan Jain and Meher Pandey | Wednesday March 24, 2021, New Delhi

In response to allegations that he only became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at Sasikala's behest, Edappadi K Palaniswami, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said he was chosen for his merit. "I got the position because of my experience and knowledge... It did not come immediately. I was MP, MLA, minister, then chief minister," EPS said.

Watch: AIADMK Candidate Washes Clothes, Promises Voters Washing Machines

Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday March 23, 2021

Assembly Election 2021: A candidate in Tamil Nadu went to great lengths to catch the attention of voters ahead of the April 6 state election. Thanga Kathiravan, a candidate fielded by the state's ruling AIADMK, was seen on Monday trying what looked like a novel campaign around laundry. Watch the video here

Legislative Council Revival, 50 Lakh Jobs In BJP's Tamil Nadu Manifesto

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 23, 2021, Chennai

The BJP on Monday promised revival of the legislative council in Tamil Nadu, which was abolished decades ago by its ally, the ruling AIADMK, if their combine was voted to power in the coming assembly elections.

Ahead Of Tamil Nadu Polls, Kamal Haasan Faces Insider-Outsider Debate

Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday March 22, 2021, Coimbatore/Chennai

Well before the Tamil Nadu election date was announced, it was speculated that actor-politician Kamal Haasan would contest from a constituency in Chennai, where his party, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) did well in the 2019 Lok Sabha election

MK Stalin Adopts J Jayalalithaa's Campaign Style For Upcoming State Polls

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 21, 2021, Tirunelveli

"Will you make the Secular Progressive Alliance candidates win the polls?" DMK president MK Stalin asked the people in his campaign trail in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli on Saturday, similar to former AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa's campaign style.

Kamal Haasan Uses Morning Walks To Campaign For Tamil Nadu Polls

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 20, 2021, Coimbatore

Actor politician, Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan is betting big on casual interactions with people when he goes on a walk to canvass votes for the April 6 Assembly polls.

AIADMK Dissident MLA Expelled From Party

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 20, 2021, Chennai

The ruling AIADMK on Friday expelled its Perundurai legislator and former minister "Thoppu" N D Venkatachalam from the party for filing his nomination from the segment after being denied a ticket to contest the April 6 Assembly polls.

MK Stalin Doesn't Know Anything About Farming: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Friday March 19, 2021, Cuddalore

Defending the centre's farm laws during his campaign for the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, AIADMK top leader and Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday said his party opposed aspects like cess and levy for farmers but the DMK ''supported'' them.

MK Stalin's Big Test In First Tamil Nadu Polls Since Father Karunanidhi's Death

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday March 19, 2021, Chennai

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, 68, faces his first Tamil Nadu election since his father and iconic politician M Karunanidhi - popular to his supporters as "Kalaignar" - died in 2018. But it is by no means his first solo outing - he led the DMK to a sweep in national elections just a year later in 2019.

Rs 16-Crore Cash Seized After Tax Raids In Poll-Bound Tamil Nadu

Press Trust of India | Friday March 19, 2021

The Income Tax Department has seized "unaccounted" cash of over Rs 16 crore and detected black income of about Rs 80 crore after it raided multiple entities in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, the CBDT said on Friday.

Tamil Nadu Polls: Khushbu Sundar Declares Assets Worth Rs 22.55 Crore

Press Trust of India | Friday March 19, 2021, Chennai

Actor-turned politician Khushbu Sundar, the BJP candidate from Thousand Lights constituency in the city, on Thursday filed her nomination for the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly polls, declaring assets worth about Rs 22.55 crore.