Dmk Activists

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  Tamil Nadu BJP Leader Restrained From Tweeting Against Minister After Defamation Charge

  Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji went to court against CTR Nirmal Kumar, secretary of state BJP IT wing

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  Trans Woman R Ganga, Representing DMK, Wins Vellore Civic Poll By 15 Votes

  Transgender candidate R Ganga of the DMK won from the Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) by a margin of 15 votes in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu urban local body polls.

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  "Think And Speak": MK Stalin Urges Rajinikanth Over Periyar Comment

  Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has advised actor-politician Rajinikanth to rethink his comment on Tamil icon Periyar Ramasamy, which has generated huge controversy. Rajinikanth has refused to apologise for his comment, which has been seen by many as denigrating the 19th Century social activist, who is considered the father of the "Dravidian movement".

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  Freedom Of Expression 'Stifled' In Tamil Nadu, Says Karunanidhi

  Hitting out at the AIADMK government for slapping sedition charges against six anti-liquor activists for their alleged incendiary speeches, DMK today charged that freedom of expression was being "stifled" in Tamil Nadu.

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  AIADMK Ridicules Arch-Rival DMK's Advisory On Banners In Tamil Nadu

  Taking a swipe at arch rival DMK's recent advisory to party workers to cut down on banners, ruling AIADMK today said that such a directive was given since its President M Karunanidhi was feeling irritated for not being given "due importance".

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  DMK Demands Judicial Probe Into Chennai Flooding

  DMK activists held a protest demonstration in Chennai on Tuesday and demanded a judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city.

• NDTV Crew Attacked Outside Jayalalithaa's Residence

  NDTV's team was attacked allegedly by AIADMK activists protesting after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's conviction in a corruption case today.

• 11 DMK Activists Arrested for Attack on Journalists Outside Stalin's Home

  11 DMK Activists Arrested for Attack on Journalists Outside Stalin's Home

• Yercaud by-poll: Tamil Nadu Minister, 55 AIADMK workers booked in assault case

  Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister B Valarmathi and 55 AIADMK workers, including an MLA, have been booked for allegedly damaging property and assaulting a DMK activist while campaigning for the December 4 Yercaud by-election, police said today.

• DMK chief Karunanidhi pitches for anti-superstition bill

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi said today that the Centre and state governments should adopt an anti-superstition law after the killing of social activist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune last month.

• Uproar over Sri Lanka issue disrupts Parliament on last day of session

  Parliament was adjourned till noon today after uproar by members over issues of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and alleged police atrocities against pro-Telangana activists in Andhra Pradesh.

• Blog: How student protests against Sri Lanka grew

  MDMK Chief Vaiko has just finished his fortnight-long 450-km padayatra demanding that the Tamil Nadu Government close all liquor shops. PMK Supremo Ramadoss has long been vocal against TASMAC (state owned corporation that has a monopoly over selling of liquor in the state) culture in Tamil Nadu. These two have one more thing in common: their suppor...

• Sri Lankan monk attacked in Chennai

  Tamil activists on Monday assaulted a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka at a railway station in Chennai while Anna University ordered an indefinite closure of all colleges owing to student protests.

• Pranab Mukherjee's effigy burnt in Tamil Nadu ahead of his visit

  Pro-Tamil activists in Madurai burnt an effigy of UPA's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee ahead of his visit to Chennai today. Mr Mukherjee was in the state to seek DMK's chief M Karunanidhi's support in the upcoming presidential polls.