Dmk Ministers Resignation

The Congress-led government in Puducherry lost the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, in the face of its depleted strength of 11 against the opposition's 14 following resignation of ruling dispensation MLAs, including a DMK legislator.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Dayanidhi Maran today asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to resign following the defeat of AIADMK in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman found herself dragged into Tamil Nadu's politics on Wednesday after word got out that she had ordered use of a military aircraft to fly the Balamurugan, younger brother of Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam from Madurai to Chennai for medical treatment earlier in July. The opposition DMK's MK Stalin demanded t...

The DMK on Tuesday criticised Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao for not ordering a floor test for the Palaniswami government and instead allowing it to continue for nearly a month after it "lost majority" and said this led to a "black episode" in the state's politics.

The delay in her accession to the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was designed to "create a split" in the ruling AIADMK party, VK Sasikala alleged today, promising to escalate the week-long political crisis that has crippled the state with a "new kind of protest" from tomorrow. The sharp change in her tone came after a meeting with legislators of...

The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has protested at the selection of Sasikala Natarajan to lead the state's AIADMK government as the Chief Minister, asking how someone without any political or administrative experience can be picked for the job. O Panneerselvam, who is holding the post, announced his resignation after today's meeting.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, who spent 15 months in jail, is ready to go public his version of one of India's biggest corruption scandals. The 53-year-old's account of the scam that forced his resignation has been been cleared by leaders of his party, the DMK, and is now being finalised by his publishers for release in November.

J Jayalalithaa, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has been acquitted in a corruption case that had led to her being jailed and can now return to office. O Panneerselvam, who was installed as her replacement, is expected to resign soon, said sources.

Former Union minister D Napoleon joined the BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah in Chennai on Sunday, a day after resigning from the DMK.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of five Ministers belonging to DMK, which withdrew support to the UPA government on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accepted the resignations of five DMK ministers and forwarded them to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the DMK has been freed of coalition dharma and that "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills," as five ministers are set to submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the government will push for amendments to the US-sponsored ...

Alleging that Congress-led UPA government was steeped in corruption and had failed to control inflation, BJP leader L K Advani today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should quit and hold fresh elections, as the ruling alliance has lost confidence of the people. Advani, who was in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, to participate in a function said: ...

The DMK has lost two ministers in the Cabinet in eight months, but the party is yet to decide on replacing Dayanidhi Maran with other candidates for now.The decision was conveyed by senior leader TR Baalu. "We have not decided on replacement to Dayanidhi Maran", Mr Baalu said. The statement came after Mr Maran met DMK boss M Karunanidhi at the latt...

The Congress-led government in Puducherry lost the confidence vote sought by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, in the face of its depleted strength of 11 against the opposition's 14 following resignation of ruling dispensation MLAs, including a DMK legislator.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Dayanidhi Maran today asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to resign following the defeat of AIADMK in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman found herself dragged into Tamil Nadu's politics on Wednesday after word got out that she had ordered use of a military aircraft to fly the Balamurugan, younger brother of Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam from Madurai to Chennai for medical treatment earlier in July. The opposition DMK's MK Stalin demanded t...

The DMK on Tuesday criticised Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao for not ordering a floor test for the Palaniswami government and instead allowing it to continue for nearly a month after it "lost majority" and said this led to a "black episode" in the state's politics.

The delay in her accession to the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was designed to "create a split" in the ruling AIADMK party, VK Sasikala alleged today, promising to escalate the week-long political crisis that has crippled the state with a "new kind of protest" from tomorrow. The sharp change in her tone came after a meeting with legislators of...

The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has protested at the selection of Sasikala Natarajan to lead the state's AIADMK government as the Chief Minister, asking how someone without any political or administrative experience can be picked for the job. O Panneerselvam, who is holding the post, announced his resignation after today's meeting.

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, who spent 15 months in jail, is ready to go public his version of one of India's biggest corruption scandals. The 53-year-old's account of the scam that forced his resignation has been been cleared by leaders of his party, the DMK, and is now being finalised by his publishers for release in November.

J Jayalalithaa, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has been acquitted in a corruption case that had led to her being jailed and can now return to office. O Panneerselvam, who was installed as her replacement, is expected to resign soon, said sources.

Former Union minister D Napoleon joined the BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah in Chennai on Sunday, a day after resigning from the DMK.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accepted the resignation of five Ministers belonging to DMK, which withdrew support to the UPA government on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accepted the resignations of five DMK ministers and forwarded them to President Pranab Mukherjee.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said that the DMK has been freed of coalition dharma and that "there is no window for reconsideration. It has grills," as five ministers are set to submit their resignations to the Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that the government will push for amendments to the US-sponsored ...

Alleging that Congress-led UPA government was steeped in corruption and had failed to control inflation, BJP leader L K Advani today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should quit and hold fresh elections, as the ruling alliance has lost confidence of the people. Advani, who was in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, to participate in a function said: ...

The DMK has lost two ministers in the Cabinet in eight months, but the party is yet to decide on replacing Dayanidhi Maran with other candidates for now.The decision was conveyed by senior leader TR Baalu. "We have not decided on replacement to Dayanidhi Maran", Mr Baalu said. The statement came after Mr Maran met DMK boss M Karunanidhi at the latt...