Hindu Makkal Katchi

Leader of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) Arjun Sampath on Wednesday draped the statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Pillaiarpatti with a saffron shawl and applied sacred ash on the forehead and biceps and put a rudraksha chain around his neck.

Five men who came to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu allegedly to kill two Hindu leaders have been arrested, the police said on Monday. The arrests on Saturday followed intelligence inputs that the men were in the city to attend the wedding of a convict out on parole.

A copy of the Bible and the Quran have been removed from the memorial of former president APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu after a complaint by the Hindu Makkal Katchi party, officials have said.

Kamal Haasan is unfazed by a right-wing group's police complaint seeking a ban on him and his reality show "Bigg Boss", saying he is confident the judicial system will take care of the matter.

Targeted by a right-wing group that called for his arrest and a ban on reality television show Bigg Boss Tamil for "obscenity", actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Wednesday made it clear he wouldn't be cowed down by the attacks, which he described as "rabble rousing." In a sharp jibe, Mr Haasan said his critics were late in demanding his arrest becaus...

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is facing the ire of a right-wing group that wants the police to arrest him and ban the reality television show "Bigg Boss Tamil" for hurting sentiments of people in Tamil Nadu. The show hosted by Kamal Haasan went on air late last month; it was his television debut.

In the last few months, superstar Rajinikanth has dropped enough hints that he could plunge into politics. And today, his meeting with leaders of Tamil Nadu's Hindu Makkal Katchi party set off a fresh buzz around his political aspirations.

Tamil Nadu-based Hindu outfit 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' claims it has sent a cheque for Rs 1 lakh to Justice CS Karnan of the Madras High Court to help him travel to a country of his choice where there's no caste system.

Wondering how encroachments were allowed in Thiruvannamalai Hill, home to a famous Lord Shiva temple, Madras High Court today directed the government to remove all such unauthorised constructions. Passing orders on a petition by CM Sivababu, District President of the Hindu Makkal Katchi, a bench comprising Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Siv...

Leader of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) Arjun Sampath on Wednesday draped the statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Pillaiarpatti with a saffron shawl and applied sacred ash on the forehead and biceps and put a rudraksha chain around his neck.

Five men who came to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu allegedly to kill two Hindu leaders have been arrested, the police said on Monday. The arrests on Saturday followed intelligence inputs that the men were in the city to attend the wedding of a convict out on parole.

A copy of the Bible and the Quran have been removed from the memorial of former president APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu after a complaint by the Hindu Makkal Katchi party, officials have said.

Kamal Haasan is unfazed by a right-wing group's police complaint seeking a ban on him and his reality show "Bigg Boss", saying he is confident the judicial system will take care of the matter.

Targeted by a right-wing group that called for his arrest and a ban on reality television show Bigg Boss Tamil for "obscenity", actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Wednesday made it clear he wouldn't be cowed down by the attacks, which he described as "rabble rousing." In a sharp jibe, Mr Haasan said his critics were late in demanding his arrest becaus...

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is facing the ire of a right-wing group that wants the police to arrest him and ban the reality television show "Bigg Boss Tamil" for hurting sentiments of people in Tamil Nadu. The show hosted by Kamal Haasan went on air late last month; it was his television debut.

In the last few months, superstar Rajinikanth has dropped enough hints that he could plunge into politics. And today, his meeting with leaders of Tamil Nadu's Hindu Makkal Katchi party set off a fresh buzz around his political aspirations.

Tamil Nadu-based Hindu outfit 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' claims it has sent a cheque for Rs 1 lakh to Justice CS Karnan of the Madras High Court to help him travel to a country of his choice where there's no caste system.

Wondering how encroachments were allowed in Thiruvannamalai Hill, home to a famous Lord Shiva temple, Madras High Court today directed the government to remove all such unauthorised constructions. Passing orders on a petition by CM Sivababu, District President of the Hindu Makkal Katchi, a bench comprising Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice TS Siv...