Pranab And Karunanidhi

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  MK Stalin Meets Sonia Gandhi, Discusses Political Situation In Tamil Nadu

  DMK leader MK Stalin met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday and discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu. A day before, he met President Pranab Mukherjee to submit a memorandum, apprising him of the events that took place in the Tamil Nadu assembly last week.

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  President Pranab Mukherjee, Rahul Gandhi, Other Leaders Wish Jayalalithaa Speedy Recovery

  President Pranab Mukherjee, DMK leader M Karunanidhi, Union Ministers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and various Chief Ministers tonight expressed concern over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health condition and wished her a speedy recovery.

• 'CN Annadurai Deserves Bharat Ratna': DMK Chief Karunanidhi Writes to PM

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi today wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking conferment of "Bharat Ratna" for party founder CN Annadurai.

• M Karunanidhi Writes to President, PM, Seeking Bharat Ratna for C N Annadurai

  DMK president M Karunanidhi today wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking conferment of "Bharat Ratna" for party founder and Dravidian idealogue C N Annadurai.

• DMK quits UPA over Sri Lanka, government moves on both its demands

  The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war with the separatist Tamil Tigers. Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met President Pranab Mukherjee tonight and handed over the letter withdrawing his party's support to the UPA.

• DMK formally decides to vote for Pranab Mukherjee

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday held brief interactions with party MPs and MLAs on the issue of the Presidential election for which voting will take place on Thursday.

• Blog: 2G controversy in Pranab's Chennai visit

  Away from the almost mutual admiration society between Pranab da and Karunanidhi and the colourful welcome and grand feast hosted in the UPA Presidential nominee's honour on Saturday, a controversy has erupted over the start of the former Union Finance Minister's campaign in Chennai.

• Blog: Pranab's tainted launch?

  Pranab Mukherjee's Chennai stop to kick start his Presidential campaign is bound to raise many uncomfortable questions. Should the UPA's Presidential candidate launch his campaign at the doorstep of a party Chief whose flock, including his daughter, are accused and were put behind bars for their alleged role in the 2G scam?

• Blog: DMK warring factions unite as problems add up

  It's a hectic time ahead for DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi. A feast and welcome for the UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee in Chennai on Saturday will be followed by the party's 'jail bharo' agitation on the 4th of next month. The protest to condemn the AIADMK government's alleged vindictive police action against former DMK Ministers, Mr Karun...

• Centre makes peace with Karuna over Lanka row

  The Centre's fire-fighter External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has defused the Tamil crisis and made peace with Karunanidhi over the civil war in Sri Lanka. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M K Karunanidhi had threatened to withdraw the support of all 16 of his MPs to the central government. Mukherjee's unscheduled visit was precede...

• Won't rock UPA boat over Tamil row, Karuna to Pranab

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Sunday assured External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee that DMK will not precipitate a political crisis for UPA government. Speaking on the Lankan issue, Pranab Mukherjee said that he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have repeatedly told Sri Lanka that ethnic crisis can be solved only politically. ...