Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu but fallen short of the majority mark. CHENNAI: Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu but fallen short of the majority mark.With 107 seats, TVK is 11 short of the…
Aamir Ahmad (20), said to be the prime accused in the murder of a woman, Gaasiya Khaaton (35), and her four kids, was killed in an encounter with Ambedkar Nagar police Monday. CHENNAI: Aamir Ahmad (20), said to be the prime accused in the murder of a woman, Gaasiya Khaaton (35), and her four kids,…
The meme factory had a field day, turning Monday’s election results in Tamil Nadu into a stream of humour-filled anecdotes centred around C Joseph Vijay. CHENNAI: The meme factory had a field day, turning Monday’s election results in Tamil Nadu into a stream of humour-filled anecdotes centred around C Joseph Vijay. One widely shared meme…
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has made deep inroads into the traditional bastions of the Dravidian majors, reducing the ruling DMK to the opposition and pushing AIADMK to third place in the state assembly.The party has snatched around 70 seats won by DMK in 2021, and 13 from AIADMK.DMK received a body blow in the northern…
Chennai: As the poll trends emerged, the headquarters of AIADMK, DMK and TVK wore contrasting looks on Monday. There were no firecrackers being burst or cadres breaking into victory dances this time as TVK’s whistle blew away the Dravidian majors.On Monday morning, Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, witnessed heavy police presence in anticipation of the…
Trichy: All three members of lottery baron Santiago Martin’s family, who made their electoral debut representing different parties in the 2026 polls, have won.Martin’s wife Leema Rose, who contested on an AIADMK ticket in Trichy district’s Lalgudi segment has won by a margin of 2,739 votes. She was the richest candidate in Tamil Nadu and…
Chennai: Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, is looking to double its assets under management (AUM) over the next five years. The NBFC’s AUM stood at Rs 2.4 lakh crore in FY26, marking a growth of 21% compared with nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in FY25. “It…
More than 4.85 crore people cast their vote in the 2026 state assembly election. But there was a time in Tamil Nadu, nearly 1,000 years ago, when 30 ward representatives were choosen in an annual election.The Uthiramerur elections (920 CE), as documented in Chola-period inscriptions, show that a different form of democracy existed at the…
Entry of the public and party workers into Kapaleeshwarar Nagar, where the residence is located, was restricted. CHENNAI: Hours after Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam established a clear lead in the assembly election on Monday, police strengthened security around the residence of TVK leader Vijay in Neelankarai. They restricted access to the locality and deployed additional forces…
When everyone said TVK lacked the organizational strength to match the grassroots connect the Dravidian giants enjoyed, Vijay smirked – and got his social media operators to go full steam. CHENNAI: MGR, the biggest crossover star from cinema to Tamil Nadu politics, never drank or smoked on screen. He was fair complexioned. For someone who…
