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…
CHENNAI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday extended his wishes to actor Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the TVK becoming the single largest party in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election. Rahul spoke to Vijay over the phone and congratulated Vijay for “TVK’s spectacular result.” Rahul posted on X that the result…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Monday said his govt was not just for those who voted for him but also for people who didn’t vote for him. He said DMK, which has so far functioned as an exemplary ruling party for the people, would function as an exemplary opposition party.While thanking…
CHENNAI: Without naming TVK and its president Vijay, Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday extended his wishes to the new govt that is going to be formed.Udhayanidhi received his certificate of victory from the election officials in Queen Mary’s College in Chennai. Speaking to reporters after receiving the campaign, he thanked the…
Stalin lost from Kolathur to TVK’s V S Babu by 8,795 votes. Photo by B A Raju CHENNAI: Just before the election campaign drew to a close, two DMK functionaries from Kolathur constituency said they were targeting not just a victory, but a huge victory with a margin of more than 75,000 votes. They reasoned…
SALEM: AIADMK general secretary and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami won in the Edappadi assembly constituency with 1,48,933 votes. He defeated independent candidate K Premkumar, who was backed by Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettrik Kazhagam, by a margin of 98,110 votes. Premkumar got 50,823 votes while DMK candidate C Kasi secured 44, 011 votes.It is for…
TVK chief gave an MLA ticket to his personal car driver’s son and now he’s winning in Virugambakkam. CHENNAI: TVK chief gave an MLA ticket to his personal car driver’s son and now he’s winning in Virugambakkam. Sabarinathan R, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate, is currently leading in Virugambakkam as votes are being counted,…
TRICHY: AIADMK’s Leema Rose Martin, wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, and the richest candidate of Tamil Nadu assembly election 2026, is maintaining a solid lead in the closely fought three corner election. Even as several incumbent DMK ministers, former AIADMK ministers, and star candidates are losing their safe seats and stronghold, Leema with a…
