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Edappadi K. Palaniswami; C. Joseph Vijay | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan; B.. Velankanni Raj The AIADMK, which stated openly on Monday (May 4, 2026) that it would not support the regime likely to be formed by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), appears to be under pressure – both internally and externally – to revisit its…
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On May 4, 2026, a tsunami of sorts swept across the State of Tamil Nadu and one man crested the wave – C. Joseph Vijay. An actor, once known as ‘ IllayaThalapathy’, or young commander, amongst his fans, he transitioned a decade ago to the title Thalapathy(commander), a moniker prescient enough, for he did lead…
TVK president Vijay receives a certificate from the Returning Officer for the Perambur Constituency at Loyola College on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Tamil cinema’s top actor C. Joseph Vijay’s fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Monday (May 4, 2026) made a stunning electoral debut, emerging as the single largest party with…
TVK’s Anna Nagar candidate V.K. Ramkumar receiving the winning certificate from the Returning Officer at Loyola College | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) V.K. Ramkumar has won the Anna Nagar constituency by a margin of around 22,000 votes. He defeated the DMK’s N. Chitrarasu and the AIADMK’s Gokula Indira. Speaking to…
Prominent candidates in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts The counting of votes polled in the 21 Assembly constituencies in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts began at 8 a.m. in five centres in these districts. Strong rooms were opened in the presence of candidates or their authorised representatives. Postal ballots are being counted first,…
Police and security personnel stand guard outside a strong room, ahead of the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls’ High School, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (May 3, 2026) said it would uphold the “highest standards of transparency,…
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Elections 2024: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK has released its manifesto. Chennai: Promises to scrap ‘One Nation, One Election’, repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, and simultaneously award Indian citizenship to returning Sri Lankan Tamils are among the promises made by Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The…
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