Tamil Nadu Congress Legislative Party Leader and Killiyoor MLA S. Rajeshkumar has said the party’s MLAs and functionaries would urge the All India Congress Committee leadership to push for a coalition government in Tamil Nadu and seek more seats as a part of the DMK alliance in the 2026 Assembly election. In 2021, the party was allotted 25 seats in the DMK-led alliance.
The former interim general secretary of the AIADMK (who was sacked earlier on) Sasikala gave yet another call to unity in the party before the state of Tamil Nadu goes into the pending elections.
Tamil superstar who recently turned politician Vijay has officially started his political journey by kicking off his campaign with a strong message aimed at the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and BJP at the centre. His entry into politics is to be closely watched and his first campaign speech showed that he is ready to take on both state and national parties .
As the towering stone temple of Rajendra Chola I loomed behind him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected on a lesser-known legacy of the Chola dynasty—not just its architecture or military conquests, but its vibrant tradition of grassroots democracy.
A thousand years after his reign, Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I (1014–1044 CE) has become a central figure in politics, drawing the attention of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who are celebrating his legacy through parallel celebrations.
Kamal Haasan, the actor-politician and founder of the Makkal Neethi Maiya (MNM) party, is set to enter the Rajya Sabha in the biennial elections to the Upper House from Tamil Nadu slated for June 19 with the backing of the ruling DMK here.
The Election Commission had on May 26 announced the poll schedule for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha — two seats from Assam and six seats from Tamil Nadu that fall vacant on June 14 and July 24, respectively.
It is known that in India the participation of women as work force in formal sector has been very low. This lower not compared to that of developed countries. It is more in the countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, etc.
