DMK

Cauvery dispute: Stalin detained as DMK calls for Tamil Nadu shutdown on April 5

The party also decided to observe a shutdown across Tamil Nadu on April 5 over the Cauvery issue.

Apr 01, 2018, 13:32 PM IST

Full text of letters MK Stalin wrote to PM Narendra Modi, 10 Chief Ministers warning of unfair financial allocations to states

Stalin had warned of grave discontent in the states that would be penalised for successfully controlling their populations.

Mar 21, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

Discontent and unrest: MK Stalin's warning to PM Narendra Modi on money share of states

Stalin has also written to the Chief Ministers of 10 states that will be affected by the Centre's decision, asking them to oppose the Centre. There isn't a single BJP or NDA CM on this list.

Mar 21, 2018, 13:47 PM IST

Amid protests, VHP's Rama Rajya Rath Yatra travels in Tamil Nadu, reaches Madurai

The 39-day Rama Rajya Rath Yatra, which was flagged off from Ayodhya in February, has triggered severe protests across the state.

Mar 21, 2018, 09:17 AM IST

Rama Rajya Rath Yatra enters Tamil Nadu; protests in Assembly, Stalin detained

Stalin and other DMK leaders staged a protest raising slogans against the Palaniswami government over Rama Rajya Rath Yatra entering Tamil Nadu.

Mar 20, 2018, 12:34 PM IST

Will support it if southern states want to break away from India: DMK leader MK Stalin

The DMK had dropped its secessionist demand for a separate country in 1962.

Mar 17, 2018, 20:36 PM IST

South India subsidises the North, where is the reward for development: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

The Congress CM's opinion reflects the growing chorus of voices in the South that are questioning the disparity. The issue is heating up over proposals to use the 2011 census as the basis for Central planning, which puts all southern states at a disadvantage.

Mar 16, 2018, 13:59 PM IST

After Lenin, Periyar statues will be taken down soon: BJP leader H Raja's Facebook post sparks war of words

Dravidar Kazhagam has dared the BJP to try and raze a Periyar statue.

Mar 06, 2018, 16:46 PM IST

Don't handle Cauvery issue with eye on electoral gains in Karna: DMK tells Centre

The DMK today flayed the ruling BJP at the Centre on the Cauvery issue, saying it should not handle the matter with an eye on "electoral gains" in poll bound Karnataka, the upper riparian state in the river water sharing dispute.

Feb 27, 2018, 15:41 PM IST

Kamal Haasan an alternative to DMK, AIADMK: Arvind Kejriwal appeals for votes to Makkal Needhi Maiam

Kejriwal declared Kamal Haasan as a clean politician, and painted the DMK and AIADMK as corrupt parties.

Feb 21, 2018, 20:51 PM IST

Now, DMK vs AIADMK over Jayalalithaa's portrait in Tamil Nadu Assembly

DMK has filed a petition against unveiling of the portrait in Madras High Court. 

Feb 12, 2018, 11:32 AM IST

DMK calls all-party meet over bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu

An 'all-party meeting' convened by opposition DMK today on the recent bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu decided to hold state-wide protest meetings next week seeking a rollback of the increase in ticket rates.

Feb 06, 2018, 14:54 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Opposition to protest against MTC bus fare hike on Monday

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies in Tamil Nadu have unanimously decided to sit for a protest on Monday, opposing the recent bus fare hike in the state. The decision was taken during an all-party meet chaired by Opposition leader MK Stalin at DMK headquarters.

Jan 28, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

DMK warns of intensifying stir against bus fare hike in Tamil Nadu

The DMK on Saturday staged state-wide agitations against the recent hike in bus fares effected by the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu.

Jan 27, 2018, 16:32 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM must resign if bus fare hike not rolled back: DMK's MK Stalin

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is keeping up its attack on the state government over the bus fare hike that came into effect last week.

Jan 27, 2018, 11:54 AM IST

A Raja accuses Vinod Rai of his 'political murder', wants him prosecuted

Former union telecom minister A Raja on Saturday said that former CAG Vinod Rai should be prosecuted for "cheating".

Jan 20, 2018, 22:11 PM IST

DMK's Stalin demands CBI to probe Tamil Nadu doctor's death

Stalin said a similar incident was reported in 2016 when Saravanan, also from Tamil Nadu and a student of the AIIMS, was found dead in his flat in Delhi.

Jan 17, 2018, 21:02 PM IST

President should intervene if judges cannot resolve issue: DMK

DMK working president MK Stalin on Saturday urged the President to intervene in the present crisis within the higher judiciary.

Jan 13, 2018, 19:13 PM IST

I-T dept seizes secret letter on Tamil Nadu gutka scam from Sasikala's room in Poes Garden

The information was disclosed in an affidavit submitted by Principal Director of Income Tax, Chennai on a PIL filed by a DMK MLA for a CBI probe into the scam.

Jan 13, 2018, 05:55 AM IST

Tamil Nadu bus strike enters eighth day

Transport workers have been demanding for a pay revision to Rs 30,000; however, the authorities have only agreed to pay them Rs 24,400 per month.

Jan 11, 2018, 10:17 AM IST