Tamil Nadu Assembly elections News

Amit Shah described Tamil as one of the greatest languages of India and extended an apology for not being able to talk in Tamil.

MK Stalin was elected as DMK’s legislature party leader He will meet Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for May 7

An Amma canteen vandalised in Chennai AIADMK shared video footage of the incident DMK admitted party workers' fault

EC orders repolling in Velachery Assembly booth Repoll to take place on April 17

AIADMK seeks disqualification of DMK chief MK Stalin and his son The ruling party has alleged that DMK leaders are bribing voters The polling for assembly elections will take place on April 6

In Tamil Nadu’s personality-cult dominated political landscape, image is everything and sometimes even imitations are accepted. For several decades, political parties have been hiring lookalike artists of actors and politicians during the campaign season. Dressed up like the stalwarts of the state’s political arena these artists sing and dance, deliver dialogues, imitate mannerisms, all for garnering votes.

PM Modi hit out at Congress-DMK alliance He said that they keep insulting women Modi was addressing a rally in Madurai

PM Modi hit back at A Raja for his remark against Tamil Nadu CM Modi was addressing a rally in Tirupur He said UPA launched 'outdated 2G missile' to attack 'nari shakti'

DMK's A Raja issued apology to CM K Palaniswami His allegedly made an offensive remark on CM's mother Palaniswami turned emotional over the remark

CM Palaniswami bowing before Modi, Shah insult to Tamil culture, said Rahul Gandhi Gandhi was addressing a rally at Salem in Tamil Nadu He said RSS and PM Modi wants everyone to bow before their supremacy

P Chidambaram said BJP does not respect Tamilians He said BJP is trying to impose Hindi in the state He questioned India's stand on human rights violation in Sri Lanka

EC transferred District Collector, police commissioner of Coimbatore

AIADMK approach EC against DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin They made allegations of tax evasion DMK scion is making his poll debut from Chepauk constituency

M K Stalin said AIADMK's win would mean BJP's victory He was addressing a poll rally in Kancheepuram He claimed DMK will win all the 234 constituencies

K. Padmarajan has filed his 217th nomination He has spent over Rs.50 lakhs, contesting and continuously losing at the polls over the last 33 years He hopes that his streak of losses will one day get him a place in the Guinness Book of world records

Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda was on a one-day visit to West Bengal on March 16.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Tamil Nadu and Kerala today, ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls in the southern states. This was PM Modi's first public rally in the state after the announcement of the dates for eight-phased Assembly polls for 294 constituencies in West Bengal. 

BJP urged EC to restrain Rahul Gandhi from campaigning BJP's Tamil Nadu unit alleged Gandhi violated model code BJP claimed Gandhi committed offences under sections 109 and 124 A

PM Modi on Sunday visited Tamil Nadu ahead of the state's Assembly elections. He said that Tamil Nadu is evolving as a Tank manufacturing hub of India. PM inaugurated and laid foundation stones for several key projects.

BJP will continue its alliance with AIADMK, announced party president JP Nadda on Saturday. JP Nadda affirmed party's alliance with AIADMK while addressing a public rally in Madurai. The announcement comes ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections.