M Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu govt to establish international airport in Hosur: CM MK Stalin

The Tamil Nadu government will set up an international airport on 2,000 acres of land in Hosur with a capacity to handle 30 million passengers a year and to cater the increasing industrial needs in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts, Chief Minister M K Stalin informed the Assembly on Thursday. The presence of an airport will help the overall socio-economic development of the region, not just Hosur alone, the chief minister said. "I am pleased to announce in this House that an international airport will be set up on 2,000 acres of land in Hosur, capable of handling 30 million passengers per annum," Stalin said, making the announcement under rule 110 in the Assembly. It was hailed by various political parties in the House. After the DMK came to power, Tamil Nadu made rapid progress in all sectors and the state moved up to numero uno position in India in the Export Preparedness Index for 2022, he said. "Tamil Nadu is India's leading state in exports of motor vehicles, ancillaries,

CM Stalin urges Prez Murmu to give assent to Tamil Nadu's anti-NEET bill

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged President Droupadi Murmu to give assent to the state's anti-NEET bill, taking up the matter with her during her visit here. The President was here to participate in the convocation of Indian Maritime University. The CM handed over a letter to the President at the airport in this connection, an official release said. The Tamil Nadu Admission to Under Graduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021, originally passed in September that year by the state Assembly, was returned by Governor RN Ravi later. It was reintroduced and adopted by the Assembly in February 2022 and sent again to the Governor for 'reserving' the same to Presidential assent, Stalin said in the letter to Murmu. The Governor has now forwarded it to the Union Home Ministry. "All the clarifications sought on the Bill by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs based on the comments of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Higher Education, MoE and Ministry of A

Former Supreme Court judges who were appointed as governors post-retirement

The appointment of former judges to other constitutional posts has long been a matter of debate in India

Karunanidhi planted seeds of corruption in Tamil Nadu: Ex CM Palaniswami

Palaniswami also accused the DMK government of failing to fulfil any of the 2021 assembly election promises

Central, state governments should work together: VP Venkaiah Naidu

Unveiling former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President late M. Karunanidhi's bronze statue at the Omandurar Government Estate, Naidu said it is "Team India"

Vice President Naidu unveils late Karunanidhi's 16-ft tall statue in TN

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a statue of Dravidian stalwart and five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the late M Karunanidhi, in the presence of the latter's son and state CM M K Stalin

Karunanidhi's b'day to be celebrated as govt function: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Making a statement in the state Assembly, Stalin, Karunanidhi's son, listed out the various pro-people initiatives of his late father in various sectors, including women empowerment and social welfare

DMK hits out at the central govt over Hindi 'imposition'

Ruling party's mouthpiece 'Murasoli' in its edition today carried a well-known slogan of Karunanidhi against foisting Hindi on people and captioned the write-up as 'Warning to the Union government"

Tamil Nadu CM announces Rs 39 crore memorial for Karunanidhi

A Rs 39-crore memorial for late DMK president and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be constructed at the Marina on Kamarajar Salai, chief minister M K Stalin announced on Tuesday

Rising from ground zero

Book review of Karunanidhi: A Life

Tamil Nadu goes to polls today, first time sans Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu goes in for single-phase Assembly polls on Tuesday and it will be for the first time in history that the state goes to vote in the absence of star leaders J Jayalalitha and M Karunanidhi.Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. A total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray. In view of COVID-19, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.As many as 74,162 personnel from Tamil Nadu Local & Armed Reserve (AR) Police, 8,010 personnel from Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) and 23, 200 personnel from the CAPF have been deployed for the elections, according to the Tamil Nadu Police.34,130 non-police personnel have also been deployed, including Home Guard, Forest Guard, Retired Police and ex-CAPF along with 6,350 police personnel and 12,411 Home Guard from other states.The state had in the past witnessed fierce electoral battles between M Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and J Jayalalitha ..

Tamil Nadu's manifesto destiny

Tamil Nadu is known for politics of welfare: Many like to call it winning elections by offering freebies

Tamil Nadu politics gets a personal touch

Earlier, the ordinary people had no access to Tamil Nadu politics' stalwarts. This is changing now, and therefore, Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to the state was a change for the people

PM Modi's meeting with ailing Karunanidhi involves no politics: DMK

PM Modi invited the 93-year-old Karunanidhi to stay at his Delhi residence: M K Stalin

Twist in Tamil politics: PM Modi to meet DMK leader Karunanidhi today

DMK, which is now led by M K Stalin, has been talking against the Centre on various issues in recent months

Life-size statue of Karunanidhi to be unveiled in Chennai on Dec 16

It will be located alongside a refurbished statue of DMK founder and late chief minister C N Annadurai at the party headquarters

Shocked by the death of M Karunanidhi, 248 party workers died: DMK

DMK announcced announced a solatium of Rs 200,000 for the deceased families

Unlike Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi ensured his party gets an heir after him

In his passing away, Karunanidhi might leave crores of his cadres in distress, yet unlike his bête noir J. Jayalalithaa, he would not leave his party directionless

Karunanidhi laid to rest at Chennai's Marina Beach, DMK sees a son rise

With Karunanidhi suffering from ailments for the last two years, Stalin was appointed the DMK Working President and the Opposition leader in the Assembly

'Long live his glory': Karunanidhi's last journey begins amid slogans

Karunanidhi's body was draped in the national tri-colour with his trademark black glasses, yellow shawl, white shirt and dhothi on