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- Jayalalithaa, Mulayam To Attend `Conclave' Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Chautala, Bangarappa, Amar Singh among those attending
Regional parties' meet hosted by TDP chief
Discussion likely on Presidential election
- Supporters Throng Jaya's House Following Rumours Of It Raid (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Hundreds of AIADMK cadres on Wednesday stood guard in front of their party supremo Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence following rumours that an Income Tax raid was going to be conducted there.
- "Jayalalithaa Should Take Up Demolition Notice With Court" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
Government has nothing to do with it, says Karunanidhi
- With Enemies Like This (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2007)
Birthday greetings come in all sizes and shapes, especially when the recipient is a political leader who has been around for decades, who is the chief minister of a major state and whose party is a key member of the coalition government ruling the . . .
- `Dmk Will Strive For Secular Regimes' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday said his party would strive further for ensuring that only secular Governments come to power in the country both at the Centre and the States.
- I'll Wipe Dmk Off Tn Political Map: Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Angered by the DMK government’s notice asking to demolish her party’s headquarters in the heart of the city, AIADMK chief and former chief minister J Jayalalitha on Sunday vowed to “wipe out” the ruling party from the political milieu of Tamil Nadu.
- ‘Tamil Nadu Govt Plotting To Demolish Aiadmk Headquarters’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has served a notice on its arch rival AIADMK asking it to demolish its party headquarters here, after which party supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday termed the action as vendetta politics, a charge denied by . . . .
- A Nominated Pm Has A Limited Shelf Life (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 02, 2007)
Coalition politics brings into focus regional powers. And today, after five election losses in the states, and another three hard contests in the next six months, the Congress and the UPA have little option but to sing and dance to the demands of . . .
- A Nominated Pm Has A Limited Shelf Life (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 01, 2007)
Coalition politics brings into focus regional powers. And today, after five election losses in the states, and another three hard contests in the next six months, the Congress and the UPA have little option but to sing and dance to the demands of . . .
- All Round Confusion (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 01, 2007)
Who is calling the shots on the presidential race? It doesn't seem to be either the Congress or the BJP. The Left and smaller parties appear to have the upper hand and are bargaining hard
- Mayawati's Appointment As Chief Minister Unconstitutional: Pil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
"An MP cannot be appointed CM unless he or she quits Parliament"
Such appointments also offend office of profit law Mayawati, colleague "usurped" office
- Vajpayee Calls Up Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa will attend a meeting in Hyderabad in the next few days to hold discussions with leaders of the Samajwadi Party, Telugu Desam and Asom Gana Parishad on deciding whom to support for the President.
- Who Will Be President? (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 30, 2007)
LOSING A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as Head of State will be like shedding one’s soul. In 1939, when the British Labour Party expelled Sir Stafford Cripps for supporting a ‘united front’ with the Communists, it was said that the party had blown its brains out.
- Aiadmk Candidates For Rajya Sabha Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
General secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced that V. Maithreyan and A.Ilavarasan would be the party's nominees for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections slated for June 15.
- Maitrayan Is Aiadmk Choice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
Dr Maitrayan had contested unsuccessfully against DMKs T R Baalu from South Chennai as a BJP candidate with AIADMK support in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections.
- Mayawati Now Holds The Key (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, May 28, 2007)
The usual post-mortem and political blame-game are on in Uttar Pradesh. The fact is that the people, in a very free and fair Assembly election, have proved all forecasts by political leaders and the media wrong and opted for a majority Government . . . .
- Naidu Skips Third Front At Tdp Meet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
TDP president Mr N Chandrababu Naidu today ignored his favourite “third front” concept at the party general body meeting, which is significant after the Samajawadi Party got grounded in Uttar Pradesh.
- Congress Is Set To Be A Regional Party (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, May 26, 2007)
The usual post mortems and political blame games are on in Uttar Pradesh. The fact is that the people, in a very fair election, have beaten all forecasts by political leaders and the media and opted for a majority government in favour of the BSP.
- Politics Of Idiot Box (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 26, 2007)
While most political parties in India are vying for airtime to field their talking heads, in Tamil Nadu the parties are battling it out with their own channels.
- A Certain Ruthlessness (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 26, 2007)
The day the Uttar Pradesh election results came in, I was having lunch with a friend in Mumbai. “Mayavati appears to be the Jayalalithaa of the North,” he said, before passing on to other matters. But his remark stayed with me; the more I thought . . .
- Scrapping Adag’S Sez Is A Bad Idea (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 26, 2007)
The move by the Mayawati-led administration in UP to block an SEZ promoted by the Anil Ambani Group is unfortunate and sends wrong signals to investors.
- It Happens Only In India! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 23, 2007)
Liberalisation has arrived, going by the fact that Tamil Nadu’s Raj TV network plans to launch 11 more channels at the earliest. However, going by reports that the AIADMK network Jaya TV has been trying in vain for months to start a news channel, . . .
- Small Screen Is Big News In Tn Politics (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Tamil Nadu’s politico-television culture has breached a new frontier with the announcement of the launch of a channel named after DMK president and chief minister M Karunanidhi or ‘Kalaignar’. The TV medium, which has been used by the two main . . .
- Paediatric Aids Unit Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has established a Paediatric AIDS Unit (PAU) in Rasipuram Government Hospital to provide medical care and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to children infected with HIV.
- Empire Strikes Back (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 22, 2007)
Tamil Nadu's popular culture and politics are at a crossroads. TN's politics has recreated the drama of a bygone era for the youtube generation over a family feud between politician uncles and businessmen nephews.
- Cbi Team Takes Over Dinakaran Attack Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
A CBI team led by special crime branch superintendent of police T S C Bose, now in Madurai, has obtained records and CDs pertaining to the case from the office of the superintendent of police T S Anbu.
- Accountability In Bio-Safety (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 21, 2007)
The Supreme Court has once again upheld the importance of bio-safety when it comes to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), in its recent orders.
- Crime Branch Closes Case Against Karunanidhi (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 21, 2007)
Even as curtains came down on grand jubilee celebrations of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi as legislator, the state Crime Branch-CID quietly closed the ‘mini-flyover case’, in which he was a key accused and which had led to his sensational . . . .
- Are Puri, Sringeri, Dwaraka And Badri Acharyas Anti-National, Dr Mk? (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , May 21, 2007)
"Sethu critics anti-national, says MK." This is how a newspaper front-paged Dr M Karunanidhi's address at a public meeting in Chennai held in defence of the Sethu Samudram Project.
- Regional Parties Will Occupy Centre Stage (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, May 19, 2007)
Mayawati wins Uttar Pradesh and creates many records in the process. Few had credited her with a majority.
- Coastal People Being Displaced: Medha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
Charging the Tamil Nadu government with ‘misusing tsunami rehabilitation to remove coastal people from their rightful places’, social worker Medha Patkar on Friday called for a struggle against such efforts.
- Examples Of Realpolitik (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, May 19, 2007)
Last week two events of significance attracted the attention of the whole country. First, the BSP leader Mayawati organised a multi-caste and multi-community coalition and won the UP elections with an absolute majority.
- Son Over Nephew (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 18, 2007)
Dynastic politics is not the sole prerogative of the Congress. Other single leader-driven parties practise this, too.
- Dmk: Commerce For Kanimozhi (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, May 18, 2007)
Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi's poet daughter, Ms Kanimozhi, is likely to be inducted shortly into the UPA government with Cabinet rank in one of the economic ministries, possibly commerce, which is now held by Mr . . . .
- High Court Orders Notice To State In Case Against Azhagiri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Judge tells Additional Advocate-General to file reply or go to Supreme Court
- Selvi’S Story ~ From ‘Don’ Widow To Minister (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
The DMK has settled for 31-year-old Mrs Radhika Selvi as a new Minister of State to retain the seven berths it has had in the Union Council of Ministers. She will be sworn in on Friday by the President.
- Pm Skips Meeting With Aiadmk Mps (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
AIADMK MPs seeking an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press their demand for realignment of the proposed Sethusamudram shipping canal have been kept waiting as concern that coalition partner DMK might be miffed if he met . . . .
- Now, Karunanidhi's Daughter Is All Set To Enter Parliament (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The stage is now set for Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi to enter the Parliament, and probably a subsequent induction in the Manmohan Singh Ministry.
- Son And Substance (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, May 16, 2007)
The brothers Maran had it coming. They were getting too big for their boots. They forgot the simple fact that the boots, given by the DMK, can also be taken away by the DMK. Which is what patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi did when he had Dayanidhi Maran . .
- Dmk Mp Radhika Selvi Likely To Be (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
First time DMK MP V Radhika Selvi is being inducted into the Union Cabinet as a minister of state. A State Government press release, quoting a communication from the Prime Minister’s Office, said Radhika would be sworn in on May 18 and that . . .
- New Dmk Minister For Centre: Wife Of ‘Don’ Killed In Encounter (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 16, 2007)
In an attempt to appease the powerful Nadar community in Tamil Nadu, particularly in the wake of actor Sarath Kumar’s decision to float a political party, the DMK has picked 31-year-old Radhika Selvi, MP and widow of ‘don’ Venkatesa Pannayar, to be . . .
- Dmk To Elevate Junior Woman Mp To Union Ministry (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 16, 2007)
The DMK on Tuesday night announced that V Radhika Selvi, its MP from Tiruchendur, will be sworn in a Minister of State in the Union Ministry on Friday.
- Amid Dmk-Admk Row, Elders Pass Mizoram Varsity, Cable Tv Bills (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Tamil Nadu politics occupied centre stage in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with bitter rivals the DMK and the AIADMK members clashing over the recent attack on the Dinakaran newspaper in Madurai.
- Nda Lets Atal Decide On Prez Choice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
A meeting of the Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Tuesday decided to authorise its chairman and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hold discussions with allies and other parties, which could include the ruling Congress if necessary, on the . . .
- Aiadmk Raises Madurai Violence Issue In Rs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The Rajya Sabha (RS) was today adjourned till tomorrow amid pandemonium over the attack on a newspaper office in Madurai with the house passing without discussion the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2007.
- Cbi To Probe Nagappa Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Forest brigand Veerappan died in an “encounter” in 2004, but the mystery surrounding the killing of one of his kidnap victims, former Karnataka minister H Nagappa, has just been given a fresh lease of life by the state government.
- Bhairon Gaining Ground, Upa Still Looks For Nominee (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, May 16, 2007)
The NDA candidate for President, vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, is gaining ground within the regional parties whose leaders have made it clear that if the choice is between the different candidates projected by the Congress and the . . . .
- Mayawati May Prefer An Upper-Caste Nominee (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 15, 2007)
With UP Chief Minister Mayawati clearly having an upper hand in July's presidential election, there are indications that the BSP supremo might opt for an upper caste or Brahmin nominee contrary to widespread expectations that her preference will . . . .
- A Reinvented Congress (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 15, 2007)
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati has reached the pinnacle of the Indian political pole by daring, like the eagle, to fly to the top, unmindful of opposition.
- Dismiss Government: Aiadmk (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 15, 2007)
Members of Parliament belonging to the AIADMK presented a memorandum at the Prime Minister's Office here on Monday urging the Centre to dismiss the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu for the "failure of the law and order situation in the State."
- Congress Distances Itself From Dmk Feud (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
A day after the Congress described the DMK family feud as an “internal affair” of the party and said that it would not affect the ruling UPA, the government sought to distance itself from the removal of Dayananidhi Maran from the Union Cabinet.
- No Maran At Karuna’S Grand Show (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, May 12, 2007)
All the bitterness of the Madurai Dinakaran episode took a backseat as a galaxy of national leaders, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, descended on Chennai on Friday to heap praise on chief minister . . .
- Cauvery Will Be Solved: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi that the UPA government would find a solution to festering problems like the Cauvery dispute.
- Madurai Violence Mars Karunanidhi Celebrations (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 11, 2007)
A Blanket of despondency settled over Chennai on the eve of what was to be gala celebrations to mark Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi’s 50th year as legislator. Party spirits plunged following Wednesday’s violence in Madurai . . . .
- Fake Encounter, Dmk Feud Rocks House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
While vociferous AIADMK members sought dismissal of the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, Congress MPs insisted that the fake encounter issue in Gujarat should be immediately taken up for discussion.
- Mk Seeks Cbi Probe Into Madurai Arson (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Karunanidhi candidly admitted that supporters of his eldest son M K Azhagiri were involved in the incident in which three persons died.
- Cbi To Investigate Violence: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Chief Minister says he was againstDinakaranpublishing the opinion poll that triggered the attacks
Six special police teams formed to speed up probe
More than 100 persons arrested
- A.P., Jayalalithaa Asked To Maintain Status Quo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday asked the State Government and AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa to maintain `status quo' in respect of land in the Maheswaram mandal of Ranga Reddy district.
- Karunanidhi Must Resign: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Owning moral responsibility for the violent incidents, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi must resign and the Centre dismiss the DMK Government, which failed to maintain law and order in the State, AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa demanded on Thursday.
- Turmoil Over Sheila's Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
In Rajya Sabha, AIADMK seeks dismissal of Karunanidhi government In Rajya Sabha, AIADMK seeks dismissal of Karunanidhi Government
- An Outrage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 11, 2007)
The attack on Tamil daily Dinakaran’s office in Madurai by supporters of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s elder son M K Azhagiri, in which three employees lost their lives, is symptomatic of the climate of intolerance in Tamil Nadu, which often . . .
- 'Q' Has Run Away With Our Money! (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
J Jayalalithaa asks Sonia Gandhi to get Ottavio Quattrocchi back to India, arrest him and find out what he did with India's money
- Presidential Poll: Maya Set To Emerge As Kingmaker (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
The ruling Congress is looking at which way BSP supremo Mayawati would go after the declaration of Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results on Friday, as she is set to emerge as the kingmaker in the upcoming Presidential elections.
- Sheila's Remarks On Influx From Bihar, Up Rock Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Delhi Chief Minister's remarks on the influx of people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the national Capital on Thursday created a storm in the Lok Sabha leading to adjournment of the House.
- A.P. Government, Jayalalithaa Asked To Maintain Status Quo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday asked the State Government and AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa to maintain `status quo' in respect of land in the Maheswaram mandal of Ranga Reddy district.
- Karunanidhi Wanted May 11 Celebrations Cancelled (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, May 10, 2007)
The attack on the newspaper office in Madurai left the Chief Minister visibly upset. His first reaction: cancel the function slated to mark his golden jubilee year in the Assembly.
- Who Will Be Kingmaker In Up? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 10, 2007)
The birth of the new UP government will not be painless. As the single largest party moves into delivery mode, the midwife might actually turn out to be more powerful than the mother.
- Alarm Bells In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, V. Jayanth , May 09, 2007)
The ammunition seizures and the murder and kidnap of fishermen bring back bad memories of the LTTE's pre-1991 presence in Tamil Nadu.
- Rs.87 Lakh Allotted For Green Revolution In Kanyakumari (Hindu, P.S. Suresh Kumar, May 08, 2007)
The Government has allotted Rs.87 lakh for the district to ensure `green revolution' in the current year and the Department of Forests had already selected five villages for the successful implementation of the project, said the District Forest . . .
- Bjp’S Bridge Of Political Hopes (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 05, 2007)
If the Rs 2,400 crore Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project proved to be the DMK’s political mascot in the last Lok Sabha polls, then for the BJP, desperately trying to revive its flagging fortunes, the project has spawned another ‘Ram’ issue.
- Steps On To Get Fishermen Released: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Requests parties in Assembly to support Government
Twelve fishermen have been missing since March 4
Sea Tigers of LTTE claim the fishermen are in their custody
- Dmk Soft On Ltte: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa on Thursday accused the DMK Government of being soft on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its activities.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 04, 2007)
History shows that no tribunal has ever come out with an award satisfying all parties to a dispute.
- Accountability Matters (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, May 04, 2007)
In his K.N. Katju memorial lecture delivered recently, BJP leader Arun Jaitley pointed to the stark contrast between the accountability of politicians and lack of accountability of judges.
- Tamil Nadu Cop Denies Ltte Heat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
The activities of the LTTE have vastly reduced in Tamil Nadu in the last one decade and the instances of smuggling goods that have come to notice in the last one year only indicates negligible operation of the LTTE in the state, Mr M Ashok Kumar, . . .
- Prakash Carrot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 01, 2007)
It’s a departure from the routine threat-making that has come to characterise the Left’s relationship with the government it supports.
- Showcasing A Legend (Hindu, MALATHI RANGARAJAN, May 01, 2007)
A must-read book for MGR admirers, this looks at the unparalleled actor-turned politician's life, his likes and dislikes, greatness and generosity, through the eyes of his bodyguard and co-actor K. P. Ramakrishnan.
- Former Aiadmk Minister Surrenders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
Former AIADMK minister Inbatamizhan, who was wanted in connection with the murder of the municipal chairperson’s husband at Srivilliputhur, about 70 km from here in January 2007, surrendered before a lower court here on Monday.
- "Jayalalithaa Has No Right To Seek Assurance" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Jayalalithaa has no right to seek an assurance from Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on the release of Cauvery water in June, Public Works Minister Durai Murugan said on Sunday.
- Cauvery Issue: Jayalalithaa's Poser To Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa on Sunday asked if Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi would give an assurance in the Assembly that the release of Cauvery water would commence on June 12 to fulfil the irrigation . . .
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