Bengaluru, Mar 13 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed his inability to attend the upcoming meeting of like-minded states convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to discuss issues related to state autonomy and the implications of new population benchmarks on the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies.
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has invited Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to attend a crucial meeting in Delhi on March 22 to discuss the impact of constituency delimitation on southern states.
Chennai, Mar 12 (UNI) Launching a blistering attack on the ''fascist'' BJP regime at the Centre, which has been denying due rights to Tamil Nadu on various fronts, Chief Minister and ruling DMK President M K Stalin on Wednesday termed the NEP as a ''saffron policy, and not an education policy and declared that the DMK would not bow down to the saffron party even it meant losing our lives.
Bhubaneswar,Mar 11 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will participate in the meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on delimitation and electoral constituency reorganization issue, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran said here on TuesdayMaran told newsmen here after he and Tamilnadu Industries Minister T R B Raaja met BJD supremo and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and held discussion with him on the delimitation issue .
Chennai, Mar 11 (UNI) Once again reiterating his strong opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK President M.K.Stalin said its provisions would drive away students and destroy the growth of education.
Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Mondaylaunched the first integrated greenfield plant of FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) at suburban Tituporur in adjoiningChengalpattu District.
Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK PresidentM K Stalin on Monday greeted his Jammu and Kashmir counterpartOmar Abdullah on the occasion of his birthday and wished him all thebest in his journey.
Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI) Asserting that Tamil Nadu would never accept the NEPor none could force it to do so, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Monday condemned Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for speaking arrogantly in Parliament without providing due funds for the State andsought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts it.
Chennai, Mar 9 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President on Sundaynight hailed Indian cricket team''s title triumph in the Champions Trophy final atDubai and termed it as a flawless campaign and a perfect ending.
Chennai, Mar 9 (UNI) A meeting of the DMK MPs on Sunday resolved to workwith the Congress-led INDIA bloc and democratic leaders to unitedfly fight to safeguard Tamil Nadu rights in Delimitation and resist attempts that penalise states which had successfully implemented population control measures, besides opposing Hindi imposition and NEP while demanding its fair share of funds.
Chennai, Mar 8 (UNI) The DMK has convened a meeting of its Members of Parliament (MPs) here on March 9, ahead of the second session of the Budget Session, beginning on March 10.
Chennai, Mar 8 (UNI) On the occasion of International Women''s Day (IWD), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Saturday emphasized the need to eliminate patriarchal attitudes and ensure respect and equal opportunities for women in all spheres of life.
Chennai, Mar 7 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday laid the foundation for the US-based Intelligent power management company Eaton''s new GEIS (Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions) facility at Sholinganallur inChennai., involving an investment of Rs 200 crores.
Chennai, Mar 7 (UNI) Expressing deep concern over the continuing and unabatedarrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalinon Friday evening shot off an urgent letter to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr.S.Jaishankar urging him to use all the diplomatic routes to secure their immediate release and their boats.
Chennai, Mar 7 (UNI) Four people were killed and 28 others injured, in a collision involving a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) and a tipper lorry at Peerakuppam Madura KG Kandigai village near Tiruttani in the neighbouring Tiruvallur district on Friday afternoon, even as Chief Minister M K Stalin announced solatium to the deceased families and the injured.
Chennai, Mar 7 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Friday wrote to various State Chief Ministers and former CMs regarding the proposed delimitation exercise by the Union Government based on population and sought their formal consent and to nominate one senior representative from their party to the Joint Action Committee (JAC)tobe formed to carry forward the battle and to create an awareness among the people.
New Delhi, March 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order preventing the registration of any new criminal cases against Tamil Nadu Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his remarks on Sanatana Dharma, unless approved by the apex court.
Chennai, Mar 5 (UNI) Two people-a third standard student and his school Headmaster were drowned in a private pond at Ezhuvapalli village near Hosur Taluk in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon and Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs three lakh each to their families and offered his condolences.
Chennai, Mar 5 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesdayexpressed serious concern over the upcoming delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, set to take place in 2026 and the state would stand to lose eight seats if it was done based onpopulation.
Chennai, Mar 4 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin and his elder brother and former Union Minister M K Alagirivisited the Apollo Hospital, where their mother Dayalu Ammal wasadmitted due to breathing problems, and enquired about her health condition on Tuesday.
Chennai, mar 4 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposal for offshore mining activities in Gulf of Mannar (GoM) Marine BiosphereReserve off TN coast.
Nagapattinam, Mar 3 (UNI) Pointing out that 3,656 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy during the last 10 years since the BJP-led government assumed office at the Centre
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), Mar 3 (UNI) Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday appealed to all the political parties in Tamil Nadu to participate in the all-party meeting convened by the State government on March 5 to discuss the issue of proposed delimitation exercise, under which the state might lose is present strength of Lok Sabha seats.
Chennai, Mar 2 (UNI) The ongoing protests over Centre''s attempts coercing Tamil Nadu to accept the NEP-2020 paving way for implementing the three-language policy in a bid to impose Hindi, has reached the Global Tamil diaspora, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Sunday.
Chennai, Mar 2 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the families of four people who died of electrocution while undertaking decorative works for a Church festival at Killiyur in Kanniyakumari district.
Chennai, Mar 1 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin turned 72 on Saturday.
Chennai, Mar 1 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin who turned 72 on Saturday, reaffirmed his commitment to state autonomy and the two-language policy, stating these issues form the essence of his birthday message this year, while opposing Hindi imposition.
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) While sharpening their attack on the Centre on several issues, a public meeting organised by the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday night on the eve of Chief Minister and Party President M K Stalin''s birthday, set the stage for the launch of 2026 Assembly election campaign with the alliance leaders pledging to work for the DMK-Front''s return to power for a second successive term.
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) Reiterating his strong opposition to BJP-led government''s move to impose Hindi and the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin said it would severely affect the state''s self-respect, social justice and welfare schemes.
Chennai, Feb 28 (UNI) Continuing his strong objections to alleged attempts by the Centre to impose Hindi in the State, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday asserted that in the age of AI, forcing any language as third language in schools was unnecessary and said true progress lies in innovation and not linguistic imposition.
Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday unveiled a new comprehensive and specific policy for addressing the needs of Homeless Persons with Mental Illness (HPWMI) in the State to protect the rights and interests of this highly vulnerable population, thereby enhancing their well-being.
Chennai, Feb 27 (UNI) Sharpening his attack against the BJP-led Government at the Centre for attempting to impose Hindi by cocering Tamil Nadu to accept NEP-2020 that eulogised the three-language policy, Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Thursday said Hindi has swallowed many Indian languages and many more are gasping for survival.
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (UNI) BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday said that he strongly supported Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin in his efforts to ensure justice for Southern States in delimitation of the Assembly and the Parliamentary constituencies across the country.
Chennai, Feb 25 (UNI) In a major boost to Industrial development,Tamil Nadu Chief Minister inaugurated the World''s tallest Data Centre (CDC) set up by CtrlS involving an investment of Rs 4,000 crore on Tuesday.
Chennai, Feb 25 (UNI) Asserting that the Tamil Nadu government was ready foryet another language war, which the BJP-led Government at the Centre is tryingto impose by insisting on three-language policy, Chief Minister M K Stalin onTuesday said an all party meeting will be held on March five to discuss on thedelimitation of constituencies.
Chennai, Feb 24 (UNI) In a tragic incident, three women were killed in a blast at a private cracker manufacturing unit at Kambainallur village in Kaarimangalam Taluk in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu on Monday afternoon.
Chennai, Feb 24 (UNI) In yet another pioneering initiative to provide medicinesat affordable and subsidised rates and reducing the burden of the people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday launched 1,000 ''MudhalvarMarundhagams'' (CM Pharmacies) across the State.
Chennai, Feb 23 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin hailed India''s ChampionsTrophy win over arch rivals Pakistan as a clinical show while saluting Virat Kohli''s masterclass unbeaten century to steer the team cross the finishing line.
Chennai, Feb 23 (UNI) Observing that arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy have risen alarmingly in recent times, Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Sunday wrote to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar reiterating his earlier request to convene the Joint Working Group (JWG) to find a permanent solution and take strong diplomatic steps to secure the release of all the arrested fishermen and their boats from Lankan custody.
Chennai, Feb 23 (UNI) Asserting that the Advocates Amendment Bill 2025 was a direct assault on the autonomy of the legal fraternirty, Tamil Nadu Chief Ministerand DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday demanded its withdrawal.
Chennai, Feb 22 (UNI) Continuing his attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre for refusing to release Rs 2,152 crore due funds to Tamil Nadu under SSA affecting more than 43 lakh students linking it to accepting NEP-2020 and 3-language poliy, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said NEP was a threat to social justice, Tamil language and the people of TN.
Chennai, Feb 21 (UNI) Seeking to know who is doing politics on the NEP and Hindi imposition in the form of 3-language policy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin said it was the BJP-led Government at the Centre which was doing politics on the issue.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) Hitting back at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said it was inappropriate for the state to view National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with a myopic vision and spin progressive educational reforms into threats to sustain political narratives.
Chennai, Feb 21 (UNI) The row between the ruling DMK and the Centre over accepting NEP-2020 linking it with implementing the 3-language policy in Tamil Nadu, further escalated on Friday with the DMK launching ''Get out Modi'' campaign and the BJP countered it with ''Get out Stalin'' campaign.
Chennai, Feb 20 (UNI) Expressing deep concern over the rapid increase in incidents of arrest of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing in high seas, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday dashed off a letter to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar requesting him to take effective diplomatic measures to secure the immediate release of all the arrested fishermen and their boats from the Lankan authorities and convene the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting to find a permanent diplomatic solution to the issue.
Chennai, Feb 20 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs four lakh to the family of a person who was killed in a cracker manufacturing unit blast at Aanayur village ear Sivakasi in the southern Virudhunagar district.
Chennai, Feb 19(UNI) Upping its ante against the Centre for adamantlyinsisting accepting NEP and implement the three- language formula ifthe State should secure its due funds under the SSA scheme, Tamil NaduChief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesday assertedthat if Hindi imposition is compulsory, then its destruction too is compulsory.
Chennai, Feb 18 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin laid the foundation stone for new TIDEL Parks in Tiruchirapalli and Madurai at a total cost of Rs 717 crore on Tuesday.
Chennai, Feb 18 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday urged UnionMinister of Women and Child Development Ms Annapoorna Devi to release funds for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) within the stipulated time frame to enable the State Government to implement the welfare schemes more efficiently.
Chennai, Feb 16 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Sundaystrongly objected to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan''s remarks that the State will not get its funds till it accepted the three-language formula under the New Education Policy (NEP) and termed it as sheer blackmail.
Chennai, Feb 15 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Saturdaysaid the Centre''s decision to impose President''s rule in strife-torn Manipur was "very belated."Replying to questions from public as part of his "Ungalil Oruvan" series (One among you) programme via video-conferencing, he said Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh has not resigned on its own.
Chennai, Feb 15 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Saturday said the Centre''s decision to impose President''s rule in strife-torn Manipur was "very belated." Replying to questions from public as part of his "Ungalil Oruvan" series (One among you) programme via video-conferencing, he said Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh has not resigned on its own.
Chennai, Feb 14 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday inaugurated the 17th edition of Fairpro, the biggest real estate expo, organised by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI).
Chennai, Feb 13 (UNI) Announcing that the Porur-Poonamallee stretch under Phase-2 of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Project would become operational by this year end, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday reiterated his demand to the Centre to accord sanction for the Coimbatore (Kovai) and Madurai Metro Rail projects.
Chennai, Feb 13 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday effecteda minor reshuffle of portfolios.
Chennai, Feb 13 (UNI) Observing that India''s federalism is in perilunder the BJP rule at the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalinon Thursday sharpened his attack further against Governor R N Ravi and said he lacked moral authority to continue in office.