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'My blood is DMK blood': Udhayanidhi Stalin's political plunge can't be dismissed as day dreaming

For long, the DMK's symbol of the rising sun has been used to pun on M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin's rise in Tamil Nadu. That may need a revision with yet another son-rise set to take place within the political family.

Mersal: Vijay-starrer is a super hit at the box-office, but stirs up hornet's nest in politics

Vijay's Mersal, directed by Atlee, offers criticism of GST and the Digital India initiative

Rajinikanth and TN politics: Being a superstar is very different from being a successful politician

The balancing act between being a good human being and being a good politician will be a very hard one for superstar Rajinikanth

Kamal Haasan, Kollywood's new rebellious avatar and why it is so important for Tamil Nadu

Stars like Kamal Haasan, Siddharth and Arvind Swami have shown they dare to speak the truth. If they do not drop their intensity, this could well be their biggest and most meaningful blockbuster.

Tamil Nadu: Sasikala is a perfect example of metaphysical politics

Having never held anything more powerful than Jayalalitha’s coat tails, the question of Sasikala's political experience obviously does not enter the equation.

Madras HC declines to stay suspension of 79 DMK MLAs

The bench directed the petitioners-Stalin and DMK MLA Thiagarajan — to serve private notices to the Speaker, P Dhanapal, nd the Legislative Assembly Secretary

Modi, Kejriwal, Mamata, Jayalalithaa: The emergence of the 'anti-hero'

With the recent victories of Mamata Banjerjee and J Jayalalithaa it is clear that Indian political theatre is showing signs of acceptance of the anti-hero

Assembly Elections 2016: Parties break records, create history of a new kind

The BJP created history for itself in the Assembly Elections 2016 by breaking new grounds in the North East by catapulting to power in Assam

DA case: Karnataka govt to challenge CM Jayalalithaa's acquittal in Supreme Court

Ending three-week long suspense, Karnataka government on Monday decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Did politicians cock a snook at Nokia staff? Chennai plant to shut today

In 2004, when Nokia first announced that it was scouting for a manufacturing plant in India, Tamil Nadu's then chief minister J Jayalalithaa was the first to ask her babus to 'Go get Nokia', but 10 years later when the same plant is shutting down, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has remained mum on the issue.<br />