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After 49 years of Karunanidhi, DMK cadre unanimously elect MK Stalin as party chief: Duraimurugan elected as treasurer

DMK working president MK Stalin, who is set to be elected as the party president, filed his nomination for the post at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters, in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Stalin's elder brother MK Alagiri has also filed his nomination for the post.

Karnataka polls: Rivals accusing HD Kumaraswamy of having parallel families shows dirty politics thrives on private lives

If bigamous politicians are truly a political issue, let a party have the guts to say they will deny tickets to anyone doing it.

Tamil Nadu bus fare hike: DMK recommends 'administered pricing mechanism' to tackle price rise

The DMK party, which has been in the forefront of protests against the bus fare hike, has suggested an administered pricing mechanism (APM) system to fix fares for buses operated by the eight State Transport Corporations (STC) and also to bring fuel prices under the GST ambit at 10 percent

Family matters: Tamil Nadu polls see plenty of political scions in the fray

The kin of several leaders are testing their fortunes in the 16 May assembly elections in Tamil Nadu

Entire proceedings in counting hall will be videographed: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday informed Madras High Court that the entire proceedings in counting hall during the counting of votes polled in the 24 April Lok Sabha polls would be videographed.

For DMK's TR Baalu, it won't be an easy battle in Thanjavur

Braving all odds including factionalism in the party, former Union minister and DMK leader T R Baalu is struggling to carve out victory from his home turf Thanjavur.

DMK MPs call on PM, seek action for TN fishermen's release

A delegation of DMK MPs, led by T R Baalu, today called upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him to take steps to get Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Sri Lankan prisons.

Chacko rejects demand to postpone Sep 27 JPC meet on 2G

JPC chairman P C Chacko today rejected DMK member T R Baalu's demand to postpone the crucial September 27 meeting of the panel to adopt the controversial draft report on 2G spectrum allocation which had indicted former Telecom Minister A Raja, saying postponements can not be an unending process.

Delaying tactic? DMK wants DoT papers to be examined by 2G JPC

The JPC is meeting on Monday to adopt the draft report circulated in April.

India supporting diluted US resolution disappointing: DMK

DMK Parliamentary Party Leader TR Baalu told PTI that they had wanted India to propose amendments in order to declare that Sri Lanka had committed "genocide, human rights violations and war crimes".