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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
PM holds great respect for Thiruvalluvar and MGR, says Annamalai
Former BJP State president K. Annamalai said in Erode on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi held great respect for Thiruvalluvar and former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran. Six books authored by S.R. Subramaniyam, a BJP functionary, were released by Ramananda Kumaragurubara Swamigal, Head of Kaumara Mutt, Siravai Adheenam, Coimbatore, and were received by Mr. Annamalai at a function held in the city. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Annamalai said Mr. Modi had observed that the Thirukkural guides people in many aspects of life. Accordingly, during the 2024 General Election, he announced the establishment of Thiruvalluvar cultural centres across the world. 'As a first step, the Thiruvalluvar Chair for Tamil Studies was set up at the University of Houston in the United States,' he said. Mr. Annamalai also pointed out that Mr. Modi renamed the Chennai Central railway station as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, he added.
India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Is there a trust deficit between AIADMK and BJP? Experts debate
This edition of Super 6 focusses on the emerging cracks within the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 elections, highlighting contradictory statements from AIADMK and BJP leaders about the post-election government. AIADMK's Edappadi Palaniswami asserts it will be an AIADMK-led government, while former state BJP chief Annamalai claims it will be a coalition. The show delves into the growing trust deficit within the alliance, featuring a political analyst's perspective on the missing trust factor crucial for ground-level alliance functionality. Additionally, the programme reports on phone-tapping allegations in Telangana involving the previous KCR government and the current Revanth Reddy administration, alongside a ground report on allegations of a mass burial site in Dharmastala, Karnataka.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Alliance matters: Annamalai says Amit Shah wants coalition govt in TN
K Annamalai CHENNAI: Signs of tension building up in the AIADMK-BJP alliance emerged on Thursday, with the two parties engaging in public sparring over sharing of power in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 assembly elections. A day after AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said that Union home minister Amit Shah had never spoken about forming a coalition govt in the state, former BJP state president K Annamalai countered the claim, stating that Shah had clearly and repeatedly said he wanted a coalition govt. 'Amit Shah has said not once, but thrice, that there will be a coalition govt in Tamil Nadu after the 2026 elections,' Annamalai told reporters here on Thursday. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai He added that if AIADMK disagreed, they should speak directly with Shah and resolve the issue. He said it was Shah who stitched together the BJP-AIADMK alliance. Annamalai also claimed that parties such as PMK, DMDK and Puthiya Tamizhagam supported the idea of a coalition govt in TN. Annamalai added that his remarks should not been seen as an attempt to create a rift in the alliance. 'Some people might claim that I am saying this in an attempt to break the alliance. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo As a BJP worker, I echo my leader's view. If I can't stand by my leader's words, there's no point in being a party cadre,' he said. Annamalai's remarks come against the backdrop of EPS repeatedly dismissing the idea of a coalition govt and asserting that his word was final regarding the AIADMK front in TN. Other senior leaders, though cautious in their remarks, upheld their positions. Union minister of state L Murugan said Shah's statement on the coalition was final as far as BJP is concerned, while AIADMK deputy general secretary K P Munusamy had maintained that EPS's stand was final.
NDTV
6 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
'When Amit Shah...': K Annamalai Snaps At AIADMK In Tamil Nadu Pre-Poll Row
Chennai: Three months (and six days) into the AIADMK-BJP alliance for next year's Tamil Nadu election and there is already a storm brewing. On Wednesday AIADMK boss Edappadi K Palaniswami declared the state will have a single-party government - his - if the alliance is voted to power. Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai hit back Thursday afternoon. He repeated Union Home Minister Amit Shah's assertion that Tamil Nadu, if it votes for the opposition alliance, will be ruled by a coalition and that BJP will - for the first time ever - have a role in governing a state that has historically rejected its brand of muscular nationalism. "When Amit Shah reiterates a coalition government, I can't take a different stand," Mr Annamalai, sacked as the BJP's state boss in April after ties with AIADMK deteriorated, said. "If the AIADMK has a difference of opinion, or if there is some miscommunication, they can hold talks with Amit Shah and come to a conclusion," he told reporters, subtly shifting the onus to maintain the alliance back on the AIADMK by demanding they sort out internal issues. Mr Annamalai also defended reports the BJP will claim ministerial berths if the alliance can defeat the ruling DMK and its allies, which include the Congress. "Every party, including the PMK (a regional allied party) is demanding a share in power. Why target the BJP alone?" A retired police officer-turned-politician, his remarks follow a firm declaration by Mr Palaniswami, popularly called EPS. "Our alliance will win... but the AIADMK will form the government on its own," he said, "It is the AIADMK that leads... the BJP has clarified this." EPS' statement followed reports of unease over pre-poll power-sharing talks, i.e., the BJP wants a share in the government in the southern state and the AIADMK, acutely aware of the national party's lack of traction with voters, particularly those from minorities, is reluctant to play along. Whether these rumours are just that and the alliance will hold, at least till the election, is unclear. The BJP and the AIADMK did contest the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Assembly elections together but lost both, and the fallout of those defeats carried over for the next couple of years. That fallout included Mr Annamalai needling the AIADMK over iconic past leaders until the Tamil party walked out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The two parties contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election separately but, again, were thumped by the DMK. READ | "No Conditions": Amit Shah As AIADMK Back In BJP-Led Alliance And so, in April, they announced a re-alliance for next year's election. Mr Annamalai, who has in the past maintained the BJP should go solo in Tamil Nadu, has distanced himself from all this. "I didn't have any role in forming the alliance. I only defend what Amit Shah said." Either way, this week's grumblings have underlined the uneasy relationship between the BJP and the AIADMK, and their different (and starkly misaligned) visions of power-sharing. For the BJP, the 2026 election is another shot at cracking a state that (with Kerala) has defied the saffron brigade in the past, and particularly since 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power. For EPS, though, the stakes are higher, because the AIADMK has now lost three straight major elections since he took over after former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death.
NDTV
7 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
10-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted In Tamil Nadu, Man Seen Lifting Girl On Camera
Chennai: A 10-year-old school girl has been allegedly sexually assaulted in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and an investigation is underway. A video NDTV can't independently verify shows the minor girl walking alone being stalked by an unidentified man, who at one point is seen forcibly lifting the girl. The assault took place five days ago. A senior officer told NDTV, "Special teams have been formed to nab the culprit. We would be able to share some breakthrough this evening." Another officer added, "It's a sensitive issue. We can't reveal anything more now." BJP leader Annamalai has urged the police to nab the suspect soon saying, "The suspect roaming around is a threat to the society." This comes amid a spurt in sexual offences against women in Tamil Nadu and key opposition AIADMK raising the question of women safety in the state. The Tamil Nadu police and the ruling DMK deny these allegations claiming stringent swift action has been taken in each of these cases, and the trial fast tracked. They point out life sentence for the accused, both in the Anna University sexual assault case and in the sexual assault of a pregnant woman on a moving train.
