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Delimitation exercise: Tourism Minister, TNCC president protest in Tamil Nadu’s Salem

Delimitation exercise: Tourism Minister, TNCC president protest in Tamil Nadu’s Salem

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DMK cadre and Minister for Tourism R. Rajendran burning a copy of the Delimitation Bill and staging a protest in Salem on Thursday. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN As part of the state-wide protest announced by the DMK against the Delimitation Bill, Minister for Tourism R. Rajendran and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai hoisted a black flag in Salem on Thursday (April 16, 2026). Mr. Rajendran hoisted a black flag at his house in Meenakshi Nagar of TVS Colony in the presence of DMK cadre. The Minister and the cadre raised slogans against the Union government and demanded withdrawal of the Bill. Later, the Minister, accompanied by the cadre, went to the Salem District DMK office at the new bus stand and burnt a copy of the Delimitation Bill. Published – April 16, 2026 06:44 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: …

Karur MP lashes out at TNCC high command over seat-sharing talks

Karur MP lashes out at TNCC high command over seat-sharing talks

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S Jothimani, the Lok Sabha MP from Karur. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan Karur Congress MP Jothimani on Friday accused Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) leadership of not being transparent in seat-sharing talks with the DMK for the Assembly elections. She posted on X that the Congress leaders should understand the sentiments of the party cadre, which alone would facilitate the party’s growth. “We are thoroughly disappointed and disgusted,” she said. The MP was upset over reports that the party would not get Vedasandur Assembly Constituency. “We have worked there so hard over the years. Only when the Congress candidate gets the seat, there will be jubilation all around,” she said. BJP cadre too upset Meanwhile, some BJP cadre in Palani in Dindigul district resorted to a road blockade for a brief period on Friday evening. After coming to know that Palani Assembly Constituency had not been allotted to them in the NDA front, the cadre shouted slogans and staged a demonstration in the town. The BJP high command should have got all the …

AICC leaders hold talks with TNCC delegation on poll alliance in State

AICC leaders hold talks with TNCC delegation on poll alliance in State

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Congress leaders attend a meeting related to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: – As the chorus from a section of the Congress demanding a pre-poll agreement with the DMK for a share in power in Tamil Nadu increased, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and K.C. Venugopal, on Saturday met leaders of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) and the Puducherry unit in New Delhi and elicited their opinions. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) leaders individually listened to the views expressed by the party’s MLAs and MPs from Tamil Nadu, but did not announce any decision. The party high command will take a final call. Talking to reporters in New Delhi after the meeting, Mr. Venugopal, the party general secretary, said the high command listened to the views of the leaders individually and discussed ways for strengthening the party in Tamil Nadu. “The party unanimously endorsed the AICC president and the leader of the Opposition (Rahul Gandhi) to take a decision. …

TNCC manifesto committee to be announced soon, says Selvaperunthagai

TNCC manifesto committee to be announced soon, says Selvaperunthagai

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Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai said on Sunday (December 28, 2025) that his party would soon announce its manifesto committee for the 2026 Assembly election. At Satyamurthy Bhavan, the TNCC headquarters, he took part at a function to mark the 140th foundation day of the Congress. He later told the media that the “fascist” BJP should be defeated. On Saturday (December 27, 2025), he endorsed the views of Congress State in-charge and seat-sharing committee chairman Girish Chodankar that sharing of power was essential to strengthen the Congress and fulfil the election promises. Published – December 28, 2025 06:02 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

TNCC manifesto committee to be announced soon, says Selvaperunthagai

TNCC opposes contract awarded to Adani Road Transport to lay 124 km of National Highway in State

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Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai on Friday opposed the contract awarded to Adani Road Transport for laying 124 km of the four-lane Tiruchi–Tuvarankurichi-Madurai National Highway in Tamil Nadu at a cost of ₹1,692 crore. In a statement, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration awarded contracts in various sectors, including the National Highways, to the Adani Group after Hindenburg Research’s allegations of financial irregularities in the Group caused its stocks to slump. “In January 2023, the Hindenburg Research exposed significant irregularities in the Adani Group, leading to a steep fall in its stock values. Following the report, Mr. Adani’s market value dropped by about ₹12 lakh crore, and his ranking on the global billionaires’ list plummeted from fourth to twentieth overnight. Opposition parties, including the Congress, accused the Adani Group of defrauding Indian investors,” he pointed out. He further said that the Modi ‘administration was prioritising industrialists over the poor and underprivileged. “On January 15, 2023, the Adani Group’s stock value surged by $7.47 billion in a single day. Despite …