Arun Janardhanan

A sharply-worded social media post, Vijay said had the DMK had promised it would cancel NEET to win the 2021 Assembly polls.

Political crisis deepens in the state as slugfest intensifies after Governor Ravi criticises CM's "arrogance"; BJP joins AIADMK and DMDK in boycotting Erode Assembly bypoll.

State BJP president K Annamalai announced the NDA's decision late on Saturday night, referring to the bypoll as a “by-election for a by-election”. This was a reference to allegations of malpractice during the 2022 bypoll held in the constituency.

BJP dispensation’s move to make Sage Agasthyar the KTS 3.0 focus has been seen by the Dravidian camp as a fresh bid to “appropriate” a key Tamil icon

The remark was part of a speech during which he recounted an anecdote of a sanyasi who recovered from high fever after consuming gomutra (cow urine).

Police oversight of Vijay’s visit was intense, with officials permitting him to meet protesters only in controlled conditions.

“I personally consume Panchagavyam," Kamakoti said, referring to a mixture used in Hindu rituals, made by combining cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, and ghee.

70 cases have been filed against Seeman in the last month as he doubles down on claims regarding Periyar’s views on religion and feminism

Unveiling the findings, CM Stalin says, ‘History of Indian subcontinent must begin here (in Tamil Nadu)'

While upper caste residents in the neighbourhood welcomed the report, viewing it as a vindication of their community, Dalit leaders and activists decried it as a miscarriage of justice