D. Suresh Kumar
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- Sep 9, 2026
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When Karunanidhi attempted to revamp DMK in 1999 (opens the original)
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In the wake of the defeat of the DMK-led front in this year’s Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the party’s president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has now announced a massive revamp exercise in the organisation's structure. An age limit and cap on tenures have been established. This internal restructuring reform is expected to see the exit of several regional satraps from the posts of party district secretaries and give opportunities for many next-generation leaders. How deftly Mr. Stal
When the Election Commission cancelled a bypoll in Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa launched welfare schemes (opens the original)
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In 1993, the first AIADMK Government headed by Jayalalitha (as her name was written then), was preparing to face by-elections in the Ranipet Assembly constituency and the Palani Lok Sabha seat on May 19. Relations between the AIADMK and Congress, which had faced the general elections in 1991 as allies, had soured by then. The Congress was also expected to enter the bypoll fray to flex muscles with the AIADMK but it delayed announcing its candidate. Tamil Nadu Food and Cooperative Minister G. Vis
Mangaluru railway bifurcation: When Keralam and Tamil Nadu fought over splitting Palakkad Railway Division (opens the original)
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The ongoing rift between Keralam and Karnataka over the proposed bifurcation of the Mangaluru region from the Palakkad Railway Division, has revived memories of the former’s opposition to a bifurcation of the same Division nearly 20 years ago. Back then, the Railway Board had planned to bifurcate the Palakkad Division and create the Salem Railway Division in Tamil Nadu. At one point, the issue had reached a flashpoint with Tamil Nadu’s politicians announcing a blockade of trains from and to Kera
When a Tamil Nadu Chief Minister asked his party cadre to carry knives for âself-defenceâ (opens the original)
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Can a Chief Minister of a State direct his party cadre to arm themselves with knives for âself-protectionâ? This question not only dominated Tamil Nadu politics 40 years ago but also led to the filing of a petition seeking a writ of quo warranto in the Madras High Court, questioning the authority under which yesteryear film hero-turned-politician M.G. Ramachandran â popularly known as MGR â was occupying the post of Chief Minister. On the night of July 13, 1986, addressing the All World
How a horoscope notebook and PIN Code exposed a Tamil Nadu judgeâs false claim at Supreme Court (opens the original)
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For those who believe in astrology, a horoscope is a guide to the future. But sometimes, the same horoscope can expose a lieâand derail someoneâs ambition to remain in service for a few more years. This is one such case. In November 1988, M. Manickam joined the Tamil Nadu State Subordinate Judicial Services as Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate. In October 1993, he submitted a representation to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanniyakumari, seeking to change his date of birth. Manickam said while
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