Tamil Nadu Elections

In another drawback to the Congress, the former leader and grandson of C Rajagopalachari, CR Kesavana joined the BJP. On April 8, Kesavana joined the opposition, ahead of the 2024 General elections and Tamil Nadu elections. The joining event occurred during the arrival of PM Narendra Modi, in Tamil Nadu. After joining the party, CR Kesavana said, "I want to thankyou for inducting me into the world's largest political party-BJP."

In a bizarre bid to win votes,  a 33-year-old independent candidate Thulam Saravanan from Tamil Nadu is promising a mini helicopter, Rs 1 crore, gold, and a three-storey house to voters. Contesting elections from Madurai south constituency, the candidate promises a trip to the moon. Interestingly, the journalist-turned-politician made such huge promises to raise awareness about politicians making elections money luring scheme and not focusing… read-more

Contesting election from the Tamil Nadu's Thiruthuraipoondi constituency, a 49-year-old CPI candidate K Marimuthu lacks a permanent roof over his head. Even after a 27 years of political career, Marimuthu struggles to manage his family expenses and uses firewood since they cannot afford the LPG refill. Moreover, while the proletariat politician’s family struggled for the basic needs, his philanthropic nature helped students enrolled in… read-more

Ahead of the assembly polls, the IT department on March 4 seized undisclosed income worth Rs 1,000 crore from the premise of a reputed Tamil Nadu jewellery retailer. Reportedly, various fictitious and fake credits, including unexplained cash deposits were also uncovered during the search operation. Besides launching search operation at 27 premises including outlets in Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Indore, the department seized… read-more