All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday questioned Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay over the delay in launching the Special Singapen Task Force (SSTF), a key promise in the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) poll aimed at promoting women's safety, and asked him why he canceled the initiative at the last minute even though it was scheduled to be launched last week. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai. (PTI) Reacting to Vijay's statement at a public gathering on Monday that the Tamil Nadu task force would be launched "next week", Palaniswami questioned whether women in Tamil Nadu should remain unprotected until the government officially inaugurates the unit.

Tamil Nadu minister Edappadi Palaniswamy accused Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of undermining the by-election strategy, claiming the administration is attempting to weaken the ruling party's position. Th… · Photo : CarbonNYC [in SF!] · CC BY · Flickr

Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy, also known as M.K. Stalin, has drawn attention during a by-election campaign in Tamil Nadu, where he criticized the influence of the film industry on… · Photo : striatic · CC BY · Flickr

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (R) hit back at chief minister M K Stalin (L). NEW DELHI: The gloves are off in Tamil Nadu’s political ring ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) on Saturday hit back at chief minister M K Stalin, claiming the DMK chief is “daydreaming” of a comeback and “rattled” by the announcement of a renewed AIADMK-BJP alliance.“Stalin is clearly struggling and writhing in pain after Union home minister Amit Shah’s announcement,” said EPS, taking sharp aim at the chief minister for branding the alliance as corrupt and doomed to fail.

Chennai, June 29 – In a significant development within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Chennai, Jan 12 (LatestNewsX) AIADMK General Secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Monday, condemned the alleged house arrest of leaders of the Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers Association (SSTA), accusing the DMK government of adopting "repressive tactics" to suppress a democratic protest. In a statement and a post on social media platform X, Palaniswami said that at least eight office-bearers of the SSTA, including state-level executives, were placed under house arrest from 8 a.m.

In the heart of Tamil Nadu's buzzing political scene, AMMK chief T.T.V. Dhinakaran has fired a fresh salvo at AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami. Dhinakaran mocked Palaniswami for seemingly hiding his face with a white towel as he left Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence in Delhi. "Why cover your face after meeting the Home Minister? Who are you fooling?" Dhinakaran asked during a lively press conference in Chennai on Wednesday.

Alliance arithmetic in Tamil Nadu has been thrown back into focus after sources claimed that AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has hinted to party workers about a new political outfit joining the alliance, triggering renewed speculation around actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and its role in the 2026 Assembly elections. According to a source-based political bulletin, Palaniswami has indicated to party members that the AIADMK is open to expanding its alliance, without naming the prospective entrant.

சேலத்தில் சிஎன்ஜி பைக்குகள் விற்பனை அமோகமாக நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. கடந்த 3 நாட்களில் 12 வாகனங்கள் விற்பனையாகியுள்ளன. Idp7news

On this India Today special report, reporter Anagha Kesavan provides live updates from Chennai on the strengthening of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu. The report focuses on a crucial breakfast meeting between Union Minister Piyush Goyal and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) at the latter's residence. Anagha Kesavan notes that 'Piyush Goyal is going to be uprising EPS of the developments which took place yesterday' regarding the alliance deal with T.T.V.

Chennai, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil film star Rajinikanth on Friday expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all those who had greeted him for completing 50 glorious years in the film industry. Rajinikanth issued a statement in Tamil, which he shared on his X timeline. In it, he said, "Happy 79th Independence Day to all of you. My heartfelt thanks go to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP leader Nainar Nagendiran, my friend Annamalai, madam Sasikala, Dhinakaran, madam Premalatha and to other friends in politics who complimented me on my 50-year journey in the film industry."

A political controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu following opposition claims that nearly ₹4 crore was spent on security and travel arrangements for Chief Minister Vijay’s single visit to open the Mettur Dam sluice gates. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and BJP leader Nainar Nagend… (Source: www.thehindu.com)

Chennai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami expressed confidence that his party would win the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections, describing both constituencies as traditional strongholds of the opposition party. Palaniswami, in a social media post on Tuesday, said the AIADMK had won both seats in the 2026 Assembly election and continued to enjoy considerable grassroots support there. He maintained that voters would once again back the party despite the changed political circumstances that forced the bypolls. Polling in the two Scheduled Caste-reserved constituencies will be held on October 6, with counting scheduled for October 9.

Tamil Nadu's Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has strongly criticised the state government's plan to build a new Assembly-Secretariat complex, citing the project's ₹1,200 crore cost as an "unnecessary" expenditure given the state's financial difficulties.

Tamil Nadu's legislative assembly has approved a resolution to keep the number of Lok Sabha seats at 543, as proposed by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy. The decision was supported by several pa…

Chennai, Aug 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The AIADMK and BJP on Wednesday opposed the special resolution moved by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay against constituency delimitation, while maintaining that any future exercise should not reduce Tamil Nadu’s representation in Parliament. Participating in the Assembly debate, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said delimitation itself was not objectionable if carried out for administrative convenience. However, he stressed that Tamil Nadu should not be penalised for successfully controlling population growth. Palaniswami said his party had already urged the Union government to protect Tamil Nadu’s existing representation ratio during any delimitation exercise.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami slammed the Tamil Nadu government's maiden budget, awarding it 'zero marks' and accusing it of rebranding old schemes. The opposition has raised concerns over unfulfilled election promises and the state's growing debt.

Karnataka farmer Nagenthran has accused the Congress party of systematically cheating farmers in Tamil Nadu whenever it is in power, in response to remarks by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Pal…

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has deferred a planned visit to Bengaluru by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy, citing the ongoing situation in the Cauvery river basin. The del…