Jayalalithaa gets Parliament on her 66th birthday

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalithaa, who is eyeing a larger role for herself in the national politics after Lok Sabha polls, was on Monday presented a cake resembling......

Jaya restructures AIADMK apex team

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday restructured the party's apex body, retaining trusted loyalists, including Finance Minister......

Why Tamilians will vote for Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth will win the elections whenever they are held, predicts A Ganesh Nadar. IMAGE: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth addresses his fans in Chennai, December 31, 2017. Photograph: R Senthil......

How star-power plays out on the streets of Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, the alternative to one Dravidian party has been another, and for one actor-politician CM, there is another. Their initial popularity may owe to their filmi charisma, but their......