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TVK Public Works Department Minister Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, claimed that the countrys electoral landscape would change by 2029 and said the first voice in Parliament would be for the abolition of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), as reported in The Hindu. Speaking in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on the [] The post Congress Ally TVK Once Again Signals 2029 Ambitions: Aadhav Arjuna Hints At Political Change, Promises NEET Scrapping appeared first on The Commune .

The Madras High Court has set aside the six-month jail sentences imposed on BJP Tamil Nadu Coordination Committee head H. Raja in two separate cases over his social media remarks concerning the demolition of a Periyar statue and comments against DMK MP Kanimozhi. Raja had been convicted by a special court dealing with criminal cases [] The post Madras High Court Quashes H Rajas Six-Month Jail Terms In Remarks Against EVR And DMK MP Kanimozhi Case appeared first on The Commune .

Leftist propaganda outlet The News Minutes Let Me Explain ran an episode on PM CARES this past week. By the time it reached its final line, the video had stopped being an explainer and turned into an accusation without a source. PM CARES has ended up gobbling up money that smaller NGOs could have got, [] The post Leftist Propaganda Outlet The News Minutes PM CARES Meltdown, Claims Fund Gobbled Up NGO Money appeared first on The Commune .

At an event where Keralas Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar spoke about women remaining at home, Islamic scholar A.P. Abdul Hakim Ansari reportedly said that having three children is a ticket to heaven for Muslim women. Ansari also said women need not work outside the home because their financial responsibility rests with men in [] The post Three Children A Ticket To Heaven, Says Islamic Scholar Abdul Hakim Ansari At Event Where Kanthapuram Said Women Must Be Confined To Homes app

After announcing that the Namakkal SIPCOT project will be scrapped, the Joseph Vijay TVK government has dropped the proposed Kancheepuram new town development plan, or satellite town plan, and the detailed development and heritage revitalisation plan initiated during the previous DMK government, as reported in The New Indian Express. The Housing and Urban Development Department [] The post Anti-Development TVK: After Namakkal SIPCOT, Kancheepuram Satellite Town Plan Dropped appeared first on The

Democratic congressional nominee and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was aggressively heckled by fellow protesters during an anti-RSS demonstration outside Madison Square Garden on August 29, after hard-left protesters accused him of being a Zionist. Lander, a Jewish progressive Democrat running for the US House of Representatives from New Yorks 10th Congressional District, [] The post Get Out, Zionist: NYC Congressional Nominee Brad Lander, Who Held RSS Killed Gandhi Placard, Heckl

US-based YouTuber Nate Friedman has highlighted what he described as the Islamic takeover of parts of New York City, documenting the growing presence of Muslim migrants, halal businesses, mosques and Islamic religious activity in Manhattans Lower East Side. Friedmans report comes after Zohran Mamdani became New York Citys mayor, raising fresh questions over the direction [] The post The Islamic Takeover Of New York City Under Terror Sympathetic Zohran Mamdani appeared first on The Commune .

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) governments first months in office have raised growing questions over the fate of major infrastructure and development projects across Tamil Nadu, with several projects either halted, awaiting decisions or showing little visible progress. From the 20,000-crore Parandur greenfield airport to the proposed metro extension, Sports City, flyovers in Chennai, the [] The post 10 Major Development Projects Cancelled, Stalled Or In Limbo Under TVK Government appeared fi

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) National Spokesperson Felix Gerald has accused television media of promoting a manufactured narrative over the proposed Parandur greenfield airport project, after a television anchor reportedly claimed that Parandur was the least damaging site among the locations considered for Chennais second airport. Gerald made the remarks while responding to a debate on [] The post TVK Spokesperson Felix Gerald Calls Parandurs Least Damage Claim Fake; AAI-TIDCO Report Says Para

Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries and JD(S) Karnataka state president H.D. Kumaraswamy has levelled serious allegations against Karnataka Home Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge over alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment of Assistant Executive Engineer Grade-I posts, as reported in The New Indian Express. Kumaraswamy alleged that the [] The post Priyank-Sponsored System In Karnataka: HD Kumaraswamy Alleges KPSC Recruitment Scam,

A man dressed as Maveli during an Onam celebration was allegedly assaulted after a minor argument at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, Kerala, with a shopkeeper reportedly throwing boiling oil on him, as reported in Asianet Malayalam. The incident took place on Saturday, the day of Avittam, when Chandrababu, a native of Karunagappally, had gone around [] The post Kerala: Shopkeeper Ashraf Throws Boiling Oil At Man Dressed As Maveli After Argument At Tea Shop appeared first on The Commune .

The Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID on Sunday conducted a search at the Guindy office of Chennai-based businessman Ranvir Shah in connection with an idol smuggling case and seized five antique wooden vahanas (ceremonial mounts), as reported in Dinamalar. The seized artefacts include a Garuda Vahana, a Simha Vahana (lion mount), an elephant Vahana and [] The post Idol Smuggling Case: Idol Wing Raids Businessman Ranvir Shahs Office In Guindy, Seizes 5 Antique Vahanas appeared first on The Commune .

A network of Pakistan-based Facebook pages allegedly promoted actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as part of a paid social-media campaign, with chat records purportedly showing negotiations for promotional posts extending up to the 2029 elections. It also appears to show coordinated promotion of narratives linking Vijay with former Pakistan Prime [] The post Pakistan-Based Facebook Pages Allegedly Paid 100s Of Dollars To Promote Joseph Vijay, Push Imran

A man associated with former BJP president Annamalais We The Leaders organisation was hacked with a machete in Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore district. Vijayakumar, who had reportedly questioned people consuming alcohol on Kuttaikkara Theru, was sleeping at his house in the early hours when an unidentified gang allegedly attacked him with machetes. Police rescued Vijayakumar, who was [] The post We The Leaders Member Hacked In Cuddalore After Questioning Men Drinking On Street; Five Arrested appeared fi

A circular issued by the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, led by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, has directed mahals and madrasas to ensure that women are not present among unrelated men at religious programmes, as reported in The Hindu. In a joint statement, Samastha president E. Sulaiman Musliar and general secretary A.P. Aboobacker instructed mahal and [] The post Women Among Unrelated Men Not Appropriate, Un-Islamic, Kerala Sunni Body Restricts Muslim Womens Public Participation. Will

A few weeks ago, the news of the fradulent transfer of temple lands to private individuals rocked the news cycle in Tamil Nadu. This was in Palani. Then came Thadikombu temple land. Now, a similar pattern is being observed and seems to have been orchestrated in Karaikudi, Sivaganga district, whose sitting MLA is TVKs TK [] The post Palani, Thadikombu, Now Karaikudi: 130 Crore Temple Land Opposite TVK Minister Prabhus House Transferred Within Weeks To Private Individuals appeared first on The Com

A network of Facebook pages and profiles promoting actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay and his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is alleged to have links to administrators based in Pakistan, raising questions over the origins of some of the social media accounts being used to build Vijays political image. The findings point to a pattern in which [] The post Pakistan-Administered Facebook Pages Turned Into Vijay-TVK Propaganda Accounts? appeared first on The Commune .

Two government school teachers in Karnatakas Yadgir district have been suspended pending departmental inquiry for participating in RSS Patha Sanchalana (route marches), with the Education Department holding that their participation prima facie violated provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 2021, as reported in NDTV. The suspension orders were issued on August 20 by [] The post Karnataka Congress Govt Suspends 2 Govt School Teachers For Participating In RSS Route March appea

Former Tamil Nadu Finance Minister and DMK leader P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan has questioned whether current Finance Minister Marie Wilson personally drafted the Tamil Nadu governments first Budget under the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, suggesting that the minister struggled to read the speech because it may have been prepared by someone else, as [] The post Someone Else Wrote The Budget, He Was Struggling To Read It: PTR Takes Swipe At TVK Minister Marie Wilson appeared first o

The Madras High Court has strongly questioned Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Minister Marie Wilson over his failure to appear before the court in a 2022 case in Puducherry, in which he is accused of allegedly barging into his elder brothers house and assaulting him and his wife, as reported in OneIndia Tamil. Wilson had approached [] The post You Are Not The King Of England: Madras High Court Slams TVK Min Marie Wilson For Not Appearing In Court In 2022 House Trespass, Assault Case appeared firs

The Iran war and the resulting rise in petrol and diesel prices have contributed to the increase in prices of essential commodities in Tamil Nadu, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Venkataramanan told the Assembly, as reported in Tamil News18. Responding to concerns over rising prices raised through a calling-attention motion, the Minister said the increase [] The post Iran War Caused Price Rise: TVK Minister Venkataramanans Explanation For Essential Commodities Inflation appeared first on The Co

The Meghalaya Assembly on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, unanimously adopted a resolution opposing uranium mining and the establishment of any uranium ore-processing facility in the State, as reported in The Hindu. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma moved the resolution in the 60-member House, saying the governments position was aligned with communities in the uranium-bearing areas [] The post Christian-Majority Meghalaya Says No To Uranium Mining; Is There A Church Connection? appeared first on The Co

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-Congress alliance appears to be facing a fresh political strain, with senior TVK leaders increasingly projecting Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay as a potential Prime Minister while the Congress continues to back Rahul Gandhi for the top national post, as reported in Junior Vikatan. A report in Junior Vikatan suggests that [] The post We Didnt Form TVK To Make Rahul Gandhi PM: TVK Senior Min Says, Congress-TVK Alliance In Doldrums appeared first on The Commune .

An old video featuring Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) minister for school education Rajmohan has resurfaced on social media, drawing criticism over the crude sexual innuendos used by him during a stand-up comedy performance. The video is from an episode of Comicstaan on Amazon Prime, from the period when Rajmohan was known as a stand-up comic [] The post Man Who Made Sexual Innuendo Jokes Is TVKs School Education Minister Today appeared first on The Commune .

An old video featuring Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) minister for school education Rajmohan has resurfaced on social media, drawing criticism over the crude double meaning used by him during a stand-up comedy performance. The video is from an episode of Comicstaan on Amazon Prime, from the period when Rajmohan was known as a stand-up comic [] The post Take Care Of The Forest For Next Generation To Be Born: TVK Minister Rajmohans Double Meaning Joke Video Goes Viral appeared first on The Commune

Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) appears to be taking its political branding beyond Tamil Nadu, with reports claiming that the party is spending around 5 crore every month on social media reels aimed at projecting Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay as a national political leader, as per a Junior Vikatan report. The reported expenditure comes at [] The post TVK Spending 5 Crore A Month On Reels To Push Joseph Vijay As Next PM: Report appeared first on The Commune .

The Madras High Court has directed the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to halt all ongoing and proposed Smart City lakefront development activities at Ukkadam Periyakulam and Valankulam lakes, citing severe damage to the natural habitats and microhabitats of wetland birds, as reported in Times of India. A division bench comprising Justice N Sathish Kumar and [] The post Coimbatore: Madras High Court Halts Smart City Works At Ukkadam, Valankulam After SACON Flags Severe Bird Habitat Damage

A youth from Jharkhand was detained in Coonoor after he allegedly produced a forged Indian Army identity card and claimed to be an Army training officer associated with the Wellington Military College. Police have launched an investigation into his identity, movements and the circumstances surrounding the creation and use of the fake document, as reported [] The post Usman Held In Coonoor With Fake Army ID, Claimed To Be Army Training Officer At Wellington Military College appeared first on The

Beyond Money: Does Migration Experience Transfer Gender Norms? is a World Bank Group Policy Research Working Paper published in March 2022. The study examines how migration experiences can influence social norms and attitudes towards gender, focusing on a Kerala-based migrant who returns home after working in Saudi Arabia. In the past few days, this paper/research [] The post Migration Doesnt Always Liberalise: World Bank Study Finds Saudi Returnees In Kerala Hold More Conservative Gender Views

Teesta Setalvad, a journalist and self-styled human rights activist who was arrested for fabricating evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, has a long and documented history of brewing anti-India conspiracies, receiving foreign funding, and consistently targeting the Modi government. Background and Organisational Network Setalvad is the founder of Sabrang Trust, Sabrang Communications, and Citizens [] The post Wolf In Sheeps Clothing: Teesta Setalvads Decades Of Anti-India Propaganda Unravell

Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of the digital news platform Scroll, recently used the platform at the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) in Norway to deliver a series of false and damaging allegations against the Indian state. Her remarks painted India as an authoritarian regime under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a part of a sustained campaign [] The post Foreign Funding, UAPA Narratives, Modi-Bashing: How Scroll Editor Supriya Sharma Pitched Authoritarian India At Oslo appeared first on The Commune

The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, has received a detailed dossier alleging academic, financial and governance irregularities in the states higher-education sector, submitted to him this week in his capacity as Chancellor of the University of Madras. Loyola College, Chennai, is the principal subject of the representation. The dossier was submitted by R. [] The post Loyola Alumnus Takes National-Security Alarm To Governor Arlekar Over Loyola College: Foreign Nationals, A Dub

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has begun checking the bank accounts, funding sources and student records of thousands of madrasas across the state following an intelligence input, according to a report by Jagran. The probe is focused particularly on around 16,000 madrasas that operate without government funding. Authorities are examining how these institutions are [] The post UP ATS Probes Bank Accounts, Foreign Funding Of 16,000 Unfunded Madrasas appeared first on The Commune .

TASMAC employees across Tamil Nadu will begin an indefinite strike from August 28 after talks with the Tamil Nadu government failed to resolve their long-pending demands, the Joint Action Committee of TASMAC trade unions said, as reported in Dinamalar. The decision was reiterated at a preparatory conference held in Erode on Wednesday, ahead of the [] The post After Talks Fail, TASMAC Employees To Go On Indefinite Strike From August 28 Over Permanent Jobs, Regular Pay appeared first on The Commun

The Madras High Court has refused to order the release of a UK citizen arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a case concerning the alleged radicalisation and recruitment of people, including students, for furthering the ideology of Hizb Ut Tahrir (HUT), a banned organisation accused of seeking to establish a Khilafa in [] The post Call For Mobilisation Of Armies To Threaten Indias Sovereignty: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Of UK Citizen Aziz Ahamed Accused Of Radical

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opposed the upcoming Madison Square Garden event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, describing the organisations ideology as exclusionary while saying the city may not have the authority to cancel a privately organised event. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, Mamdani invoked his Indian-American identity [] The post Zohran Mamdani, The Hypocritic Islamist Who Simps For Terrorists appeared first on The Commune .

Neha Bora, president of the communist organisation, All India Students Association (AISA), also the face of the Cockroach protests in Jantar Mantar who came out glowing after the 21-day hunger strike, recently participated in the Secular Fest organised by Desheeya Manavika Vedi as part of its third anniversary celebrations in Kerala, where she spoke [] The post Communist Org AISA President Neha Bora Labels Armys Rank Structure Segregation While Ignoring Command Responsibilities: Heres What She

A complaint has been submitted to railway authorities seeking an immediate inspection and enquiry into an alleged unauthorised Church construction on Railway land at Bitragunta in Andhra Pradeshs SPSR Nellore district. The complaint, submitted by the NGO watchdog Legal Rights Protection Forum on August 25, was addressed to the Divisional Railway Manager and Chief Vigilance [] The post Church Allegedly Built On Railway Land In Andhra: Complaint Seeks Probe, Demolition And Action Against Officials

TVKs anti-development politics has come to the fore again after Minister Aadhav Arjuna, who is Chief Minister Joseph Vijays key political aides, admitted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly that he was among those who planned and worked behind the scenes to organise the DMKs protests against the Chennai-Salem eight-lane highway in 2020. Speaking in the [] The post TVK = Anti-Development: Joseph Vijays Right Hand Man Minister Aadhav Arjuna Accepts He Was Behind DMKs Protest Against Chennai-Salem Eight-Lan

On 24 August 2026, Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay announced in the Assembly that the government was scrapping the Parandur airport project. This move has triggered criticism (in loud voices) from the DMK specifically. The DMK has accused the ruling TVK government of compromising Chennais future growth. But the DMKs own record on the Parandur [] The post DMK Stalled Parandur Airport For 5 Years, Now Cries Foul Over Its Cancellation appeared first on The Commune .

DMK president MK Stalin appears to be facing a fresh power struggle within his own family, with tensions reportedly resurfacing between his son and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and his son-in-law V Sabareesan. According to a report published by Junior Vikatan, the dispute centres on the role of People Empowerment Network (PEN), a political [] The post Son Or Son-In-Law? DMK Chief Stalin Reportedly Caught Between Udhayanidhi And Sabareesan In Power Struggle appeared first on The Commu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay made a brief visit to a private skin care clinic in Alwarpet, Chennai, on Tuesday, August 25, after attending Assembly proceedings and making key announcements under Rule 110. Vijay left the State Secretariat in the afternoon and travelled to the private facility in Alwarpet. He reportedly spent a [] The post Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay Visits Private Skin Care Clinic In Alwarpet, Chennai appeared first on The Commune .

Supreme Court judge Justice Prasanna B Varale has raised concerns over the declining education budget and the closure of Marathi-medium schools in Maharashtra, saying that a fraction of the money allocated for the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela could have helped save several of them, as reported in NDTV. Speaking at the inauguration of smart classes [] The post Supreme Court Judge Prasanna Varale: 0.1% Of Kumbh Spending Could Have Saved 125 Marathi Schools, Pitting Hindu Faith Against

The Godi Media label came back in the spotlight after mainstream television reporters faced heckling, boycotts and physical attacks during the recent student protests at Jantar Mantar. Protesters shouted Godi Media Go Back at journalists while accusing news channels of being government mouthpieces. Yet the same protesters later rushed to the very same television studios [] The post They Cry Godi Media Today, But Remember The Congress-Era Padma Awards To Journalists? appeared first on The Commune

A war of words broke out between the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday over the State governments decision to scrap the proposed Parandur Greenfield International Airport, as reported in ANI. The verbal clash erupted after Law Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar referred to [] The post Those Wailing And Fretting Over Scrapping Parandur Project Are Doing It For G-Square Mappillai And Black Money Investors: TVK Minister

Today, they operate within the Cockroach ecosystem. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the same voices were associated with, aligned with, or amplified by the AAP ecosystem pushing for faster approval of Pfizer while questioning Indias indigenous vaccines. Now, the political labels have changed, but the playbook remains the same. With the CJP reportedly [] The post Aam Aadmi Party Then, Cockroach Party Now: The Ecosystem That Pushed Pfizer And Questioned Covaxin appeared first on The Commune

A recently reported 13th-century inscription from Anandur near Pochampalli in Krishnagiri district has been described as Tamil Nadus second inscription relating to Jews. However, the central claim, that the term Soothagar in the inscription refers to Jew, warrants closer scrutiny before the stone is presented as definitive evidence of a Jewish merchant guild operating in [] The post Soothagar = Jews? Anandur Inscription Claim Lacks Evidence appeared first on The Commune .

DMK president M.K. Stalin has claimed that a change that took place in Tamil Nadu has now turned into a disappointment, alleging that a mistake made by lakhs of people was causing suffering to crores of people, as reported in Dinamalar. Stalin made the remarks while speaking at a wedding function held at the residence [] The post A Change In Tamil Nadu Has Turned Into Disappointment: Stalin Says Mistake By Lakhs Is Hurting Crores appeared first on The Commune .

Former HR&CE Minister and DMK MLA PK Sekar Babu defended the appointment of temple trustees under the DMK government, claiming that the government had appointed qualified members with spiritual involvement and without political affiliations. Speaking about the appointment of trustees to major temples, Sekar Babu cited examples from across Tamil Nadu and said the government [] The post If Lord Murugan Had The Right To Vote, He Would Vote DMK, Says MLA Sekar Babu appeared first on The Commune .

DMK president M.K. Stalin has moved the Madras High Court seeking 100% counting of VVPAT slips in the Kolathur Assembly constituency and consequently sought a declaration that he be declared the returned candidate after nullifying the election of TVK MLA V.S. Babu, as reported in The Hindu. Stalin, who contested the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly [] The post Kolathur Loser Stalin Challenges TVK MLAs Victory, Blames EVM And VVPAT appeared first on The Commune .