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Julie Mariappan

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Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India

Editor - Policy & Governance, The Times of India. Views expressed are personal. RTs are not endorsements.

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  • 1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Julie Mariappan

    CHENNAI: MNM leader and actor Kamal Haasan is all set to enter Rajya Sabha following a poll deal with DMK. PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss may find it an uphill task to retain his seat considering he has no backing from either of the big Dravidian parties. The upcoming Rajya Sabha elections are generating significant political buzz in Tamil Nadu, with DMK and AIADMK expected to secure four and two seats respectively.

  • 1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Julie Mariappan

    Trending Illustration by Shinod Akkaraparambil CHENNAI: The caste census, seen as crucial to evolve policies, may also crack open a Pandora’s box of reservation debates, especially in Tamil Nadu, where quota politics is heating up.Tamil Nadu’s quota politics is under scrutiny as Union govt-proposed caste census sparks demand for increased reservation and potential legal and political challenges. The DMK govt has claimed the census is a “hardearned victory”.

  • 1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Julie Mariappan

    NewsCity Newschennai NewsMeeting with Union ministers for party’s welfare: SengottaiyanTrendingCHENNAI: Amid rumours of breaking up with AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, former minister and senior party leader K A Sengottaiyan on Monday said he has been careful about not creating a crisis for AIADMK by uttering even a single wrong word. “Everything is for the good,” he told TOI.

  • 1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Julie Mariappan

    CHENNAI: BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday held a meeting with Tamil Nadu state core committee members, weeks after the party revived its alliance with AIADMK. The BJP chief exhorted them to strategise and strengthen NDA in TN with the goal to win the 2026 assembly election in the state. The meeting, the first after Nainar Nagenthran became state president, focused on reinforcing the alliance, countering opposition efforts, and connecting with people of TN.

  • 2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Julie Mariappan

    Chennai: BJP Tamil Nadu unit is poised for a leadership change, with the party notifying the election for the state president and national council members on Thursday. BJP floor leader Nainar Nagenthran is likely to be introduced as the next president at a meeting scheduled at Shrivaaru Venkatachalapathy Palace in Vanagaram between 5pm and 8pm on Saturday, multiple sources told TOI.

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Julie Mariappan
Julie Mariappan @juliemTOI
29 May 25

All except DMK and Congress are in touch with me, both Dravidian parties are enemies of our ethnicity: NTK Chief Seeman | Chennai News - Times of India https://t.co/fhDzSeasr1 https://t.co/3zYTlFykqK

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4 Jan 25

TN govt declares Jan 17, a holiday for govt offices, public sector undertakings and educational institutions. @timesofindia #Pongal2025 https://t.co/tbJfs82Zi8

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Julie Mariappan @juliemTOI
14 Dec 24

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