Udhav Naig

3 days ago | thehindu.com | Udhav Naig

With actor founder Kamal Haasan refusing to apologise for his remarks that “Kannada was born out of Tamil language” during the Thug Life audio launch recently and Karnataka remaining defiant, Raj Kamal Films International has decided against releasing the film in the neighbouring State for the time being. In the meantime, Mr. Haasan’s political party Makkal Needhi Maiam has put up posters across Tamil Nadu, which read, ‘Love will not apologise’.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Udhav Naig

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader Anbumani Ramdoss will not react immediately to his father and party founder S. Ramadoss’ diatribe against him on Thursday (May 29, 2025), party sources said. According to sources in his camp, Mr. Anbumani has instead planned to meet various office-bearers of the party at a private marriage hall in Sholinganallur over the next three days. He is likely to further stamp his authority on the party. “There would be no explanation from Dr. Anbumani’s side.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Udhav Naig

Efforts are on to resolve the standoff between PMK founder S. Ramadoss and his son and party “president”, Anbumani Ramadoss, over who gets to make the key decisions in the party. Dr Ramadoss had last month declared he was the president of the party and that Dr Anbumani would be the “working president”. The “peace efforts”, are being taken by those close to the two leaders, but a resolution is not really in sight, according to party sources.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Udhav Naig

Despite being an ally of the ruling DMK, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi had to knock on the doors of the judiciary to obtain permission to stage democratic protests. Its leader Thol. Thirumavalavan recently candidly said: “It has taken 25 years to get recognised as a State party. Many say I don’t know how to negotiate...that I don’t know to blackmail and be in politics like [PMK founder] Dr. Ramadoss.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Udhav Naig

More than 200 of the 216 district presidents and secretaries of the PMK did not turn up for a meeting called by party founder S. Ramadoss at his Thailapuram residence in Villupuram on Friday. While Salem West MLA R. Arul and PMK floor leader and Dr. Ramadoss’s loyalist G.K. Mani were in attendance, party sources said less than 10% of the district presidents and secretaries took part. “The PMK has a total of 108 party districts, each of which has a district president and district secretary.