M. Karunanidhi

In the clearest-ever hint, DMK President M Karunanidhi indicated that his younger son and Treasurer MK Stalin would be his successor in the party after him.

With DMK showing the green flag, government today indicated it was not averse to voting in Parliament on the FDI in retail, a move that could end the House logjam.

DMK President M Karunanidhi today alleged Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had not estimated future power requirements of the state and claimed the previous government headed by him had taken efforts to generate nearly 7800 mw during its 2006-11 rule.

Raja arrives to a rousing reception

Minutes after making a statement against the UPA, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Wednesday said that he never threatened the Centre of a pull out from the coalition over the petrol price hike.

BJP today dared the UPA allies to withdraw their support from the ruling alliance rather than just making public statements against the policies of the Congress-led government.

Ruling UPA's key ally DMK today issued a veiled threat of pulling out of the alliance on the issue of the "atrocious" petrol price hike, saying the party had never hesitated to do so earlier respecting people's sentiments.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi is "very upset" over rejection of bail to his daughter and party MP Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum case.

With the Opposition gunning for Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the controversial finance ministry note on 2G spectrum allocation, DMK president M Karunanidhi today said there should be no political interference in the case.

DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's daughter and party MP Kanimozhi, arrested for her alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation scam, today moved a Delhi court for bail, her second attempt to get the relief.

Maintaining that his jailed daughter and party MP Kanimozhi had no role to play in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said she was a mere share-holder in Kalaignar TV, owned by his family.

DMK MP Kanimozhi today told a Delhi court that she was a common shareholder in Kalaignar TV and ignorant about the channel's decision to take a "loan" of Rs 200 crore from Cineyug Films.

Expressing surprise over Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's announcement that special police cells would look into allegations of land grabbing during his regime, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said the probe should also cover pre-2006 period when AIADMK was in power.

DMK, smarting under resignations of ministers in 2G scam and still upset over the arrest of party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi, is said to be reluctant to send any replacements to the Union Cabinet in the proposed reshuffle.

Amid speculation over an impending Union Cabinet reshuffle early next week, Finance Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee today met DMK chief M Karunanidhi in the backdrop of the exit of Dayanidhi Maran from the UPA government over the 2G scam.

DMK tresurer and party chief M Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin today left for New Delhi.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today alleged CBI was trying to prove false reports about Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case and said there was no problem in DMK-Congress ties.

Congress on Friday dismissed suggestions that DMK chief M Karunanidhi''s statement that "bad friendship will end in trouble" was a threat to the tie-up between the two parties.

Tata Communications today said it is not aware about the political affiliations of the company's directors, amid reports that some of them were members of M Karunanidhi-led DMK party.

Congress today said the arrest of DMK MP and M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum allocation case will not have any impact on the UPA coalition.