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Actor and MNM chief Kamal Haasan casts his vote at a polling booth in Chennai’s Koyembedu. Haasan’s MNM (Makkal Needhi Maiam) is not contesting the Lok Sabha polls, however it supported and campaigned for DMK.

Tamil Nadu BJP president and candidate from Coimbatore constituency K Annamalai casts his vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 at a polling booth in Karur’s Uthupatty. “This entire election has been fair…I am standing against the whole system. People of Coimbatore know whom to vote for, money cannot buy votes, that era is over…,” he said.
 

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar arrived early at his polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai. He cast his vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Not just him, Rajinikanth was also spotted casting his vote in the Lok Sabha Elections in TN.

On April 19, elections will be conducted in 102 Lok Sabha seats that are spread over 21 states and Union Territories. These are the important seats to watch in the first round of voting, which runs from Nagpur, Maharashtra, to Jorhat, Assam.

 

The daughter of the late M Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi seeks reelection after securing a resounding victory in the 2019 polls, where she defeated BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan by an impressive margin of 3.47 lakh votes.

Jaffar Sadiq, who faced expulsion from the Tamil Nadu ruling party DMK after being implicated in the drug trafficking case, was taken into custody by the NCB last month. The former DMK worker's name emerged during the course of the NCB's investigation into the multi-crore drug racket.

Among the candidates with criminal cases, 161 have serious charges against them. Shockingly, seven candidates are facing charges related to murder, while 18 are entangled in cases concerning crimes against women, including rape.

In 1974, both nations inked a pact aimed at delineating the boundary line from Palk Strait to Adam's Bridge in the waters and resolving associated issues fairly and equitably. Subsequently, in 1976, they further solidified their commitment by reaching an agreement to expand this maritime boundary to encompass the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal.

A video of a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader has gone viral on social media. In the video, the leader is heard making provocative statements about dietary restrictions if Prime Minister Modi is re-elected, suggesting that certain meats would be banned.

A senior official in the Sri Lankan government conveyed to Asianet Newsable that bringing up the Katchatheevu issue decades later is primarily a concern for New Delhi, not Colombo. They emphasized that the agreement, signed in 1974, was grounded in historical realities. Anish Kumar reports

PM Modi pointed new revelations regarding Katchatheevu, exposing what he called the DMK's double standards. He further alleged that the Congress and DMK prioritize their own kin's advancement, neglecting the welfare of others.

As per the data available from the Election Commission of India, these nominations were submitted across various constituencies, including Usilampatti in Madurai, South Kattur, Vagaikulam village, and Madurai Cholai Azhakupuram.

Visuals have emerged of a centuries-old idol of Lord Ram discovered during excavation in Thiruvarur, contradicting claims by certain political factions about Lord Ram's existence. Found in the hometown of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, this finding challenges narratives questioning Lord Ram's historical authenticity

"Two crore jobs PM Modi promised. Did he give it? They should be ashamed. Those youth supporters of his who chant 'Modi Modi', can slap them," Karnataka minister Shivaraj S Tangadagi said during an address in Koppal.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the top beneficiary, with major donors including Megha Engineering & Infrastructure and Vedanta Ltd. The Congress also received substantial contributions. Trinamool Congress and regional parties like DMK and YSRCP also featured prominently among recipients.