Super Star Rajinikanth paid a surprise visit to the Gopalapuram residence of DMK chief and Ex CM Karunanidhi this morning. The actor caught up with the veteran politician for about half an hour between 10.30 and 11 am and Karunanidhi’s son and politician Stalin was also present during the meeting. Though the finer details of the meeting are not yet out, the surprise visit has raised many eye brows. The actor has not been very active in the social …

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at archrival and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for blaming his party’s rule for the bad health of the state PSUs, indicating the new government has “nothing” to claim for itself on the projects front, including power generation. Recalling the budget speech made by Finance Minister O Pannseerselvam in August after the AIADMK stormed to power, Karunanidhi said the former had mentioned Tamil Nadu was in the forefront …

Actor and DMK MP Riteesh Kumar was arrested on Wednesday following land grab charges against him. Riteesh is an MP from the Ramanathapuram constituency and has acted in a couple of Tamil movies before obtaining a DMK seat to contest from Ramanathapuram. The case against Riteesh is that he has obtained land illegally to the extent of about 2 acres in Sriperumbudhur, near Chennai using forged documents. Riteesh was last seen in the film Nayagan.

Kalavani hero Vimal is riding on a positive way. He is currently acting in two films- 'Ishtam' and Athanaikkum Aasaipadu'. Besides, he has signed a new project, titled Neerparavaigal. To be directed by national award winning filmmaker Seenu Ramasamy, the movie will be produced by high profile producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, grandson of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. "Neerparavaigal is a film that revolves around the lives of fishermen …

Ajith, who is considered very close to the Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha, had surprised many by not paying her a visit or wishing her on the electoral victory. It may be recalled that Ajith met Jayalalitha at a function when she was not in power and sought her blessings. Therefore, when she returned to power, it was naturally expected that he would pay his obeisance without fail especially when his contemporaries like Vijay, Suriya and …

DMK chief M. Karunanidhi Monday met his daughter and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi, former telecom minister A. Raja and the family-run Kalaingar TV’s managing director Sharad Kumar at the high-security Tihar Jail where the trio are lodged in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. The DMK chief, who was in the national capital on a “personal visit”, reached the jail premises at 5.43 p.m. and left in an hour at around 6.45 p.m. Director General (Prisons) …

DMK MP Kanimozhi and her close aide Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, named as co-conspirators in the multimillion-rupee 2G spectrum case, were Friday sent to Tihar jail after a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here dismissed their bail pleas.Addressing a packed courtroom, CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini said: “Both the bail applications (of Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar) are dismissed. They should be taken into into custody immediately.” …

Challenging Kanimozhi’s bail plea in the special court, the CBI prosecutor Saturday said the DMK MP was the “active brain” associated with co-accused A. Raja in the second generation (2G) spectrum allotment issue. “It is totally false that she was not at all aware of the transfer of Rs.200 crore to Kalaignar TV, because she was the director at that time. Kanimozhi is the active brain behind the entire episode of the 2G spectrum scam,” CBI prosecutor …

Rajinikanth and Latha Rajinikanth have started visiting friends and relatives to invite them for the weeding of their second daughter Soundarya. Soundarya and Chennai based Ashwin Kumar are getting married on September 3rd. Rajinikanth with his wife visited the home of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today morning and formally invited him with his family for the wedding. Rajini also visited the Poes Garden residence of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha …

Tamil Super star Rajinikanth heaped laurels on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his diligent work even at the age of 87. Rajini said, “Even at this age, he is active and works with utmost dedication. The veteran politician has been working tirelessly for the welfare of the common man and hence he is always active.” While speaking at the launch of Kalaignar Nagar that was allotted for employees of film industry, Rajini said, “Kalaignar …