Tamil culture

MK Stalin lashes out JP Nadda, says BJP is enemy of Tamil culture and national unity

Lashing out at BJP, the DMK President said that the BJP was threatening democracy across the country and that they were targeting the DMK in Tamil Nadu by riding on the back of the BJP’s puppet AIADMK government, which is ruling the state. 

Aug 25, 2020, 13:36 PM IST

Govt open to considering changes in new name list, says Tamil Nadu Culture Minister

“We have not re-created a new name, we have only modified the existing ones as per Tamil phonetics. We have only changed the English version of the name. From the Central Committee, we received a list of 3500 names that had to be modified and we cut it down to 1018," he said

Jun 12, 2020, 01:06 AM IST

Don't think 'Bigg Boss' is tarnishing Tamil culture: Kamal Haasan

His statement came in wake of the demand by Hindu Makkal Katchi on Wednesday to ban the show and arrest him for "hurting sentiments of people in Tamil Nadu by depicting obscene content".

Jul 13, 2017, 08:25 AM IST

Kamal Haasan’s ‘Bigg Boss’: Hindu Makkal Katchi demands ban on show, wants actor to be arrested

In its police complaint, the nationalist Hindu party demanded that the contestants of the show -- such as Oviya, Namitha, Ganja Karuppu and Harathi among others -- be arrested as well. 

Jul 12, 2017, 15:24 PM IST

Jallikattu issue: No law is infallible, says Kamal Haasan

Veteran actor Kamal Hassan addressed the media in Chennai on Tuesday to express his views on the issue of Jallikattu.

Jan 24, 2017, 12:16 PM IST

Deepa Jayakumar to enter politics: This is what Sasikala's husband M Natarajan has to say

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar has made it clear that she cannot accept VK Sasikala as AIADMK general secretary.

Jan 18, 2017, 18:41 PM IST

Jallikattu row: 'Anti-national' PETA working against Tamil culture, should be banned, says DMK leader MK Stalin

MK Stalin on Monday dubbed animal rights advocacy group PETA as "anti-national".

Jan 16, 2017, 17:46 PM IST