Tamil Nadu Today: Stalin takes responsibility for DMK’s poll defeat

1. Stalin takes work for DMK’s canvass defeat

DMK president and erstwhile Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, addressing the enactment territory secretaries’ gathering astatine ‘Anna Arivalayam’ successful Chennai, said helium took work for the defeat of the party’s defeat successful the 2026 Assembly elections.

Mr. Stalin said determination was a request for introspection and to elicit the sentiment of enactment members astatine each levels connected the reasons for the defeat. “We should perceive to their views. I americium going to motorboat a tract survey connected behalf of the enactment office and contiguous a report. The committee members volition circuit the State and taxable a study wrong 20 days,” helium said .A website is beryllium launched time for enactment cadre to explicit their views connected the party’s predetermination defeat.

2. Need clip to ‘restructure’ Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme: State govt.

The Tamil Nadu government, nether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, announced that it needed clip to “restructure” the ’Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai’ programme. The monthly assistance for women beneficiaries owed for the period of May would beryllium credited into their slope accounts soon, an authoritative merchandise stated.

3. State govt. announces 2% summation successful DA

The Tamil Nadu government nether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a 2% summation successful Dearness Allowance (DA) for State authorities employees and teachers with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026. The determination would outgo the exchequer an additional ₹1,230 crore, an authoritative merchandise said.

4. Thirumavalavan denies cognition of ‘AIADMK deliberations’ proposing him arsenic CM

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) laminitis Thol. Thirumavalavan distanced himself from reports of backroom discussions connected making him Tamil Nadu’s archetypal Chief Minister from the Scheduled Castes (SCs), saying helium was unaware of immoderate interior deliberations wrong the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and different parties.

His remarks travel a time after AIADMK rebel person C.Ve. Shanmugam alleged that AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami had blocked an accidental for an SC Chief Minister.