Karunanidhi says Congress-led UPA will again form govt

September 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought to downplay the issue of not calling on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, saying that he was a great admirer of the octogenarian leader. Gandhi, who was on a three-day visit of the state, raised the hackles of DMK cadre by not meeting Karunanidhi, who is a key ally of the ruling UPA.

May 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi Monday officially announced his party's decision to be part of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre.

May 23rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Saturday said his party was considering Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer made on Friday about the berth allocations.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take steps for the relief and rehabilitation of Tamils in Sri Lanka following reports of the killing of LTTE chief V.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M. Karunanidhi will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi today to discuss on government formation.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day ahead of the crucial meeting of pre-poll UPA allies, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid speculation that the DMK is eyeing meaty cabinet portfolios.

May 17th, 2009 CHENNAI - Having played a key role in ensuring a United Progressive Alliance's success in Tamil Nadu, the M.Karunanidhi-led Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam is likely to ask seven cabinet berths in the new set up of government at the Centre. DMK wants to retain Surface Transport and IT ministry among others, a Times Now report quoted sources as saying on Sunday.

May 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Saturday described the victory of the DMK-Congress combine in the Lok Sabha polls as a 'deserving harvest'.

May 11th, 2009 KOLKATA/SHIMLA - Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee has expressed confidence that the Congress-led coalition will form government without Communists' support. Addressing a news conference here on Sunday, Banerjee said, "Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance will remain strong.

May 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is likely to be discharged Saturday from a hospital here following his recovery from high fever, hospital authorities said Friday.

May 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally here Sunday along with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Congress party members said Friday.

May 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was admitted to the Apollo hospital on Sunday morning following complaints of high fever.

April 20th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Monday divulged from his earlier stand on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, and said that one cannot forget that LTTE was behind former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's death.

April 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - What may put the Congress party in a difficult situation to defend its UPA constituent Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's stance, the Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M.Karunanidhi on Sunday said that he did not view Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief Velupillai Prabhakaran as a terrorist. Replying to a question in an exclusive interview with NDTV, Karunanidhi was asked if he viewed Prabhakaran as a terrorist, he said: "No, I don't.

March 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, last night finalised a seat-sharing arrangement with its allies, the Congress, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). According to the deal, the Congress will contest 15 Tamil Nadu seats and one seat in Puducherry, the VCK, a Dalit party, got two seats and the IUML got one.