Whether this moment marks a temporary wave or the beginning of a structural political realignment in Tamil Nadu remains to be ...

The order of songs was a departure from long-followed state protocol triggered sharp reactions not just from the opposition ...

A political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu following CM Joseph Vijay's swearing-in ceremony due to objections over the ...

Vande Mataram – the song and phrase – is the strongest connection that the post-independence generation can have with the ...

In the wake of its decisive electoral triumphs in West Bengal and Assam, the Union Cabinet under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved swiftly to elevate Vande Mataram to a status equal to the ...

VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan has questioned why Vande Mataram preceded Tamil Thai Vazhthu at Chief Minister Vijay's swearing-in. The row has sharpened concerns among supporting allies about protocol ...

Tamil Nadu chief minister Thalapathy Vijay's swearing-in ceremony triggered a controversy after the state song 'Tamil Thaai ...

On Sunday (May 10), during C Joseph Vijay’s oath ceremony as Tamil Nadu chief minister, ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung in full, ...

Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, promising a ‘new era’ of secularism. However, CPI and DMK criticised the ...

A sense of ideological discomfort marked the ceremony for some, with all six stanzas of Vande Mataram sung before the ...

The Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu (invocation), traditionally rendered at the commencement of government events here, was sung third after Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana at the ceremony where C Joseph Vijay ...