(From left) Tamilisai Soundararajan, former Telangana Governor, Nainar Nagendran, Tamil Nadu BJP president, J.P. Nadda, former national BJP president, and K. Annamalai, former State BJP president, at the release of the party’s election manifesto in Chennai | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Former national president of the BJP and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) alleged that the DMK government had converted Tamil Nadu, a cradle of the world’s oldest civilisation, into a “crime capital.” Releasing the BJP’s election manifesto for the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, where the party is contesting as a constituent of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance, Mr. Nadda said every Indian is proud of Tamil Nadu. Published – April 14, 2026 04:22 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Golden Jackal pup rescued near Bengaluru, given anti-biotics for neurological symptoms 122 sovereigns of gold stolen from Sattur DMK candidate’s house