Overview

• Anbumani Ramadoss launched the 100-day “Urimai Meetpu Payanam” padayatra Friday evening from Thiruporur after police denied permission following his father’s petition.
• The DGP’s circular instructs district police to halt any unauthorised marches or use of PMK symbols under the party founder’s complaint.
• PMK spokesperson K. Balu met with the IGP (North) and characterised the circular as an informational advisory rather than a ban, affirming the march will proceed.
• The padayatra advances a rights-based platform calling for a liquor- and drug-free Tamil Nadu, expanded farmer welfare and universal access to education and health care.
• The public confrontation underscores a months-long leadership struggle in the Vanniyar-centric party that threatens its unity and election strategy for 2026.