Divya Chandrababu is an award-winning political and human rights journalist based in Chennai, India. Divya is presently Assistant Editor of the Hindustan Times where she covers Tamil Nadu & Puducherry. She started her career as a broadcast journalist at NDTV-Hindu where she anchored and wrote prime time news bulletins. Later, she covered politics, development, mental health, child and disability rights for The Times of India. Divya has been a journalism fellow for several programs including the Asia Journalism Fellowship at Singapore and the KAS Media Asia- The Caravan for narrative journalism. Divya has a master's in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, UK. As an independent journalist Divya has written for Indian and foreign publications on domestic and international affairs.
Articles by Divya Chandrababu
Replace OPS as deputy Leader of Oppn, AIADMK urges speaker
This is the third time the AIADMK has approached the Speaker on the matter since Panneerselvam was expelled last July.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 03:14 AM IST
Chennai court rejects Senthil Balaji’s bail plea in PMLA case
Principal sessions court judge S Alli considered three factors to reject the bail – flight risk, influencing the witnesses and tampering of evidence
Published on Sep 21, 2023 01:00 AM IST
‘Delimitation a sword hanging over southern states’: Stalin seeks PM’s help
The northern states have rebuffed this argument saying that they are short-changed and not represented according to their population weight.
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 05:44 AM IST
In some Tamil Nadu villages, caste bias overshadows death
Dalits in Kudimangalam, Tamil Nadu, are still facing caste discrimination even in death, despite a government scheme mandating common burial grounds.
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 12:05 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Stalin: Delimitation a Damocles sword hanging over head of TN, southern states
The DMK has backed the bill in principle but CM Stalin questioned the decision to connect the proposed law with the delimitation process
Published on Sep 20, 2023 07:16 PM IST
Those who agree with our ideology will align with us: AIADMK leader
Both parties remained restrained on Tuesday, a day after AIADMK organising secretary D Jayakumar on Monday said that their stand is to not remain with the BJP because of the party’s Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai’s comments against Dravidian icons
Updated on Sep 20, 2023 01:06 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
‘Not acceptable’: Tamil Nadu CM on bad roads
Stalin further instructed the Greater Chennai Corporation to complete the on-going storm water drain work and the authorities to complete road work, without compromising on quality, at the earliest.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
'No tie-up with BJP now,' says AIADMK
Senior AIADMK functionary D Jayakumar stated that the party is "not in alliance" with the BJP, following a dispute with the BJP's state president K Annamalai.
Updated on Sep 19, 2023 12:07 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
AIADMK says no alliance with BJP in Tamil Nadu after rift widens
The BJP’s wish to contest in 15 out of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu has not gone down well with the AIADMK
Published on Sep 18, 2023 05:27 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Letter by criminal fearing fake encounter surfaces after his killing
According to the police, a team of officials, on Saturday, went to arrest Viswanathan in a case, when he attacked two police officers including a sub-inspector, who shot him in self-defence
Published on Sep 18, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Steps taken to deport Lankan convicts in Rajiv case: Centre in HC
The Sri Lankan convicts have been lodged in the foreigners’ detention camp in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy until their deportation
Published on Sep 16, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Stalin launches scheme to grant women ₹1,000 aid per month
The TN government handed over debit cards to 13 women on Friday while the remaining will be given in a phased manner
Published on Sep 16, 2023 12:40 AM IST
In a first, three Tamil Nadu women complete training to be priests
The ruling DMK revived the six priest training schools after they formed the government in 2021 after appointing 24 non-Brahmin trained priests in temples across the state
Published on Sep 15, 2023 07:12 PM IST
Madras HC judge refuses to recuse from hearing revision of graft cases
Justice Venkatesh said that this has been exercised by the high court as an “institution” and not by one judge to ensure that the streams of criminal justice are “not subverted and remain pure and unsullied”
Published on Sep 15, 2023 07:11 PM IST
ED raids continue over Tamil Nadu ‘sand mining scam’
Offices and residences of industrialists S Ramachandra, Karikalan and Dindigul Rathinam, who hold sand mining licenses, are also being raided by the agency, officials added
Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Tamil Nadu agency searches premises of ex-AIADMK MLA in DA case
The 60-year-old leader had humble beginnings running a cycle shop, a milk vending shop along with renting CDs. Later, the agency said he enrolled as a contractor in public works department
Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Avoid comments on Sanatana Dharma: Stalin to party workers
The DMK chief’s message comes after his son and sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments that ‘Sanatana dharma must be eradicated’ put the INDIA alliance partners on the defensive
Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Tamil Nadu: Raids at premises linked to AIADMK MLA in disproportionate assets case
The 60-year-old Chennai leader had humble beginnings running a cycle shop, a milk vending shop along with renting CDs and cassettes in the city
Published on Sep 13, 2023 05:19 PM IST
ED searches 30 locations across TN in illegal sand mining case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous searches in about 30 locations in Tamil Nadu over alleged illegal sale of sand mined from riverbeds. The searches were carried out in the districts of Trichy, Namakkal, Vellore, and Karur, targeting sand mining contractors and associates of a minister who was arrested in a corruption case. The raids are seen as targeted against a senior DMK leader who holds water and mining portfolios in the state. The ED is investigating allegations of offline sales of sand mined from riverbeds, which is supposed to be sold only online through the water resources department.
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 03:04 AM IST
ED conducts searches in Tamil Nadu, targets sand mining contractors
The offices and residential premises of major sand mining contractors were among those locations being searched
Published on Sep 12, 2023 02:03 PM IST
AR Rahman responds to criticism over Chennai concert; cops too begin probe
AR Rahman Concert Chaos: Police started a probe after DGP Shankar Jiwal told Tambaram police to look into traffic and other arrangements for the concert.
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 04:49 PM IST
7 women killed in TN after minibus crushes them; CM Stalin announces compensation
A lorry unexpectedly rammed into the parked minibus from behind which overturned on the women crushing them instantly
Published on Sep 11, 2023 02:06 PM IST
Madras HC reviews acquittals of 2 more Tamil Nadu leaders
The DMK has previously said that they would take the issue to the Supreme Court
Updated on Sep 09, 2023 01:29 AM IST
Madras high court reviews acquittals of two more TN leaders in graft cases
The Madras High Court has taken up a review of the discharge of two senior politicians in corruption cases, bringing the total number of such reviews to six. The judge expressed concern over the number of cases and suggested the need for an anti-corruption ombudsman similar to Karnataka's Lokayukta. The court has issued notices to four other senior politicians. The development comes after a request for the judge to recuse himself from the proceedings. The DMK has stated that they will take the issue to the Supreme Court.
Updated on Sep 09, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
‘Sanatana Dharma’ row: Congress, Sena (UBT) slam comments, Stalin backs son
Stalin hit back at the BJP, referring to reports in some media outlets that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for a “proper response” on the issue
Updated on Sep 08, 2023 04:51 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai/new Delhi
Ponmudy, DVAC urge HC judge to recuse himself from DA case
The Justice said that he believed that a trial court discharging OPS in 2012 set the pattern for the discharge of elected representatives every time the regime changed between the DMK and AIADMK
Updated on Sep 08, 2023 12:28 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
M K Stalin backs son over remarks about Sanatana Dharma, attacks Modi
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin said some used the Sanatana doctrine to perpetuate oppression against women and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the issue as a diversionary tactic
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 02:12 PM IST
Alliance with BJP may hit AIADMK’s minority support
Despite being allies, a section of senior leaders are strident critics of the BJP who they believe have alienated the vote bank of Christians and Muslims
Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:14 AM IST
‘Prez not invited for Parliament inauguration, example of Sanatana’: Udhayanidhi
In an apparent furtherance of his argument, Udhayanidhi Stalin also made a veiled reference to Mahabharat in his Teachers’ Day message
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 03:49 PM IST
Former judges among 200 urge CJI to take action on Udhayanidhi’s ‘hate’ remarks
The three-page letter was signed by former judge of the Delhi high court, SN Dhingra and shipping secretary Gopal Krishna
Updated on Sep 06, 2023 01:15 AM IST
