The IT cell of the party has already come up with several campaign strategies against the government which it says is unnecessarily targeting its cadres.
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Chennai: Former AIADMK MP’s wife found dead; missing son suspected
63-year-old Rathinam, wife of late R Kulandaivelu (former member of AIADMK) was found dead at her residence in Besant Nagar in Chennai on Sunday night. The police are now on the lookout for her son 35-year-old son Praveen who is absconding since then. It is said that the motive behind the murder[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Polls 2019: AIADMK releases list of constituencies
Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Sunday released the list of Lok Sabha constituencies that the party and its allies would contest from in the upcoming general elections. In a statement here, the AIADMK said it will contest from 20 seats: Salem, Namakkal, Krishnagiri, Erode, Karur, Tiruppur, Pollachi, Arani, Thiruvannamalai, Chidambaram,[Read More…]
AIADMK gives one LS seat to Tamil Maanila Congress
Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday entered into an electoral pact with former Union Minister G.K. Vasan’s Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), giving it one Lok Sabha seat to contest in Tamil Nadu. With this, the AIADMK will contest 20 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu while allotting[Read More…]
Tale of two elections in Tamil Nadu: Double anti-incumbency in operation to make things tough for NDA in the state
While India enters the poll process with the announcement of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, Tamil Nadu people will also be voting for the longevity of the state government. For, along with Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission will be holding bye-elections for 21 Lok Sabha constituencies to be held[Read More…]
AIADMK MP S Rajendran dies in road accident
Tindivanam: In a road accident that occurred in Tindivanam on Saturday, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Member of Parliament S. Rajendran, aged 62 lost his life. The accident reportedly took place at 6:30 am when Rajendran was on his way to Chennai. After Rajendra’s driver lost control, the vehicle[Read More…]
AIADMK, BJP sign electoral pact; BJP gets 5 seats
Chennai: The ruling AIADMK signed a pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday to contest the Lok Sabha elections together, with the BJP allocated five of the 39 seats in the state. Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam told the media here: “Under the AIADMK-led alliance for the 2019[Read More…]
“VK Sasikala & aides were given five rooms, personal cook,” alleges RTI activist N Murthy
RTI activist, N Murthy, on Sunday stated that allegations were levelled against Bengaluru central prison authorities for providing VIP treatment to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala. VK Sasikala, who is serving a four-year jail term after being convicted in disproportionate assets case, had managed to get many of the privileges she[Read More…]
AIADMK will align with parties that do good for Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said the ruling AIADMK will support only a party that does good to the state. Speaking at a function where members of various parties joined his AIADMK, Palaniswami said: “We will not accept those who betray the interests of Tamil Nadu’s[Read More…]
LS Speaker suspends four more MPs
New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday again suspended four TDP and AIADMK for two consecutive sittings for causing “grave disorder” in the house. The Speaker’s action came as members of the two parties were agitating near the Speaker’s podium shouting slogans in support of their demands like[Read More…]
Suspension of 45 Lok Sabha MPs likely to be revoked
New Delhi,The suspension of 45 Lok Sabha members belonging to AIADMK and the TDP is likely to be revoked if they assure Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that they will not create pandemonium. Deputy Speaker M. Thambidurai, who belongs to AIADMK, urged the Speaker to revoke the suspension of all the 45[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 26 AIADMK, TDP members
New Delhi: Twenty six Lok Sabha members belonging to AIADMK and TDP were on Wednesday suspended for five days by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for causing “grave disorder” in the House by storming near the podium, tearing papers and throwing them towards the Chair. The AIADMK members were protesting[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha sees repeated adjournments, to meet at 2 p.m.
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday saw repeated adjournments amid sloganeering by AIADMK members and was adjourned to meet again at 2 p.m. The AIADMK members, who have been protesting against a proposed dam on the Cauvery river in Karnataka, trooped to the Chair’s podium as soon as the[Read More…]
Triple Talaq bill to be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday
New Delhi, Keen on enacting the legislation, the government has got the bill on criminalising triple talaq listed in the Rajya Sabha for consideration on Monday, giving it the top priority notwithstanding the fact that it may find it difficult to get the bill through. The Muslim Women (Protection of[Read More…]
Dalit activists slams media for ignoring the rise of intolerance against minorities
Udupi: Marking the 50th anniversary of Kilvenmani massacre, Dalit writer and activists G Rajashekhar has slammed the media for ignoring the serious issues related to Dalit atrocities in India. Rajashekhar stated that media has been ignorant in covering the intolerance against Dalits and minorities. District units of Karnataka Komu Souharda[Read More…]
Rebel AIADMK MLAs prefer bye-polls to challenging disqualification
The Madras High Court order upholding disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs paves the way for immediate by-elections to fill the vacancies, along with two other seats that fell vacant due to death of incumbents. The disqualified MLAs on a Wednesday declared they will face bye-elections rather than move the Supreme[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: With 20 seats vacant, it will be mini-assembly poll
Chennai: A total of 20 assembly seats are vacant in Tamil Nadu as of Thursday following the Madras High Court judgment in the AIADMK MLAs case and it will be a sort of mini-assembly elections if bypolls are to held simultaneously. The bypolls for 20 seats will be an acid[Read More…]
Those opposing developmental projects have terror links: Narendra Modi
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said there are proof of links between terror outfits and those who oppose developmental projects in states. In an interview to Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi, Modi said in the recent times it has been observed that some people hinder the implementation of developmental projects in states. “There[Read More…]
Madras HC rejects plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAs
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK legislators, including Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, for voting against the government during a confidence motion moved by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami last year. Dismissing the petition filed by DMK Whip R. Sakkrapani, the court said[Read More…]
Sasikala’s husband Natarajan dead
Chennai: Expelled and now jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s husband M. Natarajan died on Tuesday at a private hospital here. He was 74. According to a statement issued by the Gleneagles Global Health City, Natarajan died at 1.35 a.m. “Every possible clinical attempt was made to sustain his revival. However,[Read More…]
Lok Sabha passes Union Budget
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Union Budget without any debate amid din, leading to a walkout by members of the Congress and Trinamool, while the TDP, YSR Congress, AIADMK and SP protested near the Speaker’s podium. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the Finance Bill 2018, as[Read More…]
AIADMK dismisses Dinakaran supporters from party after defeat in bypoll
A day after suffering a massive defeat in Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K.Nagar) bypoll, Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Monday removed six party officials and supporters of sidelined leader T.T.V.Dinakaran, who had contested and won the seat as an Independent. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held at the party[Read More…]
Chennai: Voting begins for RK Nagar by-poll
Polling for the crucial by-election to the Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K. Nagar) Assembly constituency began on Thursday at 8 a.m. Over two lakh voters are eligible to decide the fate of 59 candidates in one of the smallest constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The by-poll was necessitated following the death of AIADMK[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Income Tax raids 33 places belonging to three business groups
Income Tax (IT) officials on Tuesday raided 33 premises in Tamil Nadu here and Madurai belonging to three business groups. It is a follow-up to its earlier searches linked to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala’s kin and business associates, said a senior official. “Search operations are on… The officials are[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Madras HC summons jail official with Jayalalithaa’s fingerprints
The Madras High Court on Friday summoned the Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru to appear before it with the fingerprint records of Tamil Nadu’s late Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa in connection with affixing of the thumb impression on poll documents, said a lawyer. The prison official will have to[Read More…]