Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday said he would recommend an inquiry commission under a sitting Supreme Court judge to probe the “doubts” surrounding the health condition and demise of the former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. “There are widespread doubts on Amma’s health among people. It is the[Read More…]
As Tamil Nadu descends deeper into a political crisis, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram questioned the morality of Sasikala’s ascension to the chief minister’s post and called for immediate elections in the state. Excerpts from an interview: Q: What should be the way forward to resolve the crisis unfolding in[Read More…]
Interim chief minister O. Panneerselvam was expelled from AIADMK just after party general secretary Sasikala Natarajan concluded emergency meet at the Poes Garden. Panneerselvam was also sacked from AIADMK’s treasurer post, hours after he said on Tuesday that he was forced and threatened to resign as the CM to pave[Read More…]
The governor delayed the swearing of the new AIADMK legislative chief as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. This news come hours later. after the party stated that she Sasikala’s swearing ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 8.45 a.m. As per Times Now report, the Governor C Vidyasagar Rao[Read More…]
A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday to restrain AIADMK leader V K Sasikala from being sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Tuesday. The PIL was filed on the ground that the apex court was likely to pronounce within a week the judgement in a[Read More…]
Putting speculations at rest against late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa death, specialists who were treated her at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai said that the former chief minister died due to multiple organ failure. Addressing a press conference, Dr Richard Beale of UK, accompanied by other doctors said “Best[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would pronounce its verdict in the corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa within a week. AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan is also a co-accused in the case. Jayalalithaa was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act in 1996[Read More…]
Just after AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala on Sunday was elected as the Leader of the Legislature party by the MLAs paving the way for her swearing in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the entire social media gets flooded with the reactions. Sasikala Natarajan was unanimously elected as the[Read More…]
Sasikala Natarajan was unanimously elected as the Legislative Party leader of the AIADMK on Sunday. She was elected in an AIADMK party meeting in Chennai. As predicted, Sasikala can now replace O Panneerselvam as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu however it was Panneerselvam who suggested the name of VKSasikala[Read More…]
In a Jallikattu event held at Avanipuram in the district amid high-security today, 36 participants were injured. About 900 bulls were used in the event. All the injured were being treated at the medical camp put up near the venue, police said. According to reports, there were 1200 people and[Read More…]
In a major shift, AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan may take over from O Panneerselvam as Chief Minister on February 8 or 9. Panneerselvam was appointed the CM just after the demise of J Jayalalithaa in December. Now, all eyes are on the AIADMK MLAs meet on Sunday when a[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government’s Act permitting jallikattu, but agreed to hear a plea against the law. The top court slammed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing people to defy its order on jallikattu and government’s failure to maintain law and order in[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday assured strict action against the police if it is proved that they resorted to violence during the protests on Jallikattu. “A new investigation commission headed by a former high court judge will set up to inquire about the violence and police excesses[Read More…]
A video aired on some local channels in Chennai shows a policeman setting fire to an auto-rickshaw, allegedly during Monday’s violence that marred what had been a lengthy and peaceful campaign supporting Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport. Reacting to the video, Chennai Police Commissioner TK Rajendran said “Videos of Police surfacing[Read More…]
The special session of Tamil Nadu Assembly which was held on Monday to discuss the Jallikattu issue unanimously cleared the Jallikattu Bill placed in the house by the chief minister O Panneerselvam. The bill would replace the ordinance, promulgated on Saturday for conducting the bull taming sport after a three-year-long[Read More…]
The Centre on Friday night passed an ordinance on Jallikattu in a bid to end the protests that have paralyzed Tamil Nadu for the last few days. The ordinance will pave the way for the state government to promulgate it to allow the conduct of controversial bull-taming sport in the[Read More…]
