As Tamil Nadu reels from the hit by Cyclone Verdah, AIADMK’s Amma Canteens throughout Chennai are offering free food to all. The canteens will remain open and will be serving hungry patrons. The party posted this news through its official Twitter account. The state had already declared schools and colleges[Read More…]
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AIADMK announces Rs 3 lakh compensation for 77 people died of grief over Jayalalithaa’s illness and death
AIADMK party on Wednesday said 77 people died of shock and grief after hearing about the illness and later the death of chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The party announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh for the families. “77 persons have died of grief and shock after having to come[Read More…]
AIADMK MPs and MLAs tonsure head as mark of respect to Jayalalithaa
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MPs, MLAs and staunch supporters of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa including women shaved their heads in grief in memory of their beloved leader and also as a mark of respect. Teary eyed supporters continue to throng the Marina beach[Read More…]
3 deaths, 2 suicide attempts in Coimbatore over Jayalalithaa’s death
Three people died apparently due to shock and two cases of suicide attempts were reported from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district after the news of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s deteriorating health spread on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. In Singanallur, a 65-year-old painter complained of chest pain while watching television news[Read More…]
O Panneerselvam sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for 3rd time
Following Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s death, senior AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam was elected the leader of the Legislature Party shortly after Monday midnight and sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. At a solemn ceremony in the Raj Bhavan, Panneerselvam was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor[Read More…]
Remembering Amma: Jayalalithaa’s journey from acting to politics
Classical dancer, a popular actress and politician, Jayalalithaa Jayaraman has donned all the hats with utmost elan. Revered as Amma by her loyalists, she became the face of Tamil Nadu politics in the 21st century. Jayalalithaa was born on February 24, 1948, in Mysore. She began schooling at the Bishop[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa passes away
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa (68) passed away at 11:30 pm on Monday after she suffered a cardiac arrest the day before, Apollo Hospital said. The former actress – turned politician, popularly known as Amma, was being treated at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital, where she has spent over two months being[Read More…]
BJP sweeps Assam, MP; TMC takes West Bengal; AIADMK in Tamil Nadu
BJP sweeps Assam, MP; TMC takes West Bengal; AIADMK in Tamil Nadu The results of bypolls to four Lok Sabha and nine Assembly seats will boost the morale of BJP as the party has cleaned sweeped Madhya Pradesh and Assam. Counting of votes took place on Tuesday for four Lok[Read More…]
CM Jayalalithaa out of ICU, shifted to special room at Apollo Hospitals
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was on Saturday evening shifted to a special room from the Intensive Care Unit in the Apollo Hospitals here, a senior AIADMK leader said. “She has been shifted to a special spacious room just now,” AIADMK spokesperson C Ponnaiyan said. Apollo Hospitals Chairman Pratap[Read More…]
Jayalalithaa recovers, she can leave: Apollo Hospitals
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who has been undergoing treatment since September, has recovered and she can leave the hospital whenever she feels like it, Apollo Hospitals said on Saturday. The AIADMK chief was admitted to the Chennai facility with high fever and dehydration on September 22, but news[Read More…]
Jayalalithaa completely recovered: Apollo Hospitals
Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has completely recovered, Apollo Hospitals chairman Dr Pratap Reddy said on Friday. “She is aware of her surroundings and understands what is going on around her. She has completely recovered,” he said to journalists on the sideline of a book launch. This morning, a senior[Read More…]
CM Jayalalithaa very well, will return home soon: AIADMK
Party supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, hospitalised in Chennai since last month, is “very well” and would return home soon, AIADMK said on Thursday. “She is very well. God is by her side. She will come home soon,” party spokesperson CR Saraswathy said. She said the prayers[Read More…]
AIIMS doctors in Chennai to attend to Amma as government asked to give update to Madras HC
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will now be attended by three specialists from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Chennai’s Apollo Hospital. This update was confirmed by hospital sources (HT) and on Thursday morning AIIMS doctors, pulmonologist Dr GC Khilnani, cardiologist Dr Nitish Naik and anaesthetist Dr[Read More…]
UK doctor flown in to examine Jayalalithaa
A doctor from the UK has reportedly been flown in to examine Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who had been admitted to Apollo hospitals in Chennai. AIADMK on Saturday asserted that the party supremo is healthy. “She needs rest as per doctors’ advice and will return in good health,” said[Read More…]
‘Amma Free Wi-Fi’ zones to come up in Tamil Nadu
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Friday announced ‘Amma Free Wi-Fi’ to be set up in 50 locations across Tamil Nadu. Free internet facilities will initially be provided in 50 schools at a cost of Rs 10 crore. A further Rs 1.5 crore has been allocated as annual[Read More…]
How Tamil Nadu MPs always manage to stick their heads out in Parliament
In the middle of a serious discussion between parliamentarians on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, who would have thought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP A Navaneethakrishnan would slice the tension with a song! We’re not surprised that Navaneethakrishnan began, and ended, his speech[Read More…]
Sycophancy at its best: This MP didn’t forget his ‘Amma’ even on GST-Day
As the entire House waited with bated breath to hear what AIADMK had to say during the discussion on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill—AIADMK is one of the two opposition parties contending the legislature—MP A Navaneethakrishnan rose. “It is only because of Amma that I am able to[Read More…]