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…]
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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…]
Sasikala expelled, Jayalalithaa to remain ‘eternal’ general secretary of AIADMK
AIADMK on Tuesday announced that former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will remain the eternal General Secretary of the party after it sacked the interim general secretary, VK Sasikala. The decision was announced following a crucial General Council meeting in Chennai attended by chief minister, E Palaniswami and his deputy,[Read More…]
Sasikala’s VIP treatment exposure: DIG Roopa shifted to road safety and traffic
DIG D Roopa, the police officer who exposed corruption in Bengaluru central prison and brought out the Rs 2 crore alleged bribe by AIADMK chief, V K Sasikala to jail officials, has been shifted to road safety and traffic. She has now been posted as commissioner for Road Safety and[Read More…]
Chaos at Poes Garden, Deepa Jayakumar restricted to enter Amma’s house
Poes Garden witnessed a high drama on Sunday morning when Late Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar, tried to enter her aunt’s bungalow and was allegedly stopped by Dinakaran’s supporters. She alleged that the ruling AIADMK Deputy General Secretary, T T V Dhinakaran’s supporters restricted her from entering her aunt’s[Read More…]
Revolt against me was due to ‘fear’ says TTV Dhinakaran
On Monday, AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, who is on bail in a case of alleged bribery sticking to his previous statement said that a section of state ministers had revolted against him due to ‘some fears’. However, he declined to say what these ‘fears’ are. The ‘fears’ were ‘selfish’ in[Read More…]
‘Our fight to justice has its first victory’
Sasikala and family expelled from AIADMK
Tamil Nadu fisheries minister D Jayakumar on Tuesday said that the ruling party AIADMK has decided to dissociate VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran from the party. Around 20 Cabinet Ministers who met at Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami’s residence have decided to keep the Sasikala family away from the government[Read More…]
New symbols for AIADMK: ‘Hat’ for Sasikala
EC freeze AIADMK’s election symbol before bypoll
The election commission has finally decided to freeze the AIADMK’s symbol representing “two leaves” symbol as representatives from both VK Sasikala and O Panneerselvam’s camps made claims for it. Both groups will also be allotted with different, newer symbols, for them to choose for the by-polls which are just around[Read More…]
Amma never wanted party and govt to go into the hands of ‘one family’: Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu’s rebellious leader O Panneerselvam on Friday declared to redeem the party and “Amma’s government” from the hands of “one family,” claiming that the group led by him was the “original AIADMK.” The leader also launches a scathing attack on the family of AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala,[Read More…]
Celebrate Amma’s birthday in grand style: Sasikala
Sasikala may spend 13 more months in jail, if fails to pay fine of Rs 10 Crore
EC issues notice to VK Sasikala on Panneerselvam camp’s plea
Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikal based on a petition challenging her nomination as the party general secretary, even as the rival O Panneerselvam camp has intensified its demand for a secret ballot during the trust vote in the Assembly. Representing the Panneerselvam[Read More…]
OPS camp ‘removes’ Sasikala
TN new CM Palaniswami likely to visit Sasikala in jail today
AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala continues to remain at the centre of the Tamil Nadu’s political landscape as Edappadi Palaniswami, sworn in as TN’s CM on Thursday, is expected to meet Sasikala and seek her blessings at the Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru on Friday. Sasikala surrendered before a[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: Jaya’s govt will continue, says CM Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday exuded confidence that he will prove his majority in the Assembly and ensure that the government of Amma (Jayalalithaa) will continue. “I wish to say that Amma’s (Jayalalithaa) government will continue by me proving majority in the Assembly,” he told reporters[Read More…]
AIADMK Chief Sasikala sent to jail
AIADMK MLA files kidnapping case against Sasikala
Edappadi K Palaniswami meets TN Governor, stakes claim to form government
Newly elected AIADMK Legislature party leader, Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Tuesday meet governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and staked claim to form the government. In his brief meeting with the Governor, Palaniswami presented a list of MLAs supporting his claim. Some senior leaders and ministers also accompanied Palaniswami, according to sources.[Read More…]
Ruling in assets case: Supreme Court to decide Sasikala’s political fate today
The Supreme Court is all set to pronounce its verdict in a disproportionate assets case involving AIADMK chief V K Sasikala. The verdict will decide Sasikala’s political fate as the ruling can have a direct bearing on the political uncertainty that has gripped the Tamil Nadu for over a week[Read More…]
Sasikala vs OPS: Support swells for Panneerselvam; Sasikala calls him traitor
The political chaos in Tamil Nadu continues even after a week and witnessing the endless war of words between AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala and senior party leader O Panneerselvam. Notably, several politicians and film personalities came forward to give their support to Panneerselvam, while Sasikala, rushed to meet MLAs[Read More…]
AIADMK: Sasikala stakes claim to government; OPS awaits justice
The uncertainty over the chief ministerial position continues as the Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao met both AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in a meeting separately. While Sasikala stakes claim to form the government, caretaker Panneerselvam voiced confidence that “justice will[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam keeps up attack; Sasikala tightens grip on AIADMK
In a major turns of events in OPS vs Sasikala in Tamil Nadu, the legislature party meeting convened by V K Sasikala was attended by at least 120 AIADMK MLAs out of a total of 134. Her faction said 129 MLAs appeared in the meeting, while Five MLAs including former[Read More…]
Panneerselvam launches revolt against Sasikala; removed as AIADMK treasurer
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…]