Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that the absence of Jayalalithaa in the Tami Nadu state’s political landscape offers a great opportunity to BJP. “Earlier, Madam, with her towering personality and influence, was persuasive. And, she was taking away the votes of some of our sympathisers also. Because, between[Read More…]
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No political interference: Naidu on Tamil Nadu chief secy’s case
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said there was no political interference over the income tax raid on Tamil Nadu chief secretary’s residence and the law will take its own course in the matter. “I do not want to react to irresponsible statements (made by Rao). He is known[Read More…]
I-T raids Tamil Nadu chief secy, seizes ₹30L, 5kg gold from his kin, associates
In a massive hunt for black money, the income tax department raided the house and office of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, the residence of his son Vivek and his in-laws in Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and seized ₹30 lakh in new ₹2,000 notes, 5kg of gold[Read More…]
Cyclone Vardah leaves behind a trail of destruction: Here are 10 key developments
The city is restoring itself back as flights have been resumed and power has been restored in Chennai on Tuesday after Cyclone Vardah battered the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday. The natural disaster has killed around 10 people so far and forced thousands to flee their homes. Although the cyclone[Read More…]
How the Centre helped Panneerselvam’s government to handle Cyclone Vardah
It seems the Central government has learnt its lesson in minimising the damage caused by cyclones in the past. Cyclone Phailin in 2013, Cyclone Hudhud in 2014 wreaked havoc when it made landfall causing damage to life and property. However, as Cyclone Vardah is likely to cross Tamil Nadu/South Andhra[Read More…]
16 Chief Ministers passed away while in office; Jaya 3rd in Tamil Nadu
With the death of Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, who passed away on December 5, 2016, the count of Chief Ministers, who died while in office has reached to 16. Here’s a list of chief ministers who died in office: Gopinath Bordoloi (Assam, died 6 August 1950) Terms as CM: April[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…]
Alert in Tamil Nadu: CM Jayalalithaa critical after cardiac arrest
Tamil Nadu was on alert after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening. “She is being treated and monitored by a team of experts including cardiologists, pulmonologists and critical care specialists,” reads a bulletin issued by the hospital. “She is on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device[Read More…]
Nada cyclone to make landfall on December 2; Tamil Nadu, Puduchery on alert
Tamil Nadu has been warned of the cyclonic storm named ‘Nada, which is likely to make landfall along the coastal lines of Tamil Nadu and Puduchery in the morning of December 2. On Wednesday morning, Meteorological department issued a warning against the cyclone. The system, which formed over the southwest[Read More…]
Four terror suspects, including TCS techie held in Tamil Nadu
National Investigation Agency (NIA), Counter Intelligence Cell sleuths of Telangana and a CID special investigation division team in a joint operation detained four terror suspects from hideouts in Chennai and Madurai. The terror suspects were inspired by al-Qaida and had planned to target at least 22 VVIPs including Prime Minister[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 able to sit up, she is ‘largely conscious’, say sources
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is “largely conscious” and is able to sit up in her hospital bed, sources said on Friday, though she continues to be on respiratory support. Ms Jayalalithaa has been in hospital for more than three weeks and is being treated for a lung infection,[Read More…]
All is well? Jayalalithaa recovering well, will return home soon: AIADMK
AIADMK has said that its supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was “completely well” and will return home soon. AIADMK spokesperson C R Saraswathy said that Jayalalithaa has progressed very well under the daily monitoring of Apollo Hospital doctors and specialists and soon she will return home. Former[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam to chair first Cabinet meeting, Cauvery to be discussed
Tamil Nadu Finance minister and interim chief minister O Panneerselvam will head a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday. This will be the first such meeting since Acting Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allotted all portfolios held by chief minister J Jayalalithaa to him. The Cauvery issue will be one of[Read More…]
8 arrested, 50 cases filed for spreading ‘rumour’ on Jayalalithaa’s health
Till now up to 50 criminal cases have been filed against alleged ‘rumor mongerers’ on Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s health status. Since a week neither doctors nor her party workers have shared any update on her health and police has made it clear that a a team of cyber[Read More…]
Cauvery row refuses to die down as opposition backs ‘rail roko’ agitation
Cauvery issue has come to rock the city of Chennai again as various farmers’ organizations began their 48-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation in Tiruchi on Monday. Demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board, they garnered support from opposition parties like the DMK as former DMK Minister K.N. Nehru courted arrest after[Read More…]
What’s going at Apollo? Watch this video to know more about Amma’s health
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s health condition has steadily become more mysterious than a Sherlock Holmes novel. With she being hospitalized for more than three weeks, speculations and rumors about her health are going hand in hand. Put Chutney’s satirical take on the entire situation is definitely mention worthy as[Read More…]
With Jayalalithaa hospitalised, how did she advise guv?: Karunanidhi
DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday said it is a wonder that Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allocated portfolios handled by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam based on her advice, reports PTI. “This is because a question has arisen among some people if Jayalalithaa had[Read More…]
Jayalalithaa loyalist O Panneerselvam to handle affairs ‘on her direction’
As doctors confirmed that Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will not be able to leave hospital soon, O Panneerselvam has again filled in for her and will now handle her eight portfolios, on “her direction.” This is nothing new for him as he had handled the state when she[Read More…]
Interim chief minister for Tamil Nadu?
As Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa has been advised a “longer stay” at the hospital, AIADMK functionaries are contemplating a stand-in leadership to hold the reins of the government. The two options are either handing over her portfolios to senior ministers or have an alternative chief minister like Edappadi K Palaniswami and[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…]
SC seeks report from Karnataka government on Cauvery water release
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Karnataka government to apprise it by Tuesday afternoon whether it has released water to Tamil Nadu as directed by it on September 30. The Centre also moved the apex court seeking modification of its earlier order asking it to constitute the Cauvery Water[Read More…]
Wrenching control: How Jayalalithaa defeated MGR’s wife to take over AIADMK
After losing her mentor, M G Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa would have been politically at sea. But the charismatic former matinee star defeated MGR’s wife Janaki to take over the AIADMK. Excerpted from Vaasanthi’s book, “Amma: Jayalalithaa’s Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen.” ‘MGR is no more.’ It was[Read More…]
Release 6000 cusecs daily or face wrath of law: SC to Karnataka over Cauvery issue
The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Karnataka government for failing to follow the apex court’s order of sharing Cauvery River water with its neighbour Tamil Nadu. Furthermore, in a fresh ruling the Siddaramaiah-led government has been asked to release 6000 cusecs of water every day to Tamil Nadu, starting October[Read More…]