After EPS-OPS merger, AIADMK in new crisis with Dinakaran pulling the plague
Aug 23, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Chennai, Aug 23 (IBNS) : Shattering a short-lived truce that came following merger of two rival factions, AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday removed Transport minister MR Vijayabhaskar as party secretary and Revenue Minister R B Udhaykumar as secretary of a forum.
Aug 22, 2017, at 09:33 pm
Chennai, Aug 22 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has been given Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections & Passports portfolios, in addition to those allotted to him on Monday, including Finance, according to media reports on Tuesday.
PM Narendra Modi wishes O Panneerselvam for taking oath as Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu
Aug 21, 2017, at 11:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated O Panneerselvam as he took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
No immediate merger with AIADMK, hints OPS camp
Aug 19, 2017, at 06:32 pm
Chennai, Aug 19 (IBNS): The O Paneerselvam camp has hinted that there is no immediate merger in AIADMK, according to NDTV.
AIADMK election symbol bribery case : TTV Dinakaran and aide get bail
Jun 01, 2017, at 08:32 pm
New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS) : A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjuna in the ‘two leaves’ bribery case, reports said.
Tamil Nadu Minister Jaykumar offers to resign to facilitate merger of AIADMK factions
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:24 pm
Chennai, Apr 24 (IBNS) : Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar has offered to resign as a "good will gesture" to create a conducive atmosphere for merger talks between the two warring factions of the ruling AIADMK, which is scheduled to be held on Monday, media reports said.
AIADMK leader Dinakaran to appear before Delhi police today
Apr 22, 2017, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS) : AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran will appear before the Delhi police on Saturday to join an investigation into his alleged attempt to bribe officials of the Election Commission to get the party symbol in favour , of the ruling faction, media reports said.
Lookout Notice against TTV Dinakaran by Delhi police
Apr 19, 2017, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 19 (IBNS) : A day after the rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK agreed to oust party General Secretary V Sasikala and her tainted nephew TTV Dinakaran, the Delhi police on Wednesday issued a lookout notice against the latter in a case of alleged bribery to officials of the Election Commission of India, media reports said.
AIADMK factions talk reconciliation, call for merger
Apr 18, 2017, at 05:52 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (IBNS) The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, which witnessed a massive rift and power struggle after the death of Jayalalithaa and the takeover of the party reins by her close companion Sasikala, is talking reconciliation again, said media reports.
Rival 'Amma' teams to clash with 'Hat and 'Electric Pole' symbols for Jayalalithaa seat
Mar 23, 2017, at 08:22 pm
Chennai, Mar 23 (IBNS): The 'Hat' and the 'Electricity Pole' are gearing for what could be a close contest for Tamil Nadu's RK Nagar Assembly constituency, which goes for the bypoll on April 12, 2017.
TN: Present govt will fall soon, says Panneerselvam
Feb 25, 2017, at 05:22 pm
Chennai, Feb 25 (IBNS): Ousted from the AIADMK, rebel leader and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has predicted a topple for the present government in the coming months, reports said.
In a first, DMK to move no-trust vote against TN speaker
Feb 22, 2017, at 05:44 pm
Chennai, Feb 22 (IBNS): In a first in the history of Tamil Nadu politics, opposition DMK is set to move no-trust vote against state speaker P Dhanapal, reports said.
Convicted in DA case, Sasikala leaves Chennai resort, can't be TN CM
Feb 15, 2017, at 04:35 am
Chennai, Feb 4 (IBNS): J Jayalalithaa's close aide VK Sasikala, who has been convicted by the Supreme Court in corruption cases dating back to 1990s, left the five-star resort Golden Bay here on Tuesday night but has not surrendered yet.
Sasikala to meet MLAs today over govt formation
Feb 12, 2017, at 08:49 pm
Chennai, Feb 12 (IBNS): VK Sasikala is likely to meet the AIADMK MLAs for the second time on Sunday even as Tamil Nadu Governor is not yet ready to invite the party general secretary to form government.
TN Crisis: Three more MPs join OPS camp
Feb 12, 2017, at 07:38 pm
Chennai, Feb 12 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday got a boost with three more MPs of AIADMK extending their support to him leaving party chief VK Sasikala's camp, media reports said.
Delay in inviting us to form govt is attempt to divide party: Sasikala
Feb 12, 2017, at 03:53 am
Chennai, Feb 11 (IBNS): After meeting her party MLAs, AIADMK supremo and chief minister-ship aspirant VK Sasikala on Saturday said the delay in inviting her to form the government is an attempt to divide the party.
Tamil Nadu : Judicial inquiry into Jayalalithaa's death, Paneerselvam says
Feb 08, 2017, at 06:58 pm
Chennai, Feb 7 (IBNS) : The rumblings within the ruling AIADMK turned into a roar as Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O Paneerselvam on Wednesday said that a judicial inquiry will be instituted into Jayalalithaa's death and accused VK Sasikala, the aspiring CM, of coercing him to resign from his post.
Sasikala to be sworn-in as TN CM by Thursday: AIADMK
Feb 08, 2017, at 03:59 am
Chennai, Feb 7 (IBNS): Amid uncertainty, the ruling AIADMK party on Tuesday said that V K Sasikala will be sworn-in as the state's Chief Minister by Thursday, media reports said.
Chinnamma takes oath as AIADMK chief
Dec 31, 2016, at 06:24 pm
Chennai, Dec 31 (IBNS): Sasikala Natarajan formally took over as the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday in Chennai, according to media reports.
Tamil Nadu: Sasikala Pushpa's husband arrested for creating ruckus at AIADMK headquarters
Dec 29, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS): Sacked All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Sasikala Pushpa’s husband Lingeswara Thilagan was arrested on Thursday police for creating ruckus outside the AIADMK headquarters, News18 reported.
Tamil Nadu: Sasikala Natarajan to be Jayalalithaa's successor as AIADMK GS
Dec 29, 2016, at 05:31 pm
Chennai, Dec 29 (IBNS) Tamil Nadu's ruling AIDMK on Thursday finally decided to confer the party's leadership on Sasikala Natarajan by making her the successor to departed leader J Jayalalithaa,reports said.
AIADMK rebel Sasikala Pushpa's husband attacked
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:20 am
Chennai, Dec 28 (IBNS): The husband of expelled AIADMK lawmaker Sasikala Pushpa, who sought a probe into former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death, was attacked outside the party office in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon, media reports said.
AIADMK chooses Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala as party chief
Dec 15, 2016, at 07:49 pm
Chennai, Dec 15 (IBNS): Speculations turned true with the AIADMK choosing Sasikala Natarajan, the close aide of the deceased former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, as the party chief, media reported on Thursday.
Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala to become AIADMK general secretary?
Dec 11, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Chennai, Dec 11 (IBNS): With the death of Tamil Nadu's "Amma", it is now being speculated that J Jayalalithaa's longtime companion Sasikala Natarajan will be taking over as the general secretary of the AIADMK.
Tamil Nadu after Jayalalithaa : AIADMK leaders urge Sasikala to lead the party
Dec 10, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Chennai, Dec 10 (IBNS) : Sasikala Natarajan, the closest aide of departed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was on Saturday urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the organisation in what appeared to be the beginning of her becoming the all-powerful person in the ruling party, media reports said.
CM O Panneerselvam, other ministers meet Sasikala
Dec 09, 2016, at 05:10 am
Chennai, Dec 8 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and several other senior minsters on Thursday visited the Poes Garden residence in Chennai of J Jayalalithaa to meet her friend Sasikala Natarajan, media reports said.
J Jayalalithaa laid to rest, supporters mourn
Dec 06, 2016, at 11:57 pm
Chennai, Dec 6 (IBNS): Huge number of supporters and politicians assembled at the Marina Beach in Chennai as the last rites of late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was held with full state honours on Tuesday.
Last rites ceremony of Jayalalithaa underway, supporters mourn
Dec 06, 2016, at 11:34 pm
Chennai, Dec 6 (IBNS): Amid presence of mourning supporters, last rites ceremony of late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is currently going on at MGR Memorial here on Tuesday.
Jayalalithaa's demise: Bengal assembly adjourned
Dec 06, 2016, at 06:40 pm
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): Condoling Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death, the West Bengal Assembly has been adjourned for the day.
Jayalalithaa death: Centre announces one-day national mourning
Dec 06, 2016, at 02:29 pm
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): The Centre on Tuesday declared one-day national mourning to pay homage to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who passed away on Monday.