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Karnataka Elections 2023: AIADMK withdraws lone candidate on BJP's request
This came after senior BJP leaders from Delhi spoke to Palaniswami over the phone on Monday and sought the withdrawal of AIADMK candidate D Anbarasan from the Pulakeshinagar (SC) segment
From soul sisters to frenemies: The highs and lows of the Jayalalithaa-Sasikala relationship
The Arumughaswamy report has recommended action against VK Sasikala and three others in the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. This latest development is a new twist in the friendship between the two politicians that lasted for nearly three decades
O Panneerselvam is like a chameleon, cannot be taken back in AIADMK, says Palaniswami
"OPS had led the violence at party HQ, how can the party cadre accept his return to the party? He has betrayed the party. OPS is like a chameleon," said Palaniswami.
Trouble in Tamil Nadu? Palaniswami says 10 DMK MLAs in touch with his AIADMK camp
AIADMK Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said many senior DMK leaders feel that they have been sidelined for the benefit of the party
Tamil Nadu: Former CM Panneerselvam hospitalised
Panneerselvam was admitted in the isolation unit on 15 July with mild symptoms of COVID-19, a medical bulletin said
In AIADMK, EPS is the boss, OPS expelled: What this means for the former Tamil Nadu CM
O Panneerselvam stares at an uncertain future after the Edappady Palaniswami faction expelled him and his supporters at the General Council meet. OPS, as he is commonly known, said he would approach the courts in the matter and ensure that he secures justice
AIADMK vs AIADMK: Understanding the political tussle between OPS and EPS
The fight between EPS and OPS over the leadership of the AIADMK reached its tipping point after the Madras High Court disposed of O Panneerselvam’s plea to stall the General Council meeting, paving the way for rival leader Edappady K Palaniswami's elevation as a possible single leader of the party
Raja’s independence remarks draw backlash: No place for secession in Indian Constitution
Although political analysts in Tamil Nadu view DMK leader A Raja’s threat of seeking independence as a frustrated rant of no consequence, BJP and AIADMK call for nipping the tendency in the bud
Explained: AIADMK’s latest fight over the ‘two-leaves’ symbol
For the AIADMK, the timing of the battle between the O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami camps, which has thrown into doubt who can use the ‘two-leaves’ symbol, couldn’t be worse with byelections for 510 Tamil Nadu local body seats in the offing
Palaniswami vs Paneerselvam: Supreme Court to hear AIADMK leadership row on 6 July
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court by former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami challenging the Madras High Court order staying the passing of any unannounced resolutions in the meeting of the AIADMK General and Executive councils concerning the issue of single leadership of the party
Tamil Nadu: 'I will become a dictator, take action,' says MK Stalin
Recalling his incarceration during the infamous Emergency during 1975-77 and him becoming a legislator only in 1989, he said cadres should work hard for the people and wait for responsibilities to come their way
Presidential poll: AIADMK, allies extend support to NDA candidate Draopadi Murmu
Palaniswami, who is being projected as the next single leader of the AIADMK by apparently sidelining Panneerselvam, was the first leader from the State to greet Murmu with a shawl and a bouquet
O Panneerselvam ceases to be party coordinator, says AIADMK leader CV Shanmugam; dual leadership ends
This comes after the general council meeting which was meant to adopt several resolutions on 23 June ended in vain
All 23 resolutions rejected at AIADMK general council meet; OPS supporters stage walkout
AIADMK Presidium Chairman Tamil Magan Hussain announced that it has been decided to hold the next general council meeting of AIADMK on 11 July
High Court rejects plea from Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini, Ravichandran on release
The previous AIADMK cabinet had recommended for the premature release of all the seven accused in the case in September, 2018
AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam names Rajya Sabha candidates
Former state Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam, who is the party's Villupuram district secretary and R Dharmar, former district secretary of Ramanathapuram and Mudukalathur panchayat union chairperson, have been named as the official candidates
Tamil Nadu BJP leader hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Chennai's Chintadripet
Balachandran was provided with a personal security officer (PSO) by the Tamil Nadu government as he had suspicions that he was under threat. The BJP leader was killed while the PSO went for a tea break
Tamil Nadu: AIADMK welcomes Centre's move on slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel
AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam urged the MK Stalin-led DMK government to now implement its promise regarding slashing fuel rates, made ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls and further benefit the citizens
Cops question Sasikala in Kodanad case: Explaining the 2017 robbery-murder incident and her link to it
In 2017, after her demise, Jayalalithaa's Kodanad retreat in the Nilgiris witnessed a murder and robbery. Three people related to the heist died — two in accidents and one by suicide. Now five years later, the late chief minister's aide, VK Sasikala, has been questioned for her involvement in it
Tamil Nadu court rejects VK Sasikala's plea against expulsion
Sasikala had moved the city civil court earlier contending that the AIADMK general council held in 2017, which expelled her as general secretary, was not valid