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VK Sasikala reaches Chennai after 23-hour road trip from Bengaluru, accorded grand welcome
•Before reaching home, she visited the residence of AIADMK founder and late Chief Minister MG Ramachandran at Ramapuram and paid floral tributes to his portrait

EC starts preparation for five Assembly polls due in April-May 2021, sends officials to West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
•A high-stakes political battle is expected in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, where the terms of legislative Assemblies will end between May and June

India has more than just Hindi-speaking states, no region can be ignored, says DMK chief MK Stalin after wins in Tamil Nadu
•The DMK won 23 seats and the front (Secular Progressive Alliance) it leads won 37 of the 38 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry (Congress), as well.

EC orders repolling in 13 polling stations in Tamil Nadu on 19 May following reports of irregularities
•The Election Commission of India Wednesday announced conducting repolling in 13 polling stations in Tamil Nadu, where the Lok Sabha elections were held on 18 April

RK Nagar bypoll bribery case: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswamy says case registered, DMK not satisfied
•Chief Minister K Palaniswamy said a case had been registered by the police and investigation was on in connection with the alleged bribing of voters of RK Nagar constituency.

EC reviewing laws to cleanse political funding: Chief Election Commissioner
•The Election Commission (EC) is working towards a "comprehensive review" of the election laws as it is "eagerly awaiting" government's response on its slew of proposals to decriminalize politics and cleanse political funding

Why thousands of crores of cash distribution during polls skip I-T sleuths' attention?
Smurlidharan •Tamil Nadu’s dubious electoral reputation therefore does not rest merely on market gossip. Over the years, its cash for vote capers have become the stuffs of legend

Tamil Nadu politicos get a 'Sanion' makeover on Facebook
Benita Chacko •Chennai- based designer Sreeram portrays politicians as characters from the popular film Minions

Suriya, R Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik create awareness for upcoming Tamil Nadu elections
Sreedhar •Politics and cinema have been hand in hand from the time of the legendary MGR in Tamil Nadu



