Aiadmk Crisis

At a meeting of parties ahead of the Monsoon Session of parliament, the DMK and AIADMK demanded that India intervene in Sri Lanka.

In the tussle for control between the two top leaders of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party AIADMK, the Madras High Court is likely to decide today on a petition by O Panneerselvam to stall a meeting that his rival E Palaniswamy has called.

As Tamil Nadu reels under the worst water crisis, the ruling AIADMK Saturday performed ''yagna'' in temples across the state, while the Opposition DMK staged "empty pot" demonstrations, urging the government to take steps to address the issue.

Ending months of speculation, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Sunday declared he would not contest the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

In a setback to jailed leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran, the unified AIADMK under O Panneerselvam (OPS) and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami (EPS) has been recognized as the "real" party and granted use of the two-leaves symbol by the Election Commission, sources said today.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami cannot seek a trust vote in the assembly before the court decides on the status of 18 rebel AIADMK lawmakers disqualified by Assembly Speaker this week, the Madras High Court ordered on Wednesday.

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran Sunday said he was not for the fall of the Palaniswami government but cannot tolerate the opposition to the party being led by Sasikala and him.

Tucked away into a luxe beachside resort in Puducherry, a group of politicians who have the potential to bring down the Tamil Nadu government have no complaints about their all-paid-for villas or the massages that are on offer. The only blip on the palm-tree lined horizon is Chief Minister E Palaniswami - "EPS" -who, they say, must quit.

It's been close to two weeks since the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu's ruling party, began attempts to check out of the feud that was caused by the death of its leader, J Jayalalithaa, who died in December while she was Chief Minister.

TTV Dinakaran, the man running the party that governs Tamil Nadu, today said, "I am mature", an attribute that he said enables him to have "no regrets over being sidelined" by his colleagues.

TTV Dinakaran, deputy chief of the AIADMK faction led by his aunt VK Sasikala, today summoned a meeting of partys 122 lawmakers today after senior cabinet ministers led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami decided late on Tuesday night to "delink" the party's two bosses from the -government and the party-.

TTV Dinakaran, who is the centrifugal force for the political crisis in Tamil Nadu, "welcomes" the prospect of a merger of the two estranged teams of Tamil Nadu's ruling party, said ministers who met him this morning. Mr Dinakran appears to have little choice but to go along with the plan, given that his removal as the party's Deputy Chief is bein...

Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam -- who precipitated a crisis in the party after his rebellion against VK Sasikala -- has said the party's election symbol should belong to his faction. By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency, which had been held by J Jayalalithaa, will be held on April 12. The rebel leader, who has got a handful of su...

The O Panneerselvam camp today moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker rejecting their demand for a secret ballot during the February 18 trust vote won by Chief Minister E K Palaniswami.

A senior AIADMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP today said VK Sasikala became party General Secretary after being elected and had not "taken up the post suo motu."

At a meeting of parties ahead of the Monsoon Session of parliament, the DMK and AIADMK demanded that India intervene in Sri Lanka.

In the tussle for control between the two top leaders of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party AIADMK, the Madras High Court is likely to decide today on a petition by O Panneerselvam to stall a meeting that his rival E Palaniswamy has called.

As Tamil Nadu reels under the worst water crisis, the ruling AIADMK Saturday performed ''yagna'' in temples across the state, while the Opposition DMK staged "empty pot" demonstrations, urging the government to take steps to address the issue.

Ending months of speculation, actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Sunday declared he would not contest the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

In a setback to jailed leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran, the unified AIADMK under O Panneerselvam (OPS) and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami (EPS) has been recognized as the "real" party and granted use of the two-leaves symbol by the Election Commission, sources said today.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami cannot seek a trust vote in the assembly before the court decides on the status of 18 rebel AIADMK lawmakers disqualified by Assembly Speaker this week, the Madras High Court ordered on Wednesday.

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran Sunday said he was not for the fall of the Palaniswami government but cannot tolerate the opposition to the party being led by Sasikala and him.

Tucked away into a luxe beachside resort in Puducherry, a group of politicians who have the potential to bring down the Tamil Nadu government have no complaints about their all-paid-for villas or the massages that are on offer. The only blip on the palm-tree lined horizon is Chief Minister E Palaniswami - "EPS" -who, they say, must quit.

It's been close to two weeks since the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu's ruling party, began attempts to check out of the feud that was caused by the death of its leader, J Jayalalithaa, who died in December while she was Chief Minister.

TTV Dinakaran, the man running the party that governs Tamil Nadu, today said, "I am mature", an attribute that he said enables him to have "no regrets over being sidelined" by his colleagues.

TTV Dinakaran, deputy chief of the AIADMK faction led by his aunt VK Sasikala, today summoned a meeting of partys 122 lawmakers today after senior cabinet ministers led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami decided late on Tuesday night to "delink" the party's two bosses from the -government and the party-.

TTV Dinakaran, who is the centrifugal force for the political crisis in Tamil Nadu, "welcomes" the prospect of a merger of the two estranged teams of Tamil Nadu's ruling party, said ministers who met him this morning. Mr Dinakran appears to have little choice but to go along with the plan, given that his removal as the party's Deputy Chief is bein...

Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam -- who precipitated a crisis in the party after his rebellion against VK Sasikala -- has said the party's election symbol should belong to his faction. By-elections in Chennai's RK Nagar constituency, which had been held by J Jayalalithaa, will be held on April 12. The rebel leader, who has got a handful of su...

The O Panneerselvam camp today moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker rejecting their demand for a secret ballot during the February 18 trust vote won by Chief Minister E K Palaniswami.

A senior AIADMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP today said VK Sasikala became party General Secretary after being elected and had not "taken up the post suo motu."