Aiadmk Leading

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary E Palaniswami said his party was part of the NDA because "it was in the interest of the nation," but in the state it will lead the alliance that has the BJP as a junior partner.

"AIADMK only will lead the alliance in the upcoming general election. You will see soon who will lead the AIADMK on that. Cadres have total belief in me that I will unite the AIADMK," Sasikala said.

Separate closed door meetings and back-to-back parleys on Wednesday over who should lead the party indicated a gathering storm of power struggle in the AIADMK between top leaders, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Fresh audio clips of VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, speaking to party functionaries sympathetic to her political return have surfaced, in which she can be heard saying "there is a need to lead the party in a fair way".

Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly K Palaniswami urged state government to direct authorities to be factual in certifying Covid deaths and charged that ascribing incorrect causes in certificates could lead to problems during this pandemic.

Tamil Nadu election results: In Tamil Nadu, the DMK has crossed the half-way mark in early leads, ahead of the ruling AIADMK, which has an alliance with the BJP.

Tamil Nadu politics has been dominated by the DMK and AIADMK, with the two Dravidian giants traditionally swapping terms to keep national parties from power. However, this election could buck that trend, with new faces challenging the older ones.

Edapaddi Palaniswami had the challenge of leading the AIADMK government after the party lost the charismatic and powerful J Jayalalithaa in 2016. Jayalalithaa -- "Amma" to the AIADMK ranks - enjoyed rare devotion of her party men, who even genuflected to her photos.

For all the build-up leading to the announcement, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK naming incumbent Edappadi Palaniswami as its Chief Ministerial candidate for next year's elections came as no surprise.

AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday asserted that his party will lead the alliance in "any polls" in the state and pointed out that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections were fought under its leadership.

A statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran was found draped with a saffron shawl at Puducherry leading to protest by AIADMK and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday assured members of the territorial assembly that quick action would be taken against the culprits.

The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has gained a strong lead over the ruling AIADMK in results for nearly 92,000 rural local body posts, including Panchayat Union and District Panchayat Union ward members, held late last month

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Vikravandi and Nanuguri Assembly constituencies went to bypolls were held on October 21.

A local leader of the AIADMK has been arrested for allegedly putting up party hoardings, one of which fell on a 23-year-old software engineer in Chennai, leading to her death. Subashree Ravi was passing by in her scooty on September 12 when the illegal hoarding fell on her. The force of the impact threw her on the ground, following which she was hi...

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary E Palaniswami said his party was part of the NDA because "it was in the interest of the nation," but in the state it will lead the alliance that has the BJP as a junior partner.

"AIADMK only will lead the alliance in the upcoming general election. You will see soon who will lead the AIADMK on that. Cadres have total belief in me that I will unite the AIADMK," Sasikala said.

Separate closed door meetings and back-to-back parleys on Wednesday over who should lead the party indicated a gathering storm of power struggle in the AIADMK between top leaders, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Fresh audio clips of VK Sasikala, the ousted chief of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK, speaking to party functionaries sympathetic to her political return have surfaced, in which she can be heard saying "there is a need to lead the party in a fair way".

Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly K Palaniswami urged state government to direct authorities to be factual in certifying Covid deaths and charged that ascribing incorrect causes in certificates could lead to problems during this pandemic.

Tamil Nadu election results: In Tamil Nadu, the DMK has crossed the half-way mark in early leads, ahead of the ruling AIADMK, which has an alliance with the BJP.

Tamil Nadu politics has been dominated by the DMK and AIADMK, with the two Dravidian giants traditionally swapping terms to keep national parties from power. However, this election could buck that trend, with new faces challenging the older ones.

Edapaddi Palaniswami had the challenge of leading the AIADMK government after the party lost the charismatic and powerful J Jayalalithaa in 2016. Jayalalithaa -- "Amma" to the AIADMK ranks - enjoyed rare devotion of her party men, who even genuflected to her photos.

For all the build-up leading to the announcement, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK naming incumbent Edappadi Palaniswami as its Chief Ministerial candidate for next year's elections came as no surprise.

AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday asserted that his party will lead the alliance in "any polls" in the state and pointed out that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections were fought under its leadership.

A statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran was found draped with a saffron shawl at Puducherry leading to protest by AIADMK and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday assured members of the territorial assembly that quick action would be taken against the culprits.

The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu has gained a strong lead over the ruling AIADMK in results for nearly 92,000 rural local body posts, including Panchayat Union and District Panchayat Union ward members, held late last month

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Vikravandi and Nanuguri Assembly constituencies went to bypolls were held on October 21.

A local leader of the AIADMK has been arrested for allegedly putting up party hoardings, one of which fell on a 23-year-old software engineer in Chennai, leading to her death. Subashree Ravi was passing by in her scooty on September 12 when the illegal hoarding fell on her. The force of the impact threw her on the ground, following which she was hi...