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With only nine months before Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, posters projecting Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the ruling AIADMK's chief ministerial candidate have created ripples within the party

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Election Commission (EC), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam on expelled AIADMK leader KC Palanisamy's plea seeking directions to ensure free and fair elections in the AIADMK including removal of the two leaders from party posts.

The Madras High Court today asked the anti-graft body in Tamil Nadu to explain, by July 23, why no probe was initiated even three months after a complaint was lodged against Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, accusing him of disproportionate assets

Nineteen legislators of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK met the state's Governor this morning. They have called yesterday's merger between the two factions led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam illegal and are opposed to the decision to throw out party chief VK Sasikala, who is in jail

Talks between the rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK have fallen through for the night, leaders in the camp led by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said on Friday. Differences between the two camps led by Mr Panneerselvam and Chief Minister O Palaniswami remain, they said.

Within hours of being found guilty of corruption, VK Sasikala stepped on the gas to name a new leader for her party, the AIADMK. Edappadi K Palaniswami, 57, who is Minister of the Public Works Department, is the new chief of the ruling party of Tamil Nadu. He has written to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao asking for the chance to prove his majority in t...

Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Panneerselvam walked into his office on Monday after a week's absence, state education minister K Pandiarajan said the rings around the luxury resort where legislators of the VK Sasikala faction have been corralled, will be "cleared of outsiders" on Tuesday, giving safe passage to whoever wishes to meet them.

VK Sasikala may lead a hunger strike by her legislators at Former Chief Minister J Jayalalaithaa's memorial in Chennai today if the Governor doesn't invite her to form the government, sources have said.

J Jayalalithaa had told him that he should be chief minister if "anything should happen to her," O Panneerselvam, who resigned as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday to make way for AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, said today. Mr Panneerselvam had headed late in the evening to the Jayalalithaa memorial at Chennai's Marina beach and sat alone ...

Former AIADMK minister K P Munusamy on Monday slammed V K Sasikala for making a "backdoor entry" to the Chief Minister's post and questioned why O Panneerselvam made way for her despite being the "preferred choice" of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

O Panneerselvam who stepped down as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to pave the way for party chief VK Sasikala, had signed his letter of resignation long before AIADMK legislators held their meeting on Sunday.

VK Sasikala - the longtime companion of J Jayalalithaa who became the party chief after her death - has been elected the chief of AIADMK's legislature party, clearing the decks for her takeover as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. O Panneerselvam, the current incumbent of the post who proposed her name at the party's internal meeting this afternoon...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that all efforts are being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people, a day after an executive order or ordinance by the state, which allows the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu, was cleared by the centre. It has been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent. Thousands of protestors, gathe...

Sasikala Natarajan, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's closest aide, has been urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the party, a tweet by the AIADMK said this afternoon. Sources in the party say AIADMK leaders are discussing creating a new post like Additional General Secretary for Ms Natarajan as they want Ms Jayalalithaa to...

J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of India's most powerful and popular politicians, died on Monday in a Chennai hospital, nearly three months after she was admitted there. She was 68.

With only nine months before Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, posters projecting Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the ruling AIADMK's chief ministerial candidate have created ripples within the party

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Election Commission (EC), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam on expelled AIADMK leader KC Palanisamy's plea seeking directions to ensure free and fair elections in the AIADMK including removal of the two leaders from party posts.

The Madras High Court today asked the anti-graft body in Tamil Nadu to explain, by July 23, why no probe was initiated even three months after a complaint was lodged against Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, accusing him of disproportionate assets

Nineteen legislators of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK met the state's Governor this morning. They have called yesterday's merger between the two factions led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam illegal and are opposed to the decision to throw out party chief VK Sasikala, who is in jail

Talks between the rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK have fallen through for the night, leaders in the camp led by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said on Friday. Differences between the two camps led by Mr Panneerselvam and Chief Minister O Palaniswami remain, they said.

Within hours of being found guilty of corruption, VK Sasikala stepped on the gas to name a new leader for her party, the AIADMK. Edappadi K Palaniswami, 57, who is Minister of the Public Works Department, is the new chief of the ruling party of Tamil Nadu. He has written to Governor C Vidyasagar Rao asking for the chance to prove his majority in t...

Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Panneerselvam walked into his office on Monday after a week's absence, state education minister K Pandiarajan said the rings around the luxury resort where legislators of the VK Sasikala faction have been corralled, will be "cleared of outsiders" on Tuesday, giving safe passage to whoever wishes to meet them.

VK Sasikala may lead a hunger strike by her legislators at Former Chief Minister J Jayalalaithaa's memorial in Chennai today if the Governor doesn't invite her to form the government, sources have said.

J Jayalalithaa had told him that he should be chief minister if "anything should happen to her," O Panneerselvam, who resigned as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday to make way for AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, said today. Mr Panneerselvam had headed late in the evening to the Jayalalithaa memorial at Chennai's Marina beach and sat alone ...

Former AIADMK minister K P Munusamy on Monday slammed V K Sasikala for making a "backdoor entry" to the Chief Minister's post and questioned why O Panneerselvam made way for her despite being the "preferred choice" of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

O Panneerselvam who stepped down as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to pave the way for party chief VK Sasikala, had signed his letter of resignation long before AIADMK legislators held their meeting on Sunday.

VK Sasikala - the longtime companion of J Jayalalithaa who became the party chief after her death - has been elected the chief of AIADMK's legislature party, clearing the decks for her takeover as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. O Panneerselvam, the current incumbent of the post who proposed her name at the party's internal meeting this afternoon...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that all efforts are being made to fulfil the cultural aspirations of Tamil people, a day after an executive order or ordinance by the state, which allows the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu, was cleared by the centre. It has been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent. Thousands of protestors, gathe...

Sasikala Natarajan, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's closest aide, has been urged by senior leaders of the AIADMK to lead the party, a tweet by the AIADMK said this afternoon. Sources in the party say AIADMK leaders are discussing creating a new post like Additional General Secretary for Ms Natarajan as they want Ms Jayalalithaa to...

J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of India's most powerful and popular politicians, died on Monday in a Chennai hospital, nearly three months after she was admitted there. She was 68.