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Ahead Of Thalaivi Trailer Launch, Kangana Ranaut Showcases Jayalalithaa's Life In Pics
Thalaivi brings to screen Jayalalithaa's journey as a stellar actress which was followed by a powerful political career
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Thalaivi: Presenting Kangana Ranaut As Jayalalithaa On The Leader's 72nd Birth Anniversary
Thalaivi brings onscreen Jayalalithaa's journey as a stellar actress which was followed by a powerful political career
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At DMK Meet, MK Stalin Takes Dig At Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan
Taking a tacit dig at superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who are seen to have timed their political debuts following former chief minister Jayalalithaa's death and DMK boss M Karunanidhi's age and poor health, DMK leader MK Stalin on Sunday asserted that there was no vacuum, at least not in his party.
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"Change Needed, It Is Time": Rajinikanth Announces New Party - 10 Facts
The long suspense over whether Rajinikanth would enter politics finally ended on Sunday, with the superstar making the announcement amid frenzied cheers of hundreds of supporters. "I will do my duty... it is time. We will change the system," the 67-year-old declared in Chennai, saying he would form a new party. Claiming that the events in Tamil Nad...
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Kamal Haasan's Latest Attack On AIADMK After I-T Raids: 'Let's Wake Up'
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who is prepping for a political career, has ripped into Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK over last week's income tax raids targeting jailed party leader VK Sasikala and her family members at properties including former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Chennai home.
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Weeks After Remarks On Politics, Rajinikanth Meets Protesting Farmers
Superstar Rajinikanth met a group of farmers today who are on a protest to demand the interlinking of rivers. The meeting - a first of the kind involving Rajinikanth - comes weeks after the actor's "God's will" comment that was read as a hint of his contemplating a career in politics.
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'I Will Call You When There is War': Rajinikanth's Vote Appeal
As superstar Rajinikanth addressed fans on Friday, the last day of his week-long meet-and greet, he made a speech worthy of a political campaign. It was also his most unambiguous signal yet that he is considering a political career. In Tamil Nadu.
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10 Things To Know About Tamil Nadu's New Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami
Handpicked by his mentor VK Sasikala before she left for a Bengaluru jail to serve her four-year sentence for corruption, AIADMK's chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in as Tamil Nadus chief minister on Thursday evening. Mr Palaniswami received the invitation to form the government from Governor C Vidyasagar Rao earlier in the day after...
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Sasikala Names Successor. 5 Facts About Edappadi Palaniswami
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...
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'It's A Fatty Judgement,' Said Supreme Court Judges, Then Went Straight To Sasikala Verdict
It took eight minutes for two Supreme Court judges to announce the decision that abruptly cut short the political career of VK Sasikala, a long-time companion of J Jayalalithaa. The judges concurred when they held Ms Sasikala guilty of corruption and decided that she has to go to back to jail to serve a four-year sentence. "We have expressed deep c...
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VK Sasikala, 2 Judges, And Their Verdict On Alleged Corruption: 10 Points
The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...
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O Panneerselvam vs VK Sasikala Ends His Career As Loyalist. What Next?
O Panneerselvam, a quiet unassuming politician who owes the high points of his career to doing as he was told, today torqued his party by declaring that he has no wish to stop serving as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and has been coerced and humiliated into doing so by VK Sasikala, who is meant to replace him as head of the government.
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Blog: Jayalalithaa's Response To My Questions Remains Her Last Answer To A Journalist
When I asked Chief Minister Jayalalithaa a question two years ago, little did I realise that it would be her last-ever response to a journalist.
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"For 2 Days, Jayalalithaa Stood By MGR's Body. She Did Not Shed A Tear."
Excerpt from Vaasanthi's book Amma: Jayalalithaa's Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen
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Opinion: Jayalalithaa's Chief Minister Template Followed By Nitish, Modi
The other "efficient Chief Ministers" who are widely praised - whether Nitish Kumar or, yes, Narendra Modi - simply follow in her footsteps. They too adopted this authoritarian model, with all its flaws and benefits.
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Ahead Of Thalaivi Trailer Launch, Kangana Ranaut Showcases Jayalalithaa's Life In Pics
Thalaivi brings to screen Jayalalithaa's journey as a stellar actress which was followed by a powerful political career
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Thalaivi: Presenting Kangana Ranaut As Jayalalithaa On The Leader's 72nd Birth Anniversary
Thalaivi brings onscreen Jayalalithaa's journey as a stellar actress which was followed by a powerful political career
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At DMK Meet, MK Stalin Takes Dig At Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan
Taking a tacit dig at superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who are seen to have timed their political debuts following former chief minister Jayalalithaa's death and DMK boss M Karunanidhi's age and poor health, DMK leader MK Stalin on Sunday asserted that there was no vacuum, at least not in his party.
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"Change Needed, It Is Time": Rajinikanth Announces New Party - 10 Facts
The long suspense over whether Rajinikanth would enter politics finally ended on Sunday, with the superstar making the announcement amid frenzied cheers of hundreds of supporters. "I will do my duty... it is time. We will change the system," the 67-year-old declared in Chennai, saying he would form a new party. Claiming that the events in Tamil Nad...
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Kamal Haasan's Latest Attack On AIADMK After I-T Raids: 'Let's Wake Up'
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who is prepping for a political career, has ripped into Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK over last week's income tax raids targeting jailed party leader VK Sasikala and her family members at properties including former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's Chennai home.
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Weeks After Remarks On Politics, Rajinikanth Meets Protesting Farmers
Superstar Rajinikanth met a group of farmers today who are on a protest to demand the interlinking of rivers. The meeting - a first of the kind involving Rajinikanth - comes weeks after the actor's "God's will" comment that was read as a hint of his contemplating a career in politics.
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'I Will Call You When There is War': Rajinikanth's Vote Appeal
As superstar Rajinikanth addressed fans on Friday, the last day of his week-long meet-and greet, he made a speech worthy of a political campaign. It was also his most unambiguous signal yet that he is considering a political career. In Tamil Nadu.
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10 Things To Know About Tamil Nadu's New Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami
Handpicked by his mentor VK Sasikala before she left for a Bengaluru jail to serve her four-year sentence for corruption, AIADMK's chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in as Tamil Nadus chief minister on Thursday evening. Mr Palaniswami received the invitation to form the government from Governor C Vidyasagar Rao earlier in the day after...
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Sasikala Names Successor. 5 Facts About Edappadi Palaniswami
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...
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'It's A Fatty Judgement,' Said Supreme Court Judges, Then Went Straight To Sasikala Verdict
It took eight minutes for two Supreme Court judges to announce the decision that abruptly cut short the political career of VK Sasikala, a long-time companion of J Jayalalithaa. The judges concurred when they held Ms Sasikala guilty of corruption and decided that she has to go to back to jail to serve a four-year sentence. "We have expressed deep c...
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VK Sasikala, 2 Judges, And Their Verdict On Alleged Corruption: 10 Points
The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...
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O Panneerselvam vs VK Sasikala Ends His Career As Loyalist. What Next?
O Panneerselvam, a quiet unassuming politician who owes the high points of his career to doing as he was told, today torqued his party by declaring that he has no wish to stop serving as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and has been coerced and humiliated into doing so by VK Sasikala, who is meant to replace him as head of the government.
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Blog: Jayalalithaa's Response To My Questions Remains Her Last Answer To A Journalist
When I asked Chief Minister Jayalalithaa a question two years ago, little did I realise that it would be her last-ever response to a journalist.
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"For 2 Days, Jayalalithaa Stood By MGR's Body. She Did Not Shed A Tear."
Excerpt from Vaasanthi's book Amma: Jayalalithaa's Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen
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Opinion: Jayalalithaa's Chief Minister Template Followed By Nitish, Modi
The other "efficient Chief Ministers" who are widely praised - whether Nitish Kumar or, yes, Narendra Modi - simply follow in her footsteps. They too adopted this authoritarian model, with all its flaws and benefits.
