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In Court, DMK's Hand-Drawn Plan For Karunanidhi's Marina Beach Burial
DMK leader M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday after a long illness, will be buried at Chennai's Marina Beach, where three other former chief ministers including J Jayalalithaa have memorials.
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3,500 Sq Feet for Jayalalithaa, Not Even 6 Feet For Karunanidhi, Asks DMK
Tamil Nadu's E Palaniswami government has faced a barrage of criticism for rejecting the DMK's request for M Karunanidhi's burial next to the grave of his political mentor CN Annadurai along Marina beach. National Conference chief Omar Abdullah found the ruling AIADMK's stand petty, Congress president Rahul Gandhi asked the E Palaniswami government...
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High Court To Hear DMK's Plea On Karunanidhi's Burial At Marina Beach: Updates
The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to decide where DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi will be laid to rest and will resume hearing at 8 am on whether his burial will be at Anna Square memorial along Chennai's Marina beach.
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Opinion: In Jail Or Not, The Growing Stature Of Sasikala And Family
After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.
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Opinion: Why Kashmir Is So Angry With Us
The feeling of discrimination extends from ill-treating Kashmiris in the rest of India, to the PM not attending the funeral of Chief Mufti though doing so in the case of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, to arresting the children under the infamous Public Safety Act and keeping them in regular jails with hardened criminals instead of juvenile homes, to ...
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From Amma To Chinamma, It's Official. Sasikala Natarajan To Be Party Chief
Less than two weeks after J Jayalalithaa died, her party has announced that her closest aide, Sasikala Natarajan, will replace her as the chief of her party, the AIADMK. Ms Natarajan, 54, holds no post in the party. Rules will be amended if needed to place her in control, said AIADMK spokesperson Ponnaiyan today. "It is the desire of the entire p...
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Sasikala Natarajan Not Fit To Lead Party, Says Jayalalithaa's Niece Deepa Jayakumar
As AIADMK pushes the late J Jayalalithaa's friend and longtime aide Sasikala Natarajan to take over as the party chief, the former Chief Minister's niece Deepa Jayakumar has said she is not the right candidate for the job.
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280 People Died Of 'Shock' Over Jayalalithaa's Death, Claims AIADMK
The AIADMK has released a list of 203 people, saying they died of "shock" over the death of party chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on December 5. The AIADMK says a total of 280 people have died due to shock over Ms Jayalalithaa's death so far.
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Sasikala Natarajan's Alleged Midnight Coup Stunned Jayalalithaa's Party
Among the lasting images of J Jayalalithaa's funeral - the sea of supporters bound together by grief, the glass casket moving slowly in an open-air truck to Chennai's Marina Beach - the one that carries the maximum political weight is that of Sasikala Natarajan, dressed in a black sari, performing the last rites.
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Thousands Flock To Burial Spot Of Jayalalithaa In Chennai's Marina Beach
A day after she was laid to rest near the memorial site of her political mentor M G Ramachandran at Marina beach in Chennai, thousands of people from all over Tamil Nadu continued to make a beeline to the spot to pay homage to late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
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360 Degree View Of Thousands At Jayalalithaa's Funeral
J Jayalalithaa, one of the most powerful and popular leaders in the country, died on Monday after a massive cardiac arrest. She was buried in a sandalwood casket next to the memorial of her mentor, MG Ramachandran or MGR at Chennai's Marina Beach with full state honours. Thousands lined the route as Ms Jayalalithaa's body was taken to Marina Beach ...
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To Get To Jayalalithaa Funeral, President Pranab Mukherjee Hitches A Ride With Air Force
President Pranab Mukherjee finally made it to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's funeral on Tuesday after his Air Force-flown Boeing Business Jet developed a minor technical snag.
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Twitter Mourns Puratchi Thalaivi Jayalalithaa's Death
As J Jayalalithaa's funeral took place with full state honours in Tamil Nadu today, social media was flooded with messages in tribute to one of India's most popular politicians with a devoted mass following. Ms Jayalalithaa, 68, died last night after three months in hospital. She was buried this evening at Chennai's Marina Beach, next to the memori...
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As PM Paid Tribute To Jayalalithaa, He Hugged Chief Minister Panneerselvam To Console Him
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the latter wept inconsolably when the Prime Minister visited Chennai's Rajaji Hall, a large public auditorium where J Jayalalithaa's body was placed for people to pay their respects before she was burried at Chennai's Marina beach near her political mentor MGR.
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Jayalalithaa Buried, Last Rites Performed By Closest Aide Sasikala Natarajan
J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu's beloved Amma (mother), was buried this evening on Chennai's Marina Beach, with lakhs gathered and united in an immense but peaceful show of grief.
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In Court, DMK's Hand-Drawn Plan For Karunanidhi's Marina Beach Burial
DMK leader M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday after a long illness, will be buried at Chennai's Marina Beach, where three other former chief ministers including J Jayalalithaa have memorials.
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3,500 Sq Feet for Jayalalithaa, Not Even 6 Feet For Karunanidhi, Asks DMK
Tamil Nadu's E Palaniswami government has faced a barrage of criticism for rejecting the DMK's request for M Karunanidhi's burial next to the grave of his political mentor CN Annadurai along Marina beach. National Conference chief Omar Abdullah found the ruling AIADMK's stand petty, Congress president Rahul Gandhi asked the E Palaniswami government...
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High Court To Hear DMK's Plea On Karunanidhi's Burial At Marina Beach: Updates
The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to decide where DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi will be laid to rest and will resume hearing at 8 am on whether his burial will be at Anna Square memorial along Chennai's Marina beach.
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Opinion: In Jail Or Not, The Growing Stature Of Sasikala And Family
After Jayalalithaa's death, Sasikala took a series of steps to take total control of the party and the government. She kept all family members of Jayalalithaa out of the last rites. She was the one who decided every aspect of the funeral, last rites and the post-funeral sympathy gathering.
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Opinion: Why Kashmir Is So Angry With Us
The feeling of discrimination extends from ill-treating Kashmiris in the rest of India, to the PM not attending the funeral of Chief Mufti though doing so in the case of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, to arresting the children under the infamous Public Safety Act and keeping them in regular jails with hardened criminals instead of juvenile homes, to ...
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From Amma To Chinamma, It's Official. Sasikala Natarajan To Be Party Chief
Less than two weeks after J Jayalalithaa died, her party has announced that her closest aide, Sasikala Natarajan, will replace her as the chief of her party, the AIADMK. Ms Natarajan, 54, holds no post in the party. Rules will be amended if needed to place her in control, said AIADMK spokesperson Ponnaiyan today. "It is the desire of the entire p...
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Sasikala Natarajan Not Fit To Lead Party, Says Jayalalithaa's Niece Deepa Jayakumar
As AIADMK pushes the late J Jayalalithaa's friend and longtime aide Sasikala Natarajan to take over as the party chief, the former Chief Minister's niece Deepa Jayakumar has said she is not the right candidate for the job.
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280 People Died Of 'Shock' Over Jayalalithaa's Death, Claims AIADMK
The AIADMK has released a list of 203 people, saying they died of "shock" over the death of party chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on December 5. The AIADMK says a total of 280 people have died due to shock over Ms Jayalalithaa's death so far.
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Sasikala Natarajan's Alleged Midnight Coup Stunned Jayalalithaa's Party
Among the lasting images of J Jayalalithaa's funeral - the sea of supporters bound together by grief, the glass casket moving slowly in an open-air truck to Chennai's Marina Beach - the one that carries the maximum political weight is that of Sasikala Natarajan, dressed in a black sari, performing the last rites.
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Thousands Flock To Burial Spot Of Jayalalithaa In Chennai's Marina Beach
A day after she was laid to rest near the memorial site of her political mentor M G Ramachandran at Marina beach in Chennai, thousands of people from all over Tamil Nadu continued to make a beeline to the spot to pay homage to late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
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360 Degree View Of Thousands At Jayalalithaa's Funeral
J Jayalalithaa, one of the most powerful and popular leaders in the country, died on Monday after a massive cardiac arrest. She was buried in a sandalwood casket next to the memorial of her mentor, MG Ramachandran or MGR at Chennai's Marina Beach with full state honours. Thousands lined the route as Ms Jayalalithaa's body was taken to Marina Beach ...
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To Get To Jayalalithaa Funeral, President Pranab Mukherjee Hitches A Ride With Air Force
President Pranab Mukherjee finally made it to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's funeral on Tuesday after his Air Force-flown Boeing Business Jet developed a minor technical snag.
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Twitter Mourns Puratchi Thalaivi Jayalalithaa's Death
As J Jayalalithaa's funeral took place with full state honours in Tamil Nadu today, social media was flooded with messages in tribute to one of India's most popular politicians with a devoted mass following. Ms Jayalalithaa, 68, died last night after three months in hospital. She was buried this evening at Chennai's Marina Beach, next to the memori...
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As PM Paid Tribute To Jayalalithaa, He Hugged Chief Minister Panneerselvam To Console Him
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam as the latter wept inconsolably when the Prime Minister visited Chennai's Rajaji Hall, a large public auditorium where J Jayalalithaa's body was placed for people to pay their respects before she was burried at Chennai's Marina beach near her political mentor MGR.
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Jayalalithaa Buried, Last Rites Performed By Closest Aide Sasikala Natarajan
J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu's beloved Amma (mother), was buried this evening on Chennai's Marina Beach, with lakhs gathered and united in an immense but peaceful show of grief.
