Jayalalithaa Government

Invoking the legacy of veteran leaders MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MGR a "true leader," and hailed MGR's commitment to governance devoid of "dynasty politics".

The Tamil Nadu Government will then take necessary action on the disposal of these gold and diamond jewellery which were part of the material evidence in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa and others.

From the jump, the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu was a consequence of the support needed by factions of the Dravidian party to take control of the government and the party after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016.

J Jayalalithaa's death in 2016 after being admitted to a top Chennai hospital should be investigated, a former judge has concluded in a lengthy report which slams at least one top government official and VK Sasikala, the close aide of the politician.

The inquiry commission by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan has recommended action against 17 police officials including IPS officers, the Collector, and a few others, a statement by the state government said.

The much-awaited report of a panel that probed the circumstances surrounding late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death, was on Saturday submitted to the Tamil Nadu government and it will be placed before the state cabinet in its August 29 meet.

The acquisition of Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister, late J Jayalalithaa's Poes garden residence by the state government has been set aside by the Madras High Court.

People in flood-hit Chennai will get free food at "Amma canteens" run by the municipal agency, the Tamil Nadu government said today. The free-food programme will run till the time Chennai sees rainfall, Chief Minister MK Stalin said.

The DMK government on Tuesday passed a Bill in the Assembly to integrate a varsity named after late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with another state-run institution, the Annamalai University.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government today passed a Bill in the Assembly to integrate a varsity named after late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with another state-run institution, the Annamalai University.

Tamil Nadu votes for a new government today in a single-phase Assembly election that pits Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami and his ruling AIADMK, which has allied with the BJP, against the MK-Stalin-led DMK-Congress combine

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.

J Jayalalithaa's palatial home in Chennai's Poes Garden was converted into a memorial by the Tamil Nadu government today, a day after the release from jail of VK Sasikala, who lived in the house as the former Chief Minister's companion until her death in 2016.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday allowed the Tamil Nadu government to go ahead with the opening ceremony of "Veda Nilayam" memorial, the residence of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa here, on Thursday but ordered that the building shall not be thrown open to the public.

VK Sasikala -- a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa -- has been admitted to Bengaluru's Bowring Government Hospital on complaint of fever and back pain.A Rapid Antigen Test of the former AIADMK leader, who had also complained of breathlessness today, has come back negative for COVID-19.

Invoking the legacy of veteran leaders MG Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MGR a "true leader," and hailed MGR's commitment to governance devoid of "dynasty politics".

The Tamil Nadu Government will then take necessary action on the disposal of these gold and diamond jewellery which were part of the material evidence in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa and others.

From the jump, the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu was a consequence of the support needed by factions of the Dravidian party to take control of the government and the party after the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016.

J Jayalalithaa's death in 2016 after being admitted to a top Chennai hospital should be investigated, a former judge has concluded in a lengthy report which slams at least one top government official and VK Sasikala, the close aide of the politician.

The inquiry commission by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan has recommended action against 17 police officials including IPS officers, the Collector, and a few others, a statement by the state government said.

The much-awaited report of a panel that probed the circumstances surrounding late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's death, was on Saturday submitted to the Tamil Nadu government and it will be placed before the state cabinet in its August 29 meet.

The acquisition of Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister, late J Jayalalithaa's Poes garden residence by the state government has been set aside by the Madras High Court.

People in flood-hit Chennai will get free food at "Amma canteens" run by the municipal agency, the Tamil Nadu government said today. The free-food programme will run till the time Chennai sees rainfall, Chief Minister MK Stalin said.

The DMK government on Tuesday passed a Bill in the Assembly to integrate a varsity named after late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with another state-run institution, the Annamalai University.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government today passed a Bill in the Assembly to integrate a varsity named after late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with another state-run institution, the Annamalai University.

Tamil Nadu votes for a new government today in a single-phase Assembly election that pits Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami and his ruling AIADMK, which has allied with the BJP, against the MK-Stalin-led DMK-Congress combine

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.

J Jayalalithaa's palatial home in Chennai's Poes Garden was converted into a memorial by the Tamil Nadu government today, a day after the release from jail of VK Sasikala, who lived in the house as the former Chief Minister's companion until her death in 2016.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday allowed the Tamil Nadu government to go ahead with the opening ceremony of "Veda Nilayam" memorial, the residence of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa here, on Thursday but ordered that the building shall not be thrown open to the public.

VK Sasikala -- a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa -- has been admitted to Bengaluru's Bowring Government Hospital on complaint of fever and back pain.A Rapid Antigen Test of the former AIADMK leader, who had also complained of breathlessness today, has come back negative for COVID-19.