Natarajan Dies

Jailed AIADMK chief VK Sasikala's husband M Natarajan died at a hospital in Chennai after multiple organ failure, according to news agency ANI. The 74-year-old was admitted to Gleneagles Global Health City hospital last week for chest infection and his condition was "critical", officials had said.

O Panneerselvam, mid-stream a big political turnaround, on Thursday said that opponent VK Sasikala "is lying when she says she never betrayed Amma", invoking former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who died in hospital in December.

In tweets after his stunning rebellion, Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said he had not seen J Jayalalithaa even once in Chennai's Apollo hospital, where she died on December 5.

Sasikala Natarajan, the closest friend of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has formally taken over the AIADMK's leadership. Ms Natarajan, 54, took charge as the AIADMK's general secretary this afternoon, a post held by Ms Jayalalithaa till she died on December 5.

Keeping a seat for J Jayalalithaa, who died earlier this month, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK decided in a meeting today to hand over the party's leadership to her closest friend Sasikala Natarajan.

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...

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.

Superstar Rajinikanth this morning visited the public auditorium where J Jayalalithaa's body, draped in the national flag, was displayed for lakhs of visitors before her funeral.

An era ended as J Jayalalithaa was lowered into the ground in a sandalwood casket next to the memorial of her mentor, MG Ramachandran or MGR at Chennai's Marina Beach on Tuesday evening. Last rites were performed by the politician's long-time companion Sasikala Natarajan, who also received the national flag that had draped Ms Jayalalithaa's body. T...

Jailed AIADMK chief VK Sasikala's husband M Natarajan died at a hospital in Chennai after multiple organ failure, according to news agency ANI. The 74-year-old was admitted to Gleneagles Global Health City hospital last week for chest infection and his condition was "critical", officials had said.

O Panneerselvam, mid-stream a big political turnaround, on Thursday said that opponent VK Sasikala "is lying when she says she never betrayed Amma", invoking former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who died in hospital in December.

In tweets after his stunning rebellion, Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said he had not seen J Jayalalithaa even once in Chennai's Apollo hospital, where she died on December 5.

Sasikala Natarajan, the closest friend of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has formally taken over the AIADMK's leadership. Ms Natarajan, 54, took charge as the AIADMK's general secretary this afternoon, a post held by Ms Jayalalithaa till she died on December 5.

Keeping a seat for J Jayalalithaa, who died earlier this month, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK decided in a meeting today to hand over the party's leadership to her closest friend Sasikala Natarajan.

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...

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.

Superstar Rajinikanth this morning visited the public auditorium where J Jayalalithaa's body, draped in the national flag, was displayed for lakhs of visitors before her funeral.

An era ended as J Jayalalithaa was lowered into the ground in a sandalwood casket next to the memorial of her mentor, MG Ramachandran or MGR at Chennai's Marina Beach on Tuesday evening. Last rites were performed by the politician's long-time companion Sasikala Natarajan, who also received the national flag that had draped Ms Jayalalithaa's body. T...