Rk Nagar Bypolls

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has sought applications from aspiring candidates who would like to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party will accept the applications from February 4 to 10.

The Madras High Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on a plea seeking probe by an independent agency into the allegations of bribing voters of R K Nagar constituency by AIADMK during the 2017 bypoll.

Instances compiled by an association of Tamil Nadu journalists suggest multiple cases of 'blackouts' simply for reporting news critical of the government. Among the cases cited are: in February this year, Satyam TV was blacked out for a day on Arasu Cable for reporting on the protests in Tuticorin against a plant by mining giant Vedanta.

TTV Dhinakaran, sidelined by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK, announced the name of his party. He has named it after former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Mr Dinakaran made the announcements at an event in Melur town.

The internal churning in the ruling AIADMK post its defeat in the RK Nagar bypoll continued Wednesday, with top leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami cracking the whip against dissidents in four districts.

Tamil actor Vishal, who was in news recently when his nomination for the bypoll to RK Nagar Assembly constituency was rejected, said "the situation" made him decide on entering politics.

The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition that the Election Commission of India (ECI) be directed to suspend the result of the RK Nagar bypoll that concluded last month, and held that the courts could not do so once it was declared.

Actor Kamal Haasan, in a hard hitting column in a Tamil magazine, alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the RK Nagar bypoll. The actor criticised people for electing Dhinakaran saying, "They chose an independent highest bidder". The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters.

Actor Kamal Haasan today alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll. The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters. In a stinging article in the latest issue of Tamil magazine 'Ananda Vikatan,' the veteran actor described the bypoll, held after the death of former Chie...

Sidelined AIADMK leader, T T V Dhinakaran today said cases filed against him will not have any impact on his political career.

The ruling AIADMK today continued to crack the whip against supporters of rival leader TTV Dhinakaran post its RK Nagar bypoll defeat, expelling 44 of them and relieving two others from party posts.

The Congress in Tamil Nadu today constituted a panel to identify the reasons for its ally DMK nominee's drubbing in the R K Nagar bypoll.

The by-polls in Chennai's RK Nagar, which was sweeped by TTV Dhinakaran, was expected to be a three-cornered contest between the DMK, AIADMK and its sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. What came as a surprise was an unlikely battle for the fifth place, between BJP candidate K Nagarajan and the NOTA or none of the above button.

With early trends indicating a huge lead for TTV Dhinakaran in the RK Nagar bypoll, the sidelined AIADMK leader today said it showed that people want a change of regime.

Counting of votes for the RK Nagar by-poll was temporarily disrupted this morning after an alleged altercation between supporters of Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran and AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan.

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has sought applications from aspiring candidates who would like to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party will accept the applications from February 4 to 10.

The Madras High Court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on a plea seeking probe by an independent agency into the allegations of bribing voters of R K Nagar constituency by AIADMK during the 2017 bypoll.

Instances compiled by an association of Tamil Nadu journalists suggest multiple cases of 'blackouts' simply for reporting news critical of the government. Among the cases cited are: in February this year, Satyam TV was blacked out for a day on Arasu Cable for reporting on the protests in Tuticorin against a plant by mining giant Vedanta.

TTV Dhinakaran, sidelined by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK, announced the name of his party. He has named it after former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Mr Dinakaran made the announcements at an event in Melur town.

The internal churning in the ruling AIADMK post its defeat in the RK Nagar bypoll continued Wednesday, with top leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami cracking the whip against dissidents in four districts.

Tamil actor Vishal, who was in news recently when his nomination for the bypoll to RK Nagar Assembly constituency was rejected, said "the situation" made him decide on entering politics.

The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition that the Election Commission of India (ECI) be directed to suspend the result of the RK Nagar bypoll that concluded last month, and held that the courts could not do so once it was declared.

Actor Kamal Haasan, in a hard hitting column in a Tamil magazine, alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the RK Nagar bypoll. The actor criticised people for electing Dhinakaran saying, "They chose an independent highest bidder". The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters.

Actor Kamal Haasan today alleged that money power was behind TTV Dhinakaran's win in the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll. The sidelined AIADMK leader hit out accusing Kamal Haasan of maligning voters. In a stinging article in the latest issue of Tamil magazine 'Ananda Vikatan,' the veteran actor described the bypoll, held after the death of former Chie...

Sidelined AIADMK leader, T T V Dhinakaran today said cases filed against him will not have any impact on his political career.

The ruling AIADMK today continued to crack the whip against supporters of rival leader TTV Dhinakaran post its RK Nagar bypoll defeat, expelling 44 of them and relieving two others from party posts.

The Congress in Tamil Nadu today constituted a panel to identify the reasons for its ally DMK nominee's drubbing in the R K Nagar bypoll.

The by-polls in Chennai's RK Nagar, which was sweeped by TTV Dhinakaran, was expected to be a three-cornered contest between the DMK, AIADMK and its sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. What came as a surprise was an unlikely battle for the fifth place, between BJP candidate K Nagarajan and the NOTA or none of the above button.

With early trends indicating a huge lead for TTV Dhinakaran in the RK Nagar bypoll, the sidelined AIADMK leader today said it showed that people want a change of regime.

Counting of votes for the RK Nagar by-poll was temporarily disrupted this morning after an alleged altercation between supporters of Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran and AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan.