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Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa decided against going abroad for medical treatment as she felt medicare facilities were available in Chennai, the late CM's former confidante V K Sasikala claimed on Friday.

Jailed AIADMK chief VK Sasikala serving a prison term in Bengaluru central jail was given special amenities at the intervention of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the retired top jail official has told an inquiry committee, giving the opposition BJP a fresh handle to attack the chief minister ahead of assembly elections in May.

Eighteen lawmakers of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK loyal to sacked chief VK Sasikala have been disqualified in a move that indemnifies Chief Minister E Palaniswami, should he face a trust vote.

Nineteen legislators of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK met the state's Governor this morning. They have called yesterday's merger between the two factions led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam illegal and are opposed to the decision to throw out party chief VK Sasikala, who is in jail

Talks between the rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK have fallen through for the night, leaders in the camp led by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said on Friday. Differences between the two camps led by Mr Panneerselvam and Chief Minister O Palaniswami remain, they said.

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...

Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Panneerselvam walked into his office on Monday after a week's absence, state education minister K Pandiarajan said the rings around the luxury resort where legislators of the VK Sasikala faction have been corralled, will be "cleared of outsiders" on Tuesday, giving safe passage to whoever wishes to meet them.

VK Sasikala may lead a hunger strike by her legislators at Former Chief Minister J Jayalalaithaa's memorial in Chennai today if the Governor doesn't invite her to form the government, sources have said.

J Jayalalithaa had told him that he should be chief minister if "anything should happen to her," O Panneerselvam, who resigned as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday to make way for AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, said today. Mr Panneerselvam had headed late in the evening to the Jayalalithaa memorial at Chennai's Marina beach and sat alone ...

Deepa Jayakumar, the niece of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa who has already made her political debut, has again slammed the ruling AIADMK's move to elevate VK Sasikala to the post of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The xx-year-old, who resembles her aunt, had made a bid earlier for the former Chief Minister's political legacy, claiming that t...

As VK Sasikala awaits her shot at Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, criticism of her ascension to the top job with absolutely no political experience is surging.

Former AIADMK minister K P Munusamy on Monday slammed V K Sasikala for making a "backdoor entry" to the Chief Minister's post and questioned why O Panneerselvam made way for her despite being the "preferred choice" of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

O Panneerselvam who stepped down as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to pave the way for party chief VK Sasikala, had signed his letter of resignation long before AIADMK legislators held their meeting on Sunday.

The news of Sasikala Natarajan's election to the AIADMK legislature party, which will enable her to take over as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, has received mixed reactions. While her opposition DMK has vociferously protested against the idea, social media witnessed both support and opposition. Chinnamma (mother's little sister) as Ms Natarajan is ...

VK Sasikala - the longtime companion of J Jayalalithaa who became the party chief after her death - has been elected the chief of AIADMK's legislature party, clearing the decks for her takeover as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. O Panneerselvam, the current incumbent of the post who proposed her name at the party's internal meeting this afternoon...

Former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa decided against going abroad for medical treatment as she felt medicare facilities were available in Chennai, the late CM's former confidante V K Sasikala claimed on Friday.

Jailed AIADMK chief VK Sasikala serving a prison term in Bengaluru central jail was given special amenities at the intervention of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the retired top jail official has told an inquiry committee, giving the opposition BJP a fresh handle to attack the chief minister ahead of assembly elections in May.

Eighteen lawmakers of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK loyal to sacked chief VK Sasikala have been disqualified in a move that indemnifies Chief Minister E Palaniswami, should he face a trust vote.

Nineteen legislators of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK met the state's Governor this morning. They have called yesterday's merger between the two factions led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam illegal and are opposed to the decision to throw out party chief VK Sasikala, who is in jail

Talks between the rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK have fallen through for the night, leaders in the camp led by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said on Friday. Differences between the two camps led by Mr Panneerselvam and Chief Minister O Palaniswami remain, they said.

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...

Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Panneerselvam walked into his office on Monday after a week's absence, state education minister K Pandiarajan said the rings around the luxury resort where legislators of the VK Sasikala faction have been corralled, will be "cleared of outsiders" on Tuesday, giving safe passage to whoever wishes to meet them.

VK Sasikala may lead a hunger strike by her legislators at Former Chief Minister J Jayalalaithaa's memorial in Chennai today if the Governor doesn't invite her to form the government, sources have said.

J Jayalalithaa had told him that he should be chief minister if "anything should happen to her," O Panneerselvam, who resigned as Tamil Nadu chief minister on Sunday to make way for AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, said today. Mr Panneerselvam had headed late in the evening to the Jayalalithaa memorial at Chennai's Marina beach and sat alone ...

Deepa Jayakumar, the niece of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa who has already made her political debut, has again slammed the ruling AIADMK's move to elevate VK Sasikala to the post of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The xx-year-old, who resembles her aunt, had made a bid earlier for the former Chief Minister's political legacy, claiming that t...

As VK Sasikala awaits her shot at Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, criticism of her ascension to the top job with absolutely no political experience is surging.

Former AIADMK minister K P Munusamy on Monday slammed V K Sasikala for making a "backdoor entry" to the Chief Minister's post and questioned why O Panneerselvam made way for her despite being the "preferred choice" of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

O Panneerselvam who stepped down as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to pave the way for party chief VK Sasikala, had signed his letter of resignation long before AIADMK legislators held their meeting on Sunday.

The news of Sasikala Natarajan's election to the AIADMK legislature party, which will enable her to take over as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, has received mixed reactions. While her opposition DMK has vociferously protested against the idea, social media witnessed both support and opposition. Chinnamma (mother's little sister) as Ms Natarajan is ...

VK Sasikala - the longtime companion of J Jayalalithaa who became the party chief after her death - has been elected the chief of AIADMK's legislature party, clearing the decks for her takeover as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. O Panneerselvam, the current incumbent of the post who proposed her name at the party's internal meeting this afternoon...