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Actor-Politician Vijayakanth Dies At 71, Was On Ventilator After Testing Positive For Covid
DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth died in Chennai on Thursday following an illness.
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Actor Vijaykanth's Exit Won't Hurt Alliance's Chances: Tamil Nadu BJP
BJP Tamil Nadu president L Murugan has said that actor Vijaykanth's party DMDK leaving the AIADMK-led coalition for the state Assembly elections will not affect the winning chances of the alliance.
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Upset Over Seats, Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK Quits AIADMK-BJP Alliance
Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has quit AIADMK-BJP alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu polls next month.
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Vijayakanth's Party Ties Up With BJP-AIADMK Alliance, To Contest 4 Seats
Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK on Sunday joined hands with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its alliance partners BJP and PMK, just hours after the dates were announced for the Lok Sabha elections. The DMDK will contest on four out of the state's 39 parliamentary seats as part of the alliance.
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Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Vijayakanth, Wife
A court in nearby Tirupur today issued arrest warrants against DMDK leader Vijayakanth and his wife Premalatha after they repeatedly failed to appear before it in a defamation case filed against them.
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Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi Lead In Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secratary J Jayalalithaa and DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday forged easy leads in the assembly elections, officials said.
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DMDK-PWF Alliance Will Not Dole Out Freebies, Says Premalatha Vijaykanth
Accusing Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK of "cheating" voters by offering freebies, DMDK today said the alliance led by it would only focus on development and fulfill the basic needs of people.
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Karunanidhi Sends Notice To Vaiko Over '500 Crores For Alliance' Remark
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today sent a legal notice to MDMK chief Vaiko warning of civil and criminal proceedings against him for his allegation that the former's party had offered money to DMDK over forging electoral alliance.
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DMK Offered 500 Crores, 80 Seats To Vijayakanth To Join Alliance: Vaiko
MDMK leader Vaiko today alleged that the DMK and BJP had made offers, including money, to DMDK leader Vijayakant, who had rejected them to join the People's Welfare Front (PWF) to fight the coming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu's Captain Runs For Chief Minister: Vijaykanth Strikes Alliance
And the winner is, Vaiko. The veteran politician, who has brought together an alliance called the People's Welfare Front, has netted prized catch Vijaykanth, actor turned leader of the DMDK, as an ally for May's Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
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DMK Chief Hits Out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Over Cauvery Issue
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.
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Now, Vijaykanth's DMDK Opposes Narendra Modi's Invite to Rajapaksa to Attend Swearing-In
After MDMK, another BJP ally in Tamil Nadu, Vijayakant-led DMDK, today opposed Narendra Modi's invitation to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend his swearing-in on Monday. The party said Mr Rajapaksa's presence is not acceptable to it and sought for a review of the same.
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Tamil Nadu political scape witnessing rise of sons
Notwithstanding the debate over dynasty politics, leaders prefer to handover baton of their political empire to their wards rather than to senior colleagues as is seen in Tamil Nadu.
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Elections 2014: DMDK candidate pulls out on health grounds
One of the five candidates unilaterally announced by DMDK, an ally of BJP, for Lok Sabha polls today pulled out of the contest citing ill-health, hours before his party chief Vijaykanth is set to campaign in the constituency.
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Who is Vijayakanth or Captain?
The national election marks a political coming of age for Vijayakanth, 62. The former actor, with roles in nearly 150 films, set up his DMDK party in 2005. In the last general election in 2009, his party did not win a single seat in Tamil Nadu. But in recent weeks, the Congress and the BJP both wooed him with the latter finally winning his partners...
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Actor-Politician Vijayakanth Dies At 71, Was On Ventilator After Testing Positive For Covid
DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth died in Chennai on Thursday following an illness.
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Actor Vijaykanth's Exit Won't Hurt Alliance's Chances: Tamil Nadu BJP
BJP Tamil Nadu president L Murugan has said that actor Vijaykanth's party DMDK leaving the AIADMK-led coalition for the state Assembly elections will not affect the winning chances of the alliance.
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Upset Over Seats, Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK Quits AIADMK-BJP Alliance
Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has quit AIADMK-BJP alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu polls next month.
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Vijayakanth's Party Ties Up With BJP-AIADMK Alliance, To Contest 4 Seats
Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK on Sunday joined hands with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and its alliance partners BJP and PMK, just hours after the dates were announced for the Lok Sabha elections. The DMDK will contest on four out of the state's 39 parliamentary seats as part of the alliance.
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Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Vijayakanth, Wife
A court in nearby Tirupur today issued arrest warrants against DMDK leader Vijayakanth and his wife Premalatha after they repeatedly failed to appear before it in a defamation case filed against them.
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Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi Lead In Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secratary J Jayalalithaa and DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday forged easy leads in the assembly elections, officials said.
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DMDK-PWF Alliance Will Not Dole Out Freebies, Says Premalatha Vijaykanth
Accusing Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK of "cheating" voters by offering freebies, DMDK today said the alliance led by it would only focus on development and fulfill the basic needs of people.
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Karunanidhi Sends Notice To Vaiko Over '500 Crores For Alliance' Remark
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today sent a legal notice to MDMK chief Vaiko warning of civil and criminal proceedings against him for his allegation that the former's party had offered money to DMDK over forging electoral alliance.
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DMK Offered 500 Crores, 80 Seats To Vijayakanth To Join Alliance: Vaiko
MDMK leader Vaiko today alleged that the DMK and BJP had made offers, including money, to DMDK leader Vijayakant, who had rejected them to join the People's Welfare Front (PWF) to fight the coming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu's Captain Runs For Chief Minister: Vijaykanth Strikes Alliance
And the winner is, Vaiko. The veteran politician, who has brought together an alliance called the People's Welfare Front, has netted prized catch Vijaykanth, actor turned leader of the DMDK, as an ally for May's Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
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DMK Chief Hits Out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Over Cauvery Issue
DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa over the Cauvery water issue and ridiculed her for going to Kodanadu in Nilgiris District.
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Now, Vijaykanth's DMDK Opposes Narendra Modi's Invite to Rajapaksa to Attend Swearing-In
After MDMK, another BJP ally in Tamil Nadu, Vijayakant-led DMDK, today opposed Narendra Modi's invitation to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend his swearing-in on Monday. The party said Mr Rajapaksa's presence is not acceptable to it and sought for a review of the same.
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Tamil Nadu political scape witnessing rise of sons
Notwithstanding the debate over dynasty politics, leaders prefer to handover baton of their political empire to their wards rather than to senior colleagues as is seen in Tamil Nadu.
-
Elections 2014: DMDK candidate pulls out on health grounds
One of the five candidates unilaterally announced by DMDK, an ally of BJP, for Lok Sabha polls today pulled out of the contest citing ill-health, hours before his party chief Vijaykanth is set to campaign in the constituency.
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Who is Vijayakanth or Captain?
The national election marks a political coming of age for Vijayakanth, 62. The former actor, with roles in nearly 150 films, set up his DMDK party in 2005. In the last general election in 2009, his party did not win a single seat in Tamil Nadu. But in recent weeks, the Congress and the BJP both wooed him with the latter finally winning his partners...
