Vs Sasikala

Both T.T.V Dhinakaran and Thanga Tamilselvan used to be in the AIADMK once, and it was Dhinakaran who had introduced the latter to Jayalalithaa and aunt Sasikala, who controlled the party apparatus back then.

The AIADMK has amended its bylaws mandating a minimum of five years uninterrupted membership in the party to contest for all posts, including top positions of coordinator and co-coordinator.

Not the EPS-OPS Vs TTK-Sasikala wrangle, not the farmers issue, not even what Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth said, it is Anitha who has become the top headline, creating a huge social and political uproar in Tamil Nadu.

Amid the continued rebellion by 21 MLAs loyal to sidelined party deputy chief TTV Dhinakaran, a meeting of the AIADMK (Amma), headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami decided today to convene the party's general council, where a decision to remove jailed party general secretary VK Sasikala from the post could be taken.

A top police officer in Bengaluru today described as "wild and baseless" the allegation that VK Sasikala, the chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, is enjoying VIP facilities in prison including an exclusive kitchen after paying two crores. "No special treatment is being given to Sasikala,"said HN Satyanarayana Rao, the officer in charge of the Beng...

The 'hat' symbol allotted to the VK Sasikala faction of the AIADMK will help attract voters as they could associate it with party founder MG Ramachandran who was known to sport the accessory, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today said.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK will fight for its former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's seat under a new name - two in fact. Party chief VK Sasikala's faction will call itself AIADMK Amma, and rival O Panneerselvam's group will go by the name AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. Both factions will also fight under new symbols after the Election Commission s...

The AIADMK today defended the decision to appoint V K Sasikala as its interim General Secretary, stressing that the general council of the party had the authority to make such an appointment.

AIADMK Deputy General Secretary T T V Dinakaran today met his aunt and party chief V K Sasikala at the central prison in Bengaluru, where she is serving her term in the disproportionate assets case. This was his first meeting with Ms Sasikala after her loyalist E K Palaniswami won the vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on February 18.

Edappadi Palaniswami, new Tamil Nadu chief minister came to work on Monday seemingly with a clear mantra - when everyone seems against you, offer something to everyone.

E Palaniswami, freshly victorious in a trust vote now challenged by the opposition in the High Court, officially started work as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister this morning.

As turbulence hit the Tamil Nadu assembly over Chief Minister E Palaniswami's trust vote, a luxury resort near Chennai that reluctantly hosted political drama for the past 13 days quietly shut shop. The sign 'Resort Under Maintenance' was seen today outside the Golden Bay where over 100 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK camped for nearly two weeks, se...

MK Stalin of main opposition party the DMK has said his party will vote against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami when he seeks a trust vote tomorrow in the state legislature to decide whether he will remain in charge. Mr Palaniswami, who is the proxy of AIADMK chief VK Sasikala now in jail, took oath as the state's 13th Chief Minister yest...

Chief Minister E Palaniswami, who will find out tomorrow if he remains in charge of Tamil Nadu longer than two days, has received two pieces of advice from opposition leader MK Stalin who said his party will vote against him tomorrow. "don't smile at me" and don't be a leader "remote-controlled" by VK Sasikala, the new matriarch of the Chief Minist...

The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...

Both T.T.V Dhinakaran and Thanga Tamilselvan used to be in the AIADMK once, and it was Dhinakaran who had introduced the latter to Jayalalithaa and aunt Sasikala, who controlled the party apparatus back then.

The AIADMK has amended its bylaws mandating a minimum of five years uninterrupted membership in the party to contest for all posts, including top positions of coordinator and co-coordinator.

Not the EPS-OPS Vs TTK-Sasikala wrangle, not the farmers issue, not even what Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth said, it is Anitha who has become the top headline, creating a huge social and political uproar in Tamil Nadu.

Amid the continued rebellion by 21 MLAs loyal to sidelined party deputy chief TTV Dhinakaran, a meeting of the AIADMK (Amma), headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami decided today to convene the party's general council, where a decision to remove jailed party general secretary VK Sasikala from the post could be taken.

A top police officer in Bengaluru today described as "wild and baseless" the allegation that VK Sasikala, the chief of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, is enjoying VIP facilities in prison including an exclusive kitchen after paying two crores. "No special treatment is being given to Sasikala,"said HN Satyanarayana Rao, the officer in charge of the Beng...

The 'hat' symbol allotted to the VK Sasikala faction of the AIADMK will help attract voters as they could associate it with party founder MG Ramachandran who was known to sport the accessory, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today said.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK will fight for its former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's seat under a new name - two in fact. Party chief VK Sasikala's faction will call itself AIADMK Amma, and rival O Panneerselvam's group will go by the name AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. Both factions will also fight under new symbols after the Election Commission s...

The AIADMK today defended the decision to appoint V K Sasikala as its interim General Secretary, stressing that the general council of the party had the authority to make such an appointment.

AIADMK Deputy General Secretary T T V Dinakaran today met his aunt and party chief V K Sasikala at the central prison in Bengaluru, where she is serving her term in the disproportionate assets case. This was his first meeting with Ms Sasikala after her loyalist E K Palaniswami won the vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on February 18.

Edappadi Palaniswami, new Tamil Nadu chief minister came to work on Monday seemingly with a clear mantra - when everyone seems against you, offer something to everyone.

E Palaniswami, freshly victorious in a trust vote now challenged by the opposition in the High Court, officially started work as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister this morning.

As turbulence hit the Tamil Nadu assembly over Chief Minister E Palaniswami's trust vote, a luxury resort near Chennai that reluctantly hosted political drama for the past 13 days quietly shut shop. The sign 'Resort Under Maintenance' was seen today outside the Golden Bay where over 100 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK camped for nearly two weeks, se...

MK Stalin of main opposition party the DMK has said his party will vote against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami when he seeks a trust vote tomorrow in the state legislature to decide whether he will remain in charge. Mr Palaniswami, who is the proxy of AIADMK chief VK Sasikala now in jail, took oath as the state's 13th Chief Minister yest...

Chief Minister E Palaniswami, who will find out tomorrow if he remains in charge of Tamil Nadu longer than two days, has received two pieces of advice from opposition leader MK Stalin who said his party will vote against him tomorrow. "don't smile at me" and don't be a leader "remote-controlled" by VK Sasikala, the new matriarch of the Chief Minist...

The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...