Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.T. Prabhakar on Tuesday announced that disciplinary proceedings against 21 AIADMK legislators who backed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government during last month’s trust vote have been dropped after the party leadership accepted their explanations and apology. The development comes in connection with the trust vote held in the 234-member Assembly on May 13, in which the TVK government secured a comfortable victory.The motion was…
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Chennai, June 6 (IANS) In a fresh setback to the AIADMK, which has been grappling with internal dissent and a string of defections since its disappointing performance in the Assembly elections, four former ministers and senior leaders joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) at the party’s headquarters in Chennai on Saturday. Former ministers and ex-MLAs Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, M.C. Sampath, Kadambur C. Raju and N.R. Sivapathi formally joined TVK in the presence of the party’s Gen…
Chennai, June 6 (IANS) Speculation is mounting in Tamil Nadu political circles that former AIADMK ministers C.V. Shanmugam and C. Vijayabaskar, along with a few other senior leaders, could join the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) at the party’s Panaiyur headquarters on Sunday. The reports come amid continuing political realignments that have reshaped the state’s Opposition landscape following the 2026 Assembly election.TVK emerged as the single-largest party in the Assembly elections, winning…
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) The departure of former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief K. Annamalai from the party and his decision to launch a new political outfit have triggered a debate over its likely impact on the saffron party’s prospects in the state.Political observers believe Annamalai’s exit could deal a setback to the BJP in Tamil Nadu, where the party has long struggled to establish itself against the dominance of the two Dravidian majors.That political landscape, however, witnes…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Friday accepted the resignation submitted by former Tamil Nadu BJP state president K. Annamalai from the primary membership of the party. This was confirmed by Arun Singh, National General Secretary and Headquarters In-charge of the party in a press release.”The National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hon’ble Shri Nitin Nabin, has accepted the resignation submitted by the Tamil Nadu Ex. State President, Shri K. Annamalai fr…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K. Annamalai said on Thursday that he will interact with the people through social media at 12 noon on Friday, fuelling speculation that he could make a major political announcement amid reports of his impending exit from the BJP. In a post on social media platform X, Annamalai added that he looked forward to meeting people online, sharing views and engaging in an open conversation.The announcement comes at a time wh…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) The Madras High Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea seeking permission to withdraw a case challenging the expulsion of several senior leaders from the AIADMK following the party’s bitter leadership split in 2022. The matter is set to come up before Justice N. Kumaresh Babu after a procedural delay prevented the court from considering the withdrawal request on Wednesday.The dispute traces its origins to the power struggle that erupted within the AIADMK in 2022, …
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Income Tax Department to investigate AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami over allegations that he concealed details of his assets and income in his election nomination papers.Palaniswami, who successfully contested the Edappadi Assembly constituency in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and was sworn in as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, h…
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) AIADMK leader and Member of Parliament (RS) I.S. Inbadurai on Wednesday raised a series of questions over the security arrangements surrounding superstar-turned-politician and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, questioning why the new chief minister continues to be accompanied by a private bodyguard despite being protected by an extensive state security apparatus.Vijay, who led his party to victory in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and subseq…
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK President C. Joseph Vijay at the State Secretariat, triggering fresh political speculation over the forthcoming Rajya Sabha bye-election from the state.The meeting comes at a crucial time as political parties begin consultations ahead of the bye-election announced by the Election Commission of India to fill a vacant Rajya Sabha seat.The vacancy arose a…