Chennai, July 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court has initiated proceedings in a series of election petitions challenging the victories of several MLAs elected in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, issuing notices in some cases while granting time to rectify defects in others. Justice P.B. Balaji, hearing a batch of five election petitions, directed the respondents to file their replies and posted the matters for further hearing on August 21.One of the petitions has been filed by Gandhimathina…
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Coimbatore, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister Nirmal Kumar on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the DMK and the AIADMK, claiming that both parties were rapidly losing their political strength and would soon be left without cadres. He also accused the opposition of attempting to prevent Chief Minister Joseph Vijay from visiting Karur and of using legal proceedings to silence the government.Interacting with mediapersons, Nirmal Kumar questioned why the DMK was allegedly apprehensive about the C…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) AIADMK functionaries have urged party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) to consider bringing Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran back into the AIADMK, arguing that such a move would significantly strengthen the party in the Cauvery Delta and southern districts of Tamil Nadu. The demand reportedly came during a series of consultation meetings convened by Palaniswami with district-level office-bearers to review the party’…
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji is expected to appear before the Chennai Police on Monday for questioning in connection with the alleged conspiracy to destabilise the TVK government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. The development follows an investigation into allegations that attempts were made to lure legislators with huge sums of money in a bid to bring down the state government.The case came to light after Dr Ilayaraja, the TVK MLA representing Uthan…
Erode, July 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan on Sunday rejected the opposition’s allegations that the ruling TVK-led government was indulging in political horse-trading, asserting that the alliance enjoys a comfortable majority and has no need to lure legislators from rival parties.Responding to allegations that large sums of money were allegedly used to engineer defections, Sengottaiyan dismissed the claims as “baseless” and said the government was stable, transparent and ba…
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday strongly criticised Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar for inspecting during his visit to Madurai, alleging that the exercise was unconstitutional and infringed upon the powers of the elected state government. In a statement, Udhayanidhi Stalin said the Governor had acted like an elected public representative despite holding a nominated constitutional office and serving as the Governor of Tamil Nadu only as an additional charge. …
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), July 2 (IANS) In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar formally joined the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) at a grand induction ceremony held at a private hotel in Mahabalipuram near Chennai on Thursday. Speaking after joining the party, former minister M.R. Vijayabaskar expressed happiness over his decision and praised the leadership of TVK.”I am very happy to have joined the Tamilaga …
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) Former AIADMK ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabaskar formally joined the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) along with around 15,000 supporters at a grand induction ceremony held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram near Chennai on Thursday.The induction was led by TVK General Secretary and Minister N. Anand in the presence of Minister Adhav Arjuna, who welcomed the new entrants by presenting them with the party’s traditional shawl.Addressing the gathering, C…
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) Former AIADMK Ministers Dr C. Vijayabaskar and M.R. Vijayabhaskar are set to join the ruling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday along with nearly 15,000 supporters and party functionaries, marking one of the biggest political inductions into the party since it came to power. The induction ceremony will be held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram, near Chennai. Senior TVK ministers N. Anand and Adhav Arjuna will formally welcome the leaders and their supporters into t…
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Health Minister and former AIADMK MLA C. Vijayabaskar has officially announced that he will join Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday (July 2), marking another significant political gain for the ruling party as it continues to attract senior leaders from the opposition. The induction ceremony is scheduled to be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Mamallapuram, where Vijayabaskar will f…