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, …
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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 2 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, over the state’s law and order situation, accusing the newly-elected government of failing to curb crime, drug trafficking and violence against women.In a strongly worded statement, Palaniswami referred to the reported death of a 23-year-old youth, Vishnu, in Chennai’s Tondiarpet area, alleging that he was beaten to death after being accu…
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) TVK Minister Aadhav Arjuna on Thursday claimed that nearly 90 per cent of AIADMK functionaries and cadres were prepared to join the ruling TVK, asserting that the party had emerged as the “true political future” of Tamil Nadu.He made the remarks while addressing a function at the TVK headquarters in Panaiyur, where several members of smaller regional and Trade Union outfits formally merged with the party.More than 100 people, led by Anna Trade Union president Kamalakannan,…
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) AIADMK MP Dhanapal has demanded a detailed investigation into the resignation of the party’s four MLAs who later joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), alleging that large-scale financial transactions may have taken place behind the defections. In a post on X, Dhanapal claimed that the TVK government did not enjoy an independent majority and said the sudden resignation of the four legislators immediately after the new government assumed office had raised serious…
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) In a fresh political setback for the AIADMK, former Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister and senior party leader, Vellamandi Natarajan, joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the presence of the party’s general secretary N. Anand, intensifying speculation over continuing realignments within the Opposition camp. A prominent leader from Tiruchi, Natarajan had been associated with the AIADMK for several decades and was considered a loyal grassroots organiser in central …
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay extended Bakrid greetings to Muslims across Tamil Nadu and the country, highlighting the festival’s message of sacrifice, compassion, faith and communal harmony.In his message, Governor Arlekar said Eid-ul-Adha symbolises the values of sacrifice, compassion and faith. He noted that the festival promotes sharing, unity and communal harmony, and wished people happiness, peace and prosperity.C…
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar is expected to decide on Thursday regarding the merger of the two rival AIADMK factions after leaders from both camps formally withdrew their petitions against each other and submitted representations claiming unity within the party.Speaking to reporters, the Speaker said both factions had requested withdrawal of the disqualification petitions filed during the recent political crisis and that he would examine the documents befor…
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the DMK and AIADMK leadership over the ongoing Mekedatu dam controversy, questioning the silence of Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Karnataka’s proposed project across the Cauvery River. The Congress leader strongly backed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the immediate rejection of…
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) The political confrontation between the ruling TVK government and the opposition AIADMK intensified on Tuesday, with the AIADMK accusing the government of actively encouraging political defections and engaging in what it described as “horse-trading” to strengthen its position in the Assembly. Speaking to reporters after meeting Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Secretariat, AIADMK MLA Agri Krishnamurthy, representing the faction led by party General Secretary Ed…