Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) V.K. Sasikala, former close aide of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and a prominent figure in Tamil Nadu politics, on Thursday announced that the name of her new political party will be revealed within a week. She also confirmed that the party will contest the Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters at Chennai airport, Sasikala said preparations for the party’s formal launch were progressing steadily. “The name of the party will be announced within a week,” she…
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Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The mortal remains of veteran CPI leader R. Nallakannu will be donated to the Chennai Medical College Hospital on Thursday, in accordance with his long-expressed wish to support medical education.The 101-year-old leader, who passed away in Chennai on Wednesday, will be accorded full State honours by the Tamil Nadu government before his body is handed over, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced.Declaring that Tamil Nadu would bid farewell with the highest respect, CM Stalin …
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Veteran Communist leader R. Nallakannu, one of the most respected figures in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape and a lifelong member of the CPI, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 101.He breathed his last at 1.55 p.m. at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where he had been undergoing intensive treatment.Nallakannu was admitted to the hospital on February 1 after experiencing severe respiratory distress. For the past 24 days, he had been under intensive care…