Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court is set to hear former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s anticipatory bail plea on Wednesday in connection with the alleged Rs 35 crore horse-trading case involving an attempt to influence a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA. Senthilbalaji has sought protection from arrest, contending that he has been falsely implicated in the case for political reasons and that there is no direct or credible evidence linking him to the alleged conspiracy.He ha…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has moved an impleadment application before the Supreme Court in the pending Karur stampede case, alleging that recent public statements made by a Tamil Nadu Minister accused in the case, as well as the proposed distribution of government benefits to victims’ families, could prejudice the ongoing court-monitored CBI investigation. The application has been filed by R.S. Bharathi, Organising Secretary of the DMK, seeking to be impleaded …
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday refused to interfere with criminal proceedings initiated against former Tamil Nadu Minister and senior DMK leader K. Ponmudy over his controversial remarks on Shaivites, Vaishnavites and women, holding that the private complaint against him could proceed before the trial court. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by Ponmudy challenging an order of the III Metropolitan Magistrate Court, George Town, Chenn…
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Tuesday, summoned actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief Vijay to appear before its officials in New Delhi on March 15 in connection with the Karur stampede case that claimed 41 lives during a party event held last year. Confirming the development, TVK Joint General Secretary C.T.R. Nirmalkumar said the party had received fresh summons from the CBI earlier in the day asking Vijay to present himself f…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) Senior Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK General Secretary Durai Murugan, one of the state’s most experienced political leaders, was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday after he complained of leg pain linked to age-related health concerns. Doctors have confirmed that his condition is stable and that he is under observation. The 87-year-old leader, known for his sharp wit and spirited responses to opposition members in the Assembly, has been undergoing regula…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Development I. Periyasamy and his family members, challenging the enforcement action initiated against them by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case.A First Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan declined to entertain the petitions after the ED pointed out that the petitioners had bypassed…