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"Mamata Banerjee's Irritation...": Why TV's Most Famous Ram Joined BJP

Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday March 18, 2021, New Delhi

Just days before the start of assembly elections to four states and a Union Territory, actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in the iconic 1987 show Ramayan, has joined the BJP.

Record Seizures Worth Rs 331 Crore Made In Poll-Bound States, Puducherry: Election Commission

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 18, 2021, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Wednesday said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process.

Tamil Nadu Top Cop Transferred To Non-Election Post Ahead Of Polls

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 17, 2021, New Delhi

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu's Inspector General, South Zone S Murugan to a non-election post with immediate effect.

16% Candidates In Phase-1 Assam Polls Face Criminal Cases: Report

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 17, 2021, New Delhi

Sixteen per cent of the candidates contesting in the first phase of Assam assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States

Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday March 17, 2021, New Delhi

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in 2016 when Rs 225.77 crores of seizures were made, it said.

With Trip To The Gym And Fish Market, Kamal Haasan Begins Poll Campaign

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021, Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Chief Kamal Haasan launched his election campaign early on Tuesday by going around the Coimbatore South Constituency, where he is contesting the assembly polls next month, and interacted with voters.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Assets Nearly Double Since Last Assembly Elections

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021, Chennai

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has declared total assets valued at Rs 61.19 lakh, up from the Rs 33.20 lakh in 2016, according to his election affidavit submitted as part of the nomination for the April 6 Assembly polls in the state.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: MK Stalin Declares Movable Assets Worth Rs 4.94 Crore

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021, Chennai

DMK President MK Stalin on Monday declared he had movable assets of a litte over Rs 4.94 crore as part of his nomination papers filed for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Kamal Haasan Files Nomination From Coimbatore South For Tamil Nadu Polls

Press Trust of India | Monday March 15, 2021, Coimbatore

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Monday filed his papers from Coimbatore South constituency for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, where he will be taking on the BJP and Congress.

EPS, Quiet Loyalist Who Emerged From Shadows, Steadied AIADMK

Written by Sam Daniel | Monday March 15, 2021, Chennai

Edapaddi Palaniswami had the challenge of leading the AIADMK government after the party lost the charismatic and powerful J Jayalalithaa in 2016. Jayalalithaa -- "Amma" to the AIADMK ranks - enjoyed rare devotion of her party men, who even genuflected to her photos.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami Files Nomination From Edappadi

Press Trust of India | Monday March 15, 2021, Salem

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami on Monday filed nomination from his native Edappadi in this district for the April 6 Assembly polls.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021: DMK President MK Stalin Files Nomination From Kolathur

Press Trust of India | Monday March 15, 2021, Chennai

DMK President MK Stalin on Monday filed his nomination for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls from the city's Kolathur constituency, from where he is seeking a third term.

Security Scare For Kamal Haasan After Tamil Nadu Public Meeting

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Arun Nair | Monday March 15, 2021, Chennai

Kamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, faced a brief security scare on Sunday after a man allegedly attempted to open window of his car in Kancheepuram district.

Actor Vijayakanth's Party Announces Alliance With TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK

Reported by Sam Daniel, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday March 14, 2021, Chennai

Days after exiting the AIADMK-led alliance over a seat-sharing dispute, actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth's DMDK has finalised an election partnership with TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) for the April 6 Tamil Nadu polls.

Actor Khushbu Sundar In BJP's 1st List Of Candidates For Tamil Nadu Polls

Reported by Sam Daniel, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday March 14, 2021, Chennai

Khushbu Sundar has found a place in the BJP's first list of candidates for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The actor-politician, who had quit the Congress last year after writing a strongly worded letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, will contest from Chennai's Thousand Lights constituency against DMK's Dr Ezhilan.