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AIADMK Demands International Probe Against DMK, Congress For "War Crimes"

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday demanded an international probe against DMK and ally Congress for "war crimes" against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil conflict when UPA was in power, as the ruling AIADMK staged a state-wide protest over the issue.

AIADMK Lawmaker Arrested For Abusive Remarks On Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday September 23, 2018

A lawmaker from the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu was arrested for allegedly using abusive language against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami, the state police and a few newspaper houses during a protest last week.

MK Stalin Levelling Corruption Charges Out Of "Frustration": AIADMK

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 19, 2018

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu hit out at DMK President MK Stalin for levelling corruption charges against its government, saying he was making such allegations out of "frustration".

Court Tells Google, Facebook To Remove "Derogatory" Posts On Ex-AIADMK MP

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

The Delhi High Court Monday directed Facebook and Google to remove allegedly derogatory material relating to expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa after she said that some unknown persons were threatening to tarnish her image by uploading her morphed photos and videos.

Minister Raided In Connection With Gutka Scam Gets Key AIADMK Post

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar, in the eye of a political storm over the gutka scam and opposition demands for his resignation, has been named as one of the organising secretaries of the party, a key post in the ruling AIADMK.

Opinion: What Alagiri Vs Stalin Means For Amit Shah - By Mani Shankar Aiyar

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Amit Shah's desperate attempt to find a foothold in the state by hook or by crook is simply not taking off because even the various factions of the AIADMK find the BJP an embarrassment; Dinkaran is behind none in denouncing the Modi government; Kamal Haasan has firmly ruled out having any truck with Modi-Shah; and, for the DMK-Congress, of course, ...

Tamil Nadu Governor Cannot Release Rajiv Gandhi Assassins: Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has no power to release the seven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as recommended by the state government and will have to consult the Centre as per law, officials said today.

Those Trying To Oust AIADMK Will Go Into Oblivion: O Panneerselvam

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 2, 2018

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam Saturday said the AIADMK would contest the byelections to Thiruparankundram and Thiruvarur constituencies and those dreaming of dislodging the state government would go into oblivion after the bypolls.

Alagiri's Climbdown: "Will Accept Stalin As Leader If DMK Takes Me Back"

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 30, 2018

MK Alagiri, expelled DMK leader and former union minister, effected a complete climb-down today saying that he would accept younger brother MK Stalin as his leader if he was taken back by the party. "We are ready to join the DMK... It is obvious that I accept him (Stalin) as my leader," MK Alagiri, 67, told reporters today.

Give Bharat Ratna To Jayalalithaa, Annadurai And Periyar, Says AIADMK

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 24, 2018

AIADMK's demand comes days after DMK Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva asked the Centre to posthumously confer Bharat Ratna to party chief M Karunanidhi

Madras High Court Begins Hearing On Disqualification Of 18 Lawmakers

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 24, 2018

The Madras High Court on Thursday began the final hearing of petitions against the disqualification of 18 AIADMK legislators, owing allegiance to dissident leader TTV Dhinakaran, with their lawyer asserting they only sought a change of the chief minister and never pressed for a trust vote.

"Trying to Graduate": AIADMK Disses Rajinikanth Over Karunanidhi Funeral Jab

South | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Superstar Rajinikanth has launched an unusual broadside against Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his ministers for skipping DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's funeral last week, provoking a stinging comeback from the has provoked a sharp comeback from the ruling AIADMK.

"Rajinikanth Lacks Political Maturity": AIADMK Hits Back

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The ruling AIADMK today hit out at top actor Rajinikanth for slamming Chief Minister K Palaniswami over his absence from DMK chief M Karunanidhi's funeral and claimed he used a condolence meeting to try to graduate from a "part-time politician" to "full-time" one.

Tamil Nadu's Personality-Driven Politics Ends With Karunanidhi's Death

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2018

The death of Dravidian stalwart Muthuvel Karunanidhi has signalled the virtual end of personality-driven bi-polar politics in the state, dominated by charismatic individuals of arch-rivals DMK and AIADMK in the past five decades.

In Court, DMK's Hand-Drawn Plan For Karunanidhi's Marina Beach Burial

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Abhimanyu Bose | Wednesday August 8, 2018

DMK leader M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday after a long illness, will be buried at Chennai's Marina Beach, where three other former chief ministers including J Jayalalithaa have memorials.