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Tamil Nadu DMK MLA Arrested For Allegedly Opening Fire Over Property

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Sunday July 12, 2020

A DMK MLA was arrested today for allegedly opening fire during a clash over a land dispute on Saturday in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu. A passerby who suffered minor injuries has filed a complaint against Idhayavarman, police said. A case has been filed against another armed group as well.

Top Court Notice To Tamil Nadu Speaker Over Plea For 11 AIADMK MLAs' Disqualification

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 8, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Tamil Nadu assembly speaker P Dhanapal and others, including assembly secretary, on a plea of DMK seeking a direction to the speaker to "forthwith" decide its pending plea for disqualification of 11 AIADMK lawmakers who had voted against Chief Minister K Palaniswami during the 2017 confidence...

Tamil Nadu Custodial Deaths: DMK Urges Amit Shah To Pass Prevention Of Torture Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 2, 2020

DMK MP A Raja on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to introduce the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 in the forthcoming session of parliament after the alleged custodial death of a man and his son in Tamil Nadu.

May Seek CBI Probe, Says MK Stalin As Anger Grows Over Tamil Nadu Deaths

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 27, 2020

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK party will request for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the deaths a father-son duo in police custody in court if the state government does not investigate it properly, party chief MK Stalin said on Saturday as outrage swelled over the incident.

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan Who Had COVID-19 Dies In Chennai

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday June 10, 2020

Tamil Nadu politician J Anbazhagan, one of the DMK's most prominent faces in the state, died in Chennai this morning after battling coronavirus for over a week. Anbazhagan, 61, was admitted to hospital on June 2 over "severe acute respiratory distress" and had tested positive for COVID-19 at the time. He was placed on ventilator support a day later...

Madras High Court Directs Police Not To Take Any Coercive Steps Against 2 DMK Leaders

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 24, 2020

The Madras High Court on Saturday restrained police from taking any "coercive steps" till May 29 against DMK MPs TR Baalu and Dayanithi Maran for allegedly making derogatory remarks against SC community members.

"Can Protect India If You Accept BJP Ideology": DMK Leader Switches Party

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 22, 2020

Dravidian leader and former deputy speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly V P Duraisamy, who was stripped off his deputy general secretary's post from the DMK on Thursday, joined the BJP on Friday.

Sonia Gandhi Plans Mega Opposition Meet, Mamata Banerjee To Attend

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 19, 2020

The Congress has called a meeting of the opposition parties on Friday afternoon to discuss the current situation in the country. The agenda includes the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the migrant issue, the states' suspension of labour laws, and the freeze on the activities of the various parliamentary committees which function ...

Tamil Nadu To Return 24,000 Rapid Testing Kits To China

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 27, 2020

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced returning 24,000 rapid test kits imported from China, hours after the Indian Council of Medical Research asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody kits procured from two companies in the Asian country to be sent back to the suppliers.

"Behave Responsibly": Palaniswami To MK Stalin After Remarks On Coronavirus

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 17, 2020

DMK president MK Stalin today hit out at Chief Minister Palaniswami for his expectation that the number of fresh coronavirus cases will slide to zero and demanded expeditious steps to procure equipment, carry out rapid testing besides measures for treatment, relief and rehabilitation.

DMK To Have Video Conference On April 16 After Police Denies Permission For Meeting

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 15, 2020

The DMK on Tuesday said police denied permission for a meeting with its allies on COVID-19 slated on April 15 and announced that it has, hence, cancelled the gathering.

MSc Graduate Got Sweeper's Job: DMK Leader Questions Employment Situation

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 16, 2020

A MSc Mathematics student is getting job of a sweeper at the Madras Municipal Corporation, a Lok Sabha member said on Monday as he sought to know steps taken by the government to deal with the unemployment situation.

DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan Dies At 97 In Chennai

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Saturday March 7, 2020

K Anbazhagan, DMK's General Secretary for 43 years, passed away in Chennai on Saturday at the age of 97.

DMK Announces Three Candidates For March 26 Rajya Sabha Polls

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 2, 2020

Tamil Nadu's principal opposition party, the DMK on Sunday announced its three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state.

DMK Will Probe J Jayalalithaa's Death If Voted To Power: MK Stalin

Chennai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 26, 2020

DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesday said if his party comes back to power in Tamil Nadu in a year's time, the mysterious death of late Chief Minister and AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa will be probed.