Sasikala Vs Panneerselvam

The 'hat' symbol allotted to the VK Sasikala faction of the AIADMK will help attract voters as they could associate it with party founder MG Ramachandran who was known to sport the accessory, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today said.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK will fight for its former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's seat under a new name - two in fact. Party chief VK Sasikala's faction will call itself AIADMK Amma, and rival O Panneerselvam's group will go by the name AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. Both factions will also fight under new symbols after the Election Commission s...

The AIADMK today defended the decision to appoint V K Sasikala as its interim General Secretary, stressing that the general council of the party had the authority to make such an appointment.

Edappadi Palaniswami, new Tamil Nadu chief minister came to work on Monday seemingly with a clear mantra - when everyone seems against you, offer something to everyone.

E Palaniswami, freshly victorious in a trust vote now challenged by the opposition in the High Court, officially started work as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister this morning.

As turbulence hit the Tamil Nadu assembly over Chief Minister E Palaniswami's trust vote, a luxury resort near Chennai that reluctantly hosted political drama for the past 13 days quietly shut shop. The sign 'Resort Under Maintenance' was seen today outside the Golden Bay where over 100 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK camped for nearly two weeks, se...

MK Stalin of main opposition party the DMK has said his party will vote against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami when he seeks a trust vote tomorrow in the state legislature to decide whether he will remain in charge. Mr Palaniswami, who is the proxy of AIADMK chief VK Sasikala now in jail, took oath as the state's 13th Chief Minister yest...

Chief Minister E Palaniswami, who will find out tomorrow if he remains in charge of Tamil Nadu longer than two days, has received two pieces of advice from opposition leader MK Stalin who said his party will vote against him tomorrow. "don't smile at me" and don't be a leader "remote-controlled" by VK Sasikala, the new matriarch of the Chief Minist...

The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether VK Sasikala, who wants to be head Tamil Nadu, conspired in the early 90s with J Jayalalithaa to illicitly acquire a shared fortune then worth over 60 crores.

If politicians in Tamil Nadu were also script writers, they could have, in good conscience, claimed several billable hours over the last seven days in delivering screen-worthy material.

The ruling AIADMK's VK Sasikala and O Panneerselvam wished Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao a happy birthday on Monday morning. Five days after they both met Governor Rao to present claims to form government, he is yet to act. In that time, some more leaders of the party have joined Mr Panneerselvam - who now has 11 members of Parliament and se...

Tamil Nadu Governor will not be intimidated by Ms Sasikala's reported intentions to undertake a hunger strike and her suggestions that a delay in her oath ceremony is directed at splitting the party, sources have said. The Governor, sources said, believes he has constitutional duty to provide a stable government. He has so far refrained from inviti...

As he walked into Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's arms with 'Amma' on his lips, AIADMK lawmaker K Pandiarajan declared that more legislators too would walk away from general secretary VK Sasikala who has been waiting for an invite from Raj Bhavan.

With the AIADMK split into two warring camps, MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party DMK met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao amid intense speculation that his party too could stake claim to form government in the state or back O Panneerselvam. Neither, said Mr Stalin, stating that he had met the governor to express concern that administration in...

The 'hat' symbol allotted to the VK Sasikala faction of the AIADMK will help attract voters as they could associate it with party founder MG Ramachandran who was known to sport the accessory, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today said.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK will fight for its former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's seat under a new name - two in fact. Party chief VK Sasikala's faction will call itself AIADMK Amma, and rival O Panneerselvam's group will go by the name AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma. Both factions will also fight under new symbols after the Election Commission s...

The AIADMK today defended the decision to appoint V K Sasikala as its interim General Secretary, stressing that the general council of the party had the authority to make such an appointment.

Edappadi Palaniswami, new Tamil Nadu chief minister came to work on Monday seemingly with a clear mantra - when everyone seems against you, offer something to everyone.

E Palaniswami, freshly victorious in a trust vote now challenged by the opposition in the High Court, officially started work as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister this morning.

As turbulence hit the Tamil Nadu assembly over Chief Minister E Palaniswami's trust vote, a luxury resort near Chennai that reluctantly hosted political drama for the past 13 days quietly shut shop. The sign 'Resort Under Maintenance' was seen today outside the Golden Bay where over 100 lawmakers of the ruling AIADMK camped for nearly two weeks, se...

MK Stalin of main opposition party the DMK has said his party will vote against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami when he seeks a trust vote tomorrow in the state legislature to decide whether he will remain in charge. Mr Palaniswami, who is the proxy of AIADMK chief VK Sasikala now in jail, took oath as the state's 13th Chief Minister yest...

Chief Minister E Palaniswami, who will find out tomorrow if he remains in charge of Tamil Nadu longer than two days, has received two pieces of advice from opposition leader MK Stalin who said his party will vote against him tomorrow. "don't smile at me" and don't be a leader "remote-controlled" by VK Sasikala, the new matriarch of the Chief Minist...

The Supreme Court will at 10:30 this morning rule on whether VK Sasikala, AIADMK chief, is guilty of helping former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa amass illicit wealth worth over 60 crores in the 1990s. The verdict will decide the political career of Ms Sasikala, who has staked claim to be Tamil Nadu's next Chief Minister. If the court up...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether VK Sasikala, who wants to be head Tamil Nadu, conspired in the early 90s with J Jayalalithaa to illicitly acquire a shared fortune then worth over 60 crores.

If politicians in Tamil Nadu were also script writers, they could have, in good conscience, claimed several billable hours over the last seven days in delivering screen-worthy material.

The ruling AIADMK's VK Sasikala and O Panneerselvam wished Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao a happy birthday on Monday morning. Five days after they both met Governor Rao to present claims to form government, he is yet to act. In that time, some more leaders of the party have joined Mr Panneerselvam - who now has 11 members of Parliament and se...

Tamil Nadu Governor will not be intimidated by Ms Sasikala's reported intentions to undertake a hunger strike and her suggestions that a delay in her oath ceremony is directed at splitting the party, sources have said. The Governor, sources said, believes he has constitutional duty to provide a stable government. He has so far refrained from inviti...

As he walked into Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's arms with 'Amma' on his lips, AIADMK lawmaker K Pandiarajan declared that more legislators too would walk away from general secretary VK Sasikala who has been waiting for an invite from Raj Bhavan.

With the AIADMK split into two warring camps, MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party DMK met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao amid intense speculation that his party too could stake claim to form government in the state or back O Panneerselvam. Neither, said Mr Stalin, stating that he had met the governor to express concern that administration in...