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DMK Chief's Daughter Files Plea, Wants To Be Heard In Court In Cheating Case

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 1, 2018

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Selvi and her son-in-law have moved the Madras High Court seeking to implead themselves in a prayer for a direction to expedite the trial in a cheating case filed against them.

Cyclone Ockhi: Wives Of Missing Fishermen Hope For A Christmas Miracle

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 6, 2017

Clutching her four daughters, Selvi has been praying for a week at the St. Thomas church for a miracle that would bring back her husband, one of the 29 fishermen from Poonthra missing in the high seas after Cyclone Ockhi hit the coastal state of Kerala.

Silent Marches, Prayers Across Tamil Nadu For Jayalalithaa

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 8, 2016

Silent processions were taken out and prayer meetings held for the third day today in several places in Tamil Nadu to condole the passing away of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Leaders Condole Death Of Jayalalithaa; MK Stalin Describes Her As Iron Lady

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 6, 2016

DMK Treasurer and Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly MK Stalin on Monday expressed grief over J Jayalalithaa's demise, describing her as an "iron lady" and courageous leader.

After Days Of Unpaid Labour, Kerala Workers Out Of Ways To Stay Afloat

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Sunday November 20, 2016

Selvy did not expect to get paid today. A worker at a tea plantation in Kerala's Kollam district, the 42-year-old mother/father has not been paid for two weeks and does not know how she will she manage her children's school fee.

Documentary On Indian Female Taxi Driver Hopes To Inspire Women

Reuters | Wednesday October 12, 2016

London: When Selvi was 14, she was married off to an abusive husband who forced her into prostitution. Over a decade later, her escape and journey to becoming one of India’s first female taxi drivers are the subject of a documentary film, “Driving With Selvi”, that aims to inspire women to break out of traditional roles, its director said. ...

Karunanidhi's Daughter Discharged In Criminal Intimidation Case

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 13, 2016

DMK President M Karunanidhi's elder daughter S Selvi was today discharged from a four-year old cheating case by the Madras High Court.

Sri Lanka's War Widows Pin Hopes on New President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 28, 2015

Shunned, destitute and pushed into prostitution in some cases, Sri Lanka's Tamil widows have returned to northern Jaffna since the end of the separatist war only to discover they are not welcome even in their homeland.

Dayalu Ammal to be examined by Chennai Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in 2G case

South | Press Trust of India | Friday September 6, 2013

A special CBI court yesterday appointed Chennai's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) as commissioner to record the testimony of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal as a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case.

2G case: Supreme Court exempts Karunanidhi's wife from personal appearances as witness

South | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2013

The Supreme Court today refused to exempt DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal from deposing as a witness in the 2G scam case. However, the court exempted her from personal appearance in trial court and directed that she be examined by a commission in Chennai.

2G case: Supreme Court asks AIIMS to examine Karunanidhi's wife

South | Diana George | Wednesday July 10, 2013

The Supreme Court today directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to set up a medical board to examine if DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife, Ms Dayalu Ammal, was medically fit to depose before the court in the 2G case.