Karnataka DIG D Roopa has claimed that jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala visited a house belonging to a Tamil Nadu MLA, near the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru.

The faction headed by V K Sasikala's nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran is upset over the isolation and will meet the Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday.

Six months after parting ways following the death of then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the two factions of the AIADMK finally merged on Monday with rebel leader O Panneerselvam made the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and party coordinator

The AIADMK factions led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam decided to merge after a series of discussions on Monday

A CCTV footage from Bengaluru prison shows AIADMK (Amma) chief VK Sasikala walking into the jail in civilian clothes.

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday announced that the AIADMK will be one again, will also adding that the V K Sasikala clan will not be a part of the party

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami had yesterday announced a judicial probe into the death of Jayalalithaa.

Former DIG (Prisons) D Roopa has been slapped with a seven-page legal notice by DGP Rao over the bribery charge she levelled against him

DIG Roopa said that her report was based on facts, and that she had personally seen ‘differential treatment’ being given to Sasikala in the Bengaluru jail, keeping rules and regulations at bay

The RTI query filed by activist T Narasimha Murthy that asks why proper procedure was not followed in allowing visitors to meet Sasikala, it was found that she met as many as 48 visitors during these 23 visits

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison

In attacking IPS Roopa, the Karnataka government has laid bare its fear of honest and upright officers who speak up against abuse of power. More importantly, it shows just how deficient the system is in protecting them

DIG Roopa pointed to speculation about jail officials, including her senior and DGP (prisons) HN Sathyanarayana Rao, having received a bribe of Rs 2 crore to provide special treatment to AIADMK general secretary Sasikala

In the new report, DIG Roopa has highlighted the state of affairs pertaining to maintenance of the central prison, and alleged that crucial CCTV recordings of VIP treatment given to Sasikala appear to have gone missing

In her report submitted to the state government, Roopa alleged that Sasikala bribed Karnataka Director General of Prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao and city central jail officials to get special privileges.

On whether Sasikala has given any message to partymen on the matter, he said, "No message was given."

Puratchi Thalaivi Amma camp leader O Panneerselvam tonight announced dissolving a seven-member panel set up to hold merger talks with the Amma faction led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami

Late Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa was also an accused in the case.

Jailed AIADMK leader CK Sasikala has joined the ranks of ‘ordinary’ prisoners at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Jail.

The Panneerselvam camp welcomed the move, saying it was a ‘positive step’. The banners were removed this morning.