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  GK Vasan's Tamil Maanila Congress to contest Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu with BJP, leaves AIADMK

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  GK Vasan announced forging alliance with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls. His party Tamil Maanila Congress left the alliance with the AIADMK.

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  Centre, BJP showing double standards in Alam row: G K Vasan

  Politics | March 10, 2015 18:40 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Maanila Congress chief G K Vasan today accused the Union Government and the BJP of adopting double standards in the row over the release of separatist Masrat Alam in Jammu and Kashmir."People should

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  G.K.Vasan names his new party Tamil Maanila Congress

  Politics | November 28, 2014 22:43 IST

  Chennai:  Expelled Congress leader G.K.Vasan Friday said his new party will be called Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) and its symbol will be a bicycle.Addressing a rally in Tiruchirappalli, around 350 km from here, Vasan unveiling

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  Hectic activity in Vasan camp for party launch

  Politics | November 16, 2014 11:34 IST

  Chennai: Hectic preparations are on by former Union Minister G K Vasan, who broke away from the Congress,and his camp for the launch of their new party on November 28 at Tiruchirappalli, which will be

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  Chidambaram predicts bleak future for ex-colleague Vasan

  Politics | November 15, 2014 10:55 IST

  Chennai: Predicting a bleak future for former party colleague G K Vasan, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the 'fallen branch' of a tree cannot flourish, and batted for more youth power in his

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  Tamil Nadu: G K Vasan all set to launch party on Nov 28

  Politics | November 11, 2014 14:22 IST

  Chennai: After a series of consultative meetings with supporters across Tamil Nadu, former Union Minister G K Vasan, who broke away from Congress, is all set to launch his political party at a public meeting

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  G K Vasan confident of getting Tamil Maanila Congress name for his outfit

  Politics | November 07, 2014 20:45 IST

  Chennai: Former Union Minister G K Vasan, who has parted ways with the Congress, today sounded confident of getting the name of Tamil Maanila Congress for his yet-to be launched outfit.Amid reports that TMC title

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  Tamil Nadu Congress says GK Vasan out of trust running assets

  Politics | November 07, 2014 12:02 IST

  Chennai: Former Union Minister GK Vasan is out of a trust that runs party properties, including State headquarters Satyamurthy Bhavan which was under Tamil Maanila Congress's control during 1996-2002, a senior Congress leader said.When Vasan's

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  Rajinikanth should not come to politics: TNCC Chief

  Politics | November 06, 2014 12:03 IST

  Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth may have been wooed by BJP and G K Vasan, who broke away from Congress, but newly appointed Congress chief in Tamil Nadu E V K S Elangovan feels he should

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  Posters flaying Sonia, Rahul appear in Coimbatore

  Politics | November 03, 2014 23:02 IST

  Coimbatore: With the exit of former union minister G K Vasan from Congress, posters appeared in parts of the city, criticising party President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for the crisis.The posters blamed Gandhis

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  Tamil Nadu: Former Union minister G K Vasan quits Congress, floats new party

  Politics | November 03, 2014 17:10 IST

  Chennai: Former Union Minister G K Vasan has finally resigned from the Congress party.He has also announced his decision to float a new political party."The people are looking for an alternative. We want to give

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  Final decision on future course of action tomorrow: G K Vasan

  Politics | November 02, 2014 17:59 IST

  Coimbatore: A day after dropping hints of breaking away from Congress and reviving the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress, former Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan on Sunday said the final decision on the future course of

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  Congress heading for split in Tamil Nadu?

  Politics | November 01, 2014 17:15 IST

  Chennai: Toughening his stance against the Congress high command, former Union shipping minister G K Vasan on Saturday gave ample indications of breaking away from the party and reviving the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress. "I will

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  Vasan thrashes Chidambaram's non-Gandhi chief pitch

  Politics | October 27, 2014 16:28 IST

  Chennai: Endorsing the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, former Union Shipping Minister and senior Congress leader G K Vasan today said here that party workers were not in favour of a non-Gandhi party

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  Isolated Congress trying to energise partymen in TN

  Politics | March 22, 2014 11:07 IST

  Chennai: Isolated politically in Tamil Nadu, Congress is making all out efforts to energise its cadres ahead of the April 24 electoral fight for 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state.An air of despair has

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  Another Congress leader refuses to contest LS polls

  Politics | March 13, 2014 14:09 IST

  Chennai: Former Union Minister K V Thangkabalu has decided not to contest the April 24 Lok Sabha election, the second prominent leader after Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan to opt out of the poll

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  "I will not contest", says Vasan

  Politics | March 11, 2014 17:08 IST

  Chennai: Pushed to the wall in the wake of his party's failure to renew electoral pact with DMK in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader and Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan today ruled himself out of

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  AAP missed a good chance to run government: Vasan

  Politics | February 15, 2014 23:28 IST

  Chennai: A day after Arvind Kejriwal's resignation as Delhi Chief Minister, Union Minister G K Vasan today said AAP leader and his cabinet ministers have "missed a good chance" to run the government which his

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  'Truth behind ship detention, crew arrest after enquiry'

  India | October 20, 2013 17:27 IST

  Kumbakonam : The truth behind the detention of the US firm owned ship and the arrest of its 35 crew members would come out after an enquiry into the matter, Shipping Minister G K Vasan

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  Detained US ship will not move until probe is complete says Vasan

  India | October 16, 2013 21:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Amercian ship detained by the National Coast Guard off Tuticorin coast on October 12 for carrying illegal arms will not be allowed to move till the probe is complete, the Minister for