The constituency was to go to polls on April 18, but the voting was put off after Rs 10 crore was seized from the DMK leaders in the Vellore district. Rescinding the vote, the Election Commission had said it was "fully satisfied" that the electoral process in Vellore had been vitiated on account of unlawful activities on behalf of DMK candidate Kathir Anand and some of its workers.
After hearing the initial arguments, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will look into the matter and consider listing of the DMK's petition seeking court's direction to disqualify the MLAs, which also include Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam.
Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK and the main opposition DMK on Monday condemned Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi allegedly terming the state's people as "selfish and cowards".
Leading a protest here demanding a solution to Chennai's water crisis, Stalin said the government did not take action when the lakes supplying water to the city started drying.
The two leaders warned party officials of disciplinary action if they speak to the media or post in their social media account their views as the party views
After J Jayalalithaa's death, the AIADMK has not been able to find a leader who can match her charisma and appeal.
AIADMK has struggled to find a popular face after the death of former Tamil Nadu CM and party chief J Jayalalithaa. AIADMK MLA V V Rajan Chellappa on Saturday strongly pitched for a single "charismatic" leadership to steer the party.
The party also claimed that "misinformation" was being spread about the Centre trying to "impose a three-language formula" in the country, a reference to the state opposition parties' stand against the imposition of Hindi.
As per the trends available from the counting centres, the DMK was leading in 21 places, the Congress in 8, CPI-M and CPI and VCK in two each and IUML in one seat.
Releasing the manifesto for the general election at a press conference here, AIADMK coordinator and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the party would "vigorously pursue" the Amma National Poverty Eradication Initiative.
The Chief Election Commissioner said the model code of conduct would come into immediate effect from Sunday. Among other restrictions, the model code bars the government from announcing any policy move that may impact voters' decision.
The public meeting will serve as a platform for PM Modi and other leaders of NDA's constituents to launch the coalition's poll campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Asserting that there were no uncertainties regarding a tie-up with actor Vijayakanth-led DMDK for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK on Saturday said there would be good news soon.
PT leader K. Krishnasamy made it clear that his party will not contest under the AIADMK's two leaves symbol.
AIADMK Lok Sabha MP S Rajendran died on Saturday after a car in which he was travelling rammed into a road median at Tindivanam near here, police said.
The accident took place while Rajendran, 62, was on his way to Tindivanam and his car hit the road divider.
Goyal also said that the BJP will contest on five seats in Tamil Nadu during the 2019 general elections. The two parties will fight the polls together in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Ending weeks of speculation and tottering on the brink, ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday announced seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, resolving to contest both together.
All 40 constituencies (39 Tamil Nadu and 1 Puducherry) are listed.
Congress, TMC, AIADMK and RJD staged walkout soon after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad concluded his reply.
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