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  Attempts to take Jayalalithaa abroad for treatment were thwarted, claims Panneerselvam

  Politics | March 03, 2017 19:56 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today claimed that attempts to take Jayalalithaa abroad for treatment could not succeed as permission was not given for the same.

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  FIR lodged against DMK leader MK Stalin for protesting without permission at Marina Beach

  Politics | February 19, 2017 12:40 IST

  Chennai Police today registered an FIR against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin for staging protest at Marina Beach without proper permission.

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  EC serves notice to Sasikala on petition by Panneerselvam faction

  India | February 17, 2017 22:30 IST

  The Election Commission of India today served a notice to AIADMK leader Sasikala and asked to respond to a petition filed by a delegation of MPs from the O. Panneerselvam camp challenging her appointment as

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  ‘Don't smile at me’: Stalin’s advice to CM Palaniswami ahead of trust vote

  Politics | February 17, 2017 15:49 IST

  With newly-sown-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palamisamy scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the state Assembly tomorrow at 11am, DMK's working president MK Stalin today offered him a ‘strange advice’.

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  Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar joins Panneerselvam camp

  Politics | February 14, 2017 23:39 IST

  Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar today said she would work with O Panneerselvam as if they are two hands of the AIADMK.

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  Ahead of verdict in DA case, Sasikala camps with MLAs at resort; support for OPS grows

  Politics | February 13, 2017 23:26 IST

  AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala will stay on Monday night at Golden Bay Resorts at Koovathur, around 80 km from Chennai, where party MLAs have been camping since Wednesday night.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: AG advises Governor to hold composite floor test in Assembly within a week

  Politics | February 13, 2017 23:26 IST

  Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has advised Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to hold composite floor test in the Assembly pitting caretaker Chief Minister O Paneerselvam against AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala.

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  Have seen ‘a thousand Panneerselvams’: Sasikala sharpens attack

  Politics | February 13, 2017 16:14 IST

  Sasikala today addressed party workers outside Poes Garden here where she came down heavily on Panneerselvam, calling him a traitor after he refused to back her nomination for the top post.

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  Tamil Nadu crises: None of the MLAs are being held captive, claims Sasikala

  Politics | February 12, 2017 21:27 IST

  In an effort to prove that no MLA has been incarcerated, AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday held a press conference at the Golden Bay and said, “No MLA has been held captive.

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  Tamil Nadu crises: Very difficult for a woman to be in politics, says Sasikala

  Politics | February 12, 2017 17:48 IST

  AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Sunday said that it was "very difficult" for a woman to be in politics, which she had seen in the time of Jayalalithaa too, and asserted that the

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  Tamil Nadu: AIADMK veteran C Ponnaiyan joins hands with Panneerselvam

  Politics | February 11, 2017 19:49 IST

  Dealing another blow to the Sasikala camp, veteran AIADMK leader and party spokesperson C Ponnaiyan today joined the ranks of dissident leader O Panneerselvam, hailing him as the "favourite son" of the Tamil Nadu people.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Facing death threats from OPS camp, say AIADMK MLAs loyal to Sasikala

  Politics | February 11, 2017 17:27 IST

  A team of Tamil Nadu Police and revenue officials today visited a luxurious resort at Koovathur near Mahabalipuram where they met 120 MLAs of the AIADMK who are allegedly held captive by the Sasikala camp.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Big boost to OPS, AIADMK's second-in-command offers him support

  Politics | February 10, 2017 11:22 IST

  The ongoing power tussle in Tamil Nadu took another dramatic turn on Thursday when AIADMK's presidium chairman and second-in-command in the party, E Madusudanan pledged his support to the caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Sasikala meets Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, stakes claim to form govt

  Politics | February 09, 2017 22:03 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao arrived in Chennai today afternoon and will meet both Chief Minister contenders O Panneerselvam and VK Sasikala.

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  'Sasikala betrayed Amma, playing dirty tricks to acquire CM post': Panneerselvam

  Politics | February 09, 2017 15:45 IST

  AIADMK General Secretary and CM-designate VK Sasikala has alleged that her swearing-in as Chief Minister was being deliberately delayed by Rao.

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  Tamil Nadu: Sasikala herds MLAs to undisclosed location, to meet Governor today

  Politics | February 09, 2017 7:06 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao would arrive here tomorrow as AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala today mustered an overwhelming majority of party MLAs against a rebellious O Panneerselvam.

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  Sasikala sacks AIADMK's IT wing secy Ramachandran for 'anti-party activities'

  Politics | February 08, 2017 20:53 IST

  AIADMK Chief VK Sasikala today sacked the party’s Information Technology wing secretary, 'Singai' G Ramachandran for alleged anti-party activities. Ramachandran has been removed from post and his primary membership has been withdrawn for "going

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  Read! Twitter flooded with support for Panneerselvam as Tamil Nadu crisis deepens

  Politics | February 08, 2017 18:24 IST

  Amid the storm that has erupted in Tamil Nadu Politics following the rebellion by caretaker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, alleging that he was compelled to resign from his post and humiliated while holding the high

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  Split in AIADMK: Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala, says 'was forced to resign'

  Politics | February 08, 2017 0:04 IST

  Two days after resigning from the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to make way for AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala, O Panneerselvam today said that his predecessor J Jayalalithaa had asked him to succeed her.

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  Governor accepts Panneerselvam's resignation, asks him to function 'until alternate arrangements' are made

  Politics | February 06, 2017 12:32 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor C H Vidyasagar Rao on Monday accepted the resignation of Chief Minister O Panneerselvam who quit yesterday to make way for AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala.