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  VK Sasikala sacked as general secy; 'Unified AIADMK' to retrieve 'two leaves' symbol

  Politics | September 12, 2017 13:11 IST

  J Jayalalithaa will remain permanent AIADMK general secretary, according to AIADMK General Council Resolution.

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  Legal hurdles cleared for today's AIADMK General Council meeting

  Politics | September 11, 2017 23:45 IST

  The Madras High Court on Monday night upheld an order of a single judge dismissing a plea to stay tomorrow's AIADMK general council and executive committee meeting convened by Chief Minister K Palaniswami-led faction

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  Tamil Nadu Speaker asks Sasikala faction MLAs to appear on Sept 14

  Politics | September 08, 2017 19:44 IST

  This the second notice to the lawmakers owing allegiance to Sasikala and her nephew and party Deputy General Secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: AIADMK general council to be convened, Sasikala likely to be expelled

  Politics | August 28, 2017 13:56 IST

  The AIADMK will hold a crucial meeting on Monday to decide on the modalities of formal expulsion of jailed interim General Secretary V K Sasikala and to declare the actions taken by her nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran against party office bearers

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  AIADMK crisis: Why shouldn’t you be disqualified, Tamil Nadu Speaker asks 19 rebel MLAs

  Politics | August 24, 2017 20:45 IST

  Upset over the coming together of the two major factions of the AIADMK, the 19 legislators have submitted a memorandum to Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao withdrawing their support to the Chief Minister

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Amid rebellion by 18 AIADMK MLAs, Palaniswami calls for unity

  Politics | August 23, 2017 23:24 IST

  In the 234-member assembly, the AIADMK has 134 MLAs. Sasikala's brother V Dinakaran, meanwhile, claimed the Palaniswami ministry had "lost majority" and sought his resignation

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  No reprieve for Sasikala, SC junks review plea in disproportionate assets case

  Politics | August 23, 2017 17:53 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala’s plea to review its verdict sentencing her to four years imprisonment in a graft case

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  Sasikala visited AIADMK MLA's house near Bengaluru jail: DIG Roopa tells ACB

  Politics | August 23, 2017 14:40 IST

  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.

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  AIADMK merger: ‘Isolated’ Dhinakaran faction to meet Tamil Nadu Governor today

  Politics | August 22, 2017 1:06 IST

  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.

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  OPS returns as Dy CM of Tamil Nadu after merger of AIADMK factions, Sasikala likely to be sacked

  Politics | August 22, 2017 7:36 IST

  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

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  Merger done; Panneerselvam becomes Tamil Nadu Dy CM; Sasikala to be expelled soon

  Politics | August 21, 2017 17:51 IST

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

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  Did Sasikala leave Bengaluru prison? Video shows her entering jail in plain clothes

  Politics | August 21, 2017 14:06 IST

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

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  AIADMK merger: Party will be ‘one again’ and ‘without Sasikala’, says Panneerselvam

  Politics | August 20, 2017 23:40 IST

  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

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  Jayalalithaa's death: Judicial probe will prove Sasikala's innocence, says TTV Dhinakaran

  Politics | August 18, 2017 16:19 IST

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

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  DGP slaps legal notice on D Roopa, threatens Rs 50 cr defamation suit over bribe charge

  India | July 27, 2017 14:50 IST

  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

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  Saw Sasikala enjoying VIP treatment, convict cooked food for her: DIG Roopa

  Politics | July 26, 2017 10:56 IST

  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

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  Keeping rules at bay, Sasikala was allowed 23 visits during four months in Bengaluru jail: RTI

  Politics | July 20, 2017 8:10 IST

  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

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  After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail

  India | July 19, 2017 9:29 IST

  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

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  Whistleblower DIG Roopa shunted: Transfer of officials and prisoners will derail probe into shady dealings

  India | July 17, 2017 20:04 IST

  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

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  DIG Roopa, who blew lid off ‘VIP treatment’ to Sasikala in Bengaluru jail, transferred to Traffic dept

  India | July 17, 2017 14:40 IST

  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