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Durai Vaiko, MDMK leader, withdraws resignation from principal secretary post
Tamil Nadu | Apr 20, 2025, 09:54 PM ISTTamil Nadu politics: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Durai said differences of opinion between leaders emerge in a party which follows democracy.
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Saffron-clad photo of Thiruvalluvar sparks row in Tamil Nadu: Who was he and what was controversy?
Tamil Nadu | May 24, 2024, 02:30 PM ISTThiruvalluvar, popularly known as Valluvar, was an ancient Tamil philosopher known for his wisdom, expressed in 1,330 couplets, on topics ranging from ethics to economics.
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Farooq Abdullah arrested under PSA, can go sans trial for 2 years
India | Sep 16, 2019, 01:55 PM ISTSenior National Conference leader and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah has been arrested under the Public Safety Act in Srinagar.
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SC notice to Centre, J&K on plea for producing Farooq Abdullah
India | Sep 16, 2019, 11:37 AM ISTA bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer issued notice to the Centre and the state, and fixed Rajya Sabha MP and MDMK leader Vaiko's plea for hearing on September 30.
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Rajya Sabha nomination of MDMK's Vaiko, six others accepted
India | Jul 09, 2019, 08:31 PM ISTMDMK General Secretary Vaiko's nomination for the July 18 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu accepted on Tuesday. Interestingly, Vaiko was recently sentenced to one-year jail term by a special court in Chennai in a sedition case.
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MDMK chief Vaiko convicted in sedition case
India | Jul 05, 2019, 11:36 AM ISTJudge J Shanthi held him guilty of the offence of sedition. Vaiko, who was present in the court, said he never sought any leniency.
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HC declines to quash proceedings in defamation case against Vaiko, sets aside another
India | Jun 21, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTThe Madras High Court has declined to quash proceedings in a defamation case filed against MDMK chief Vaiko but set aside another.
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I was deported from Malaysia because of my 'LTTE links', says Vaiko
National | Jun 10, 2017, 10:33 AM ISTVaiko had flied to Malaysia for attending the wedding of Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy's daughter scheduled for today.
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MDMK Vaiko detained in Kuala Lumpur airport, to be sent back
National | Jun 09, 2017, 04:20 PM ISTVaiko will be sent back to Chennai by a Malaysian Airlines flight tonight, the MDMK (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) said in a release here. He is expected to reach here by 10.45 pm.
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Tamil Nadu court grants bail to Vaiko in 2009 sedition case
National | May 24, 2017, 01:43 PM ISTA Tamil Nadu court today granted bail to MDMK chief Vaiko in a sedition case of 2009.
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MDMK leader Vaiko sent to 15-day judicial custody for his 2009 speech in support of LTTE
National | Apr 03, 2017, 05:31 PM ISTMDMK leader V Gopalaswamy , also known as Vaiko, was today sent to jail for making a fiery speech in support of LTTE way back in 2009.
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MDMK leader Vaiko sent to 15-day judicial custody for his 2009 speech in support of LTTE
National | Apr 03, 2017, 05:02 PM ISTMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader V Gopalaswamy , also known as Vaiko, was today sent to jail for making a fiery speech in support of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) way back in 2009.
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Vaiko stuns party workers, opts out of poll race
India | Apr 25, 2016, 06:09 PM ISTKovilpatti: MDMK chief and a key architect of the DMDK-PWF-TMC combine Vaiko today stunned his supporters by going back on his decision to contest the May 16 assembly polls alleging the DMK was planning to
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DMK offered Rs 500 cr, 80 seats for alliance with Vijayakant’s DMDK: Vaiko
National | Mar 25, 2016, 09:37 PM ISTMadurai: In the latest, MDMK leader Vaiko has said that the DMK had "offered" 80 (assembly) seats and Rs 500 crore to Vijayakant for joining its alliance while the BJP had offered him a Rajya Sabha MP post and a ministerial berth in the union cabinet
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Ruling AIADMK dependent 'solely' on liquor sales for revenue: MDMK
National | Jul 20, 2015, 01:41 PM ISTChennai: MDMK today slammed the Tamil Nadu government's stand against implementing prohibition saying the ruling AIADMK was dependent 'solely' on liquor sales through state-run outlets for revenue and condemned it for not showing concern for people's welfare. Party founder Vaiko
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Tamil Nadu should strongly oppose Land Acquisition bill: MDMK chief Vaiko
National | Jul 14, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTCoimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa should strongly oppose the land bill at the Chief Ministers' Conference, scheduled to be held at Delhi, MDMK General Secretary Vaiko said on Monday. "If the government failed to oppose
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Tamil Nadu parties describe Rajapaksa's defeat as Tamil victory
National | Jan 09, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTChennai: Hailing the defeat of Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, political parties in Tamil Nadu today upped the ante for a probe into his role in the alleged war crimes against minority Tamils in 2009.DMK
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Vaiko demands scrapping of neutrino project in TN district
National | Jan 06, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTChennai: MDMK leader Vaiko today demanded that the proposed underground Neutrino project in Tamil Nadu's Theni district be scrapped, claiming it would affect the environment in that area.“Agricultural lands would be acquired to lay roads
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Salman Khan is a betrayer: MDMK chief Vaiko
Bollywood | Dec 30, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTChennai: Hitting out at Bollywood actor Salman Khan for allegedly campaigning for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MDMK chief Vaiko today dubbed him as a 'betrayer.' "He is also a betrayer," Vaiko told reporters here
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Black flags to be shown to PM if he comes to Tamil Nadu: Vaiko
National | Dec 12, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTChennai: MDMK leader Vaiko, whose party recently snapped ties with NDA, today said his party would show black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whenever he visits Tamil Nadu in view of his "support" to