sasikala news

AIADMK symbol row: Delhi Police grill TTV Dhinakaran for 7 hours, ask him to appear again on Sunday

He was asked to appear before them again tomorrow for further questioning.

Apr 22, 2017, 23:41 PM IST

EC bribery case: AIADMK's TTV Dinakaran appears before Delhi Police

The Crime Branch had on April 16 arrested an alleged middleman, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in New Delhi in connection with the case.

Apr 22, 2017, 08:43 AM IST

Sasikala's relative threatens to release Jayalalithaa's hospital clip

Sasikala's nephew Jeyanandh Dhivakaran, in a Facebook post, said the clips will clear the kind of relationship Amma (Jayalalithaa) and Chinnamma (Sasikala) shared.

Apr 21, 2017, 13:19 PM IST

RK Nagar by-elections cancelled; Dinakaran says EC did not want him to win

The by-elections in RK Nagar became necessary after the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who represented it for two terms.

Apr 10, 2017, 09:10 AM IST

Rules at stake in Bengaluru jail for Sasikala, AIADMK leader meets visitors 12 times a month when only allowed twice

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader VK Sasikala, who is serving a four-year jail term in central prison Parappana Agahara after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case, has met visitors 12 times in a month in blatant violation of rules.

Apr 06, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

Panneerselvam camp demands secret ballot to decide on confidence motion

While inviting him to form the government on Thursday, Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao had asked Edappadi K Palaniswami to seek the vote of confidence in the next 15 days.

Feb 17, 2017, 15:10 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM thanks PM Narendra Modi for congratulating him on taking up top post

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating him on taking up the state's top post.

Feb 17, 2017, 15:08 PM IST

Edappadi K Palaniswami​ won't visit Sasikala in Bengaluru jail today; will meet MLAs at Golden Bay Resort

The Tamil Nadu Assembly is being convened on February 18 (Saturday) and Edappadi K Palaniswami has to prove his majority on that day.

Feb 17, 2017, 09:05 AM IST

E K Palaniswami sworn-in as new Tamil Nadu chief minister: As it happened

Edappadi K Palaniswami will have to prove his majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly within 15 days.

Feb 16, 2017, 21:51 PM IST

Fight will continue: O Panneerselvam

On February 7, Panneerselvam revolted against Sasikala alleging that he was forced to resign as Chief Minister to pave way for her to occupy that post.

Feb 16, 2017, 14:04 PM IST

Sasikala surrenders before special court in Bengaluru: As it happened

Sasikala will be in jail for three years and about 11 months out of the four years sentence awarded by the trial court.

Feb 15, 2017, 20:57 PM IST

SC declines Sasikala's plea for time to surrender in DA case

Senior advocate KTS Tulsi, appearing for Sasikala, said that the leader wanted some time to surrender as she has to manage her affairs.

Feb 15, 2017, 11:45 AM IST

Sasikala reinducts 2 family members sacked by Jayalalithaa - Know about TTV Dinakaran and S Venkatesh

TTV Dinkaran and S Venkatesh were expelled by late chief minister Jayalalithaa in 2011.

Feb 15, 2017, 11:43 AM IST

SC convicts Sasikala in DA case: As it happened

Sasikala was on Tuesday convicted in a corruption case by Supreme Court which dashed her ambition to become the Tamil Nadu CM.

Feb 14, 2017, 23:33 PM IST

Sasikala reacts to SC verdict in disproportionate assets case, says 'Dharma' will win

In a major setback for Sasikala Natarajan, the Supreme Court today restored her conviction in decades-old disproportionate assets case.

Feb 14, 2017, 11:38 AM IST

AIADMK MLAs refute `hostage` theory, say `we are not birds being kept in a cage`

The AIADMK MLAs accused the DMK of spreading rumours that legislators backing Sasikala against acting Chief Minister O Panneerselvam were being held hostage.

Feb 10, 2017, 14:32 PM IST

VK Sasikala breaks silence, says DMK behind Panneerselvam's revolt

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary VK Sasikala said DMK was behind Panneerselvam's action, citing the bonhomie between him and MK Stalin.

Feb 08, 2017, 09:17 AM IST

Sasikala set to be Tamil Nadu CM: Chidambaram says people `now moving in opposite directions`

AIADMK MLAs on Sunday elected general secretary VK Sasikala, 59, as their legislature leader, two months after her mentor J Jayalalithaa died.

Feb 06, 2017, 09:17 AM IST