VK Sasikala

Sasikala's vow has been fulfilled: Tamil Nadu CM

Palaniswami was apparently referring to Sasikala's earlier assertion that Jayalalithaa's government would continue in the state.

Feb 18, 2017, 21:21 PM IST

MK Stalin sits in protest in Marina under Gandhi statue

DMK working president MK Stalin on Saturday sat in protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Marina beach against the manner in which he and his party legislators were evicted from the state assembly.

Feb 18, 2017, 16:49 PM IST

Chaos reigns in Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK MLAs heckle Speaker P Dhanapal: Watch video

Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday witnessed unruly scenes when DMK members gheraoed Speaker P Dhanapal seeking secret ballot for the trust vote, who subsequently left the House with marshals escorting him, stalling the proceedings.

Feb 18, 2017, 15:04 PM IST

DMK is anti-national, VK Sasikala much better: Subramanian Swamy

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday termed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) a violent and anti-national party.

Feb 18, 2017, 12:55 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly floor test: Panneerselvam camp appoints Semmalai as Whip

The O Panneerselvam camp has appointed sitting MLA Semmalai as the party whip and sent a letter to the Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal to this effect.

Feb 18, 2017, 11:33 AM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami loses another legislator ahead of confidence vote

Hours before Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami seeks a vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Saturday, Arun Kumar, a legislator from Coimbatore North has also jumped shift.

Feb 18, 2017, 10:44 AM IST

Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami set to seek vote of confidence, expected to sail through

Palaniswami, 63, a senior leader in the ruling AIADMK of the VK Sasikala camp, was sworn in on Thursday. He needs the support of 117 legislators to continue in the post.

Feb 17, 2017, 23:30 PM IST

Confidence motion: Vote against Palaniswami to safeguard interests of Amma, Panneerselvam urges AIADMK MLAs

On Thursday, Edappadi K Palaniswami, of the Saskala camp, was sworn in as Chief Minister and 30 ministers also took oath.

Feb 17, 2017, 21:15 PM IST

Cyanide Mallika - Sasikala shares a wall with her in Bengaluru prison

Sasikala is reportedly not talking to anyone and has even refused requests by party leaders for an audience.

Feb 17, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

EC issues notice to Sasikala on plea challenging her nomination as AIADMK gen secy; OPS seeks secret ballot

If Sasikala is removed from the post, her decision to expel Panneerselvam from the party would stand null and void.

Feb 17, 2017, 19:47 PM IST

Trust vote: Will oppose Edappadi K Palaniswami in Tamil Nadu Assembly, says MK Stalin

As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami gears up to seek a trust vote in the Assembly on Saturday, DMK working president MK Stalin said his party MLAs will oppose the loyalist of VK Sasikala.

Feb 17, 2017, 19:10 PM IST

‘Sasikala' biopic will be unimaginably shocking, says Ram Gopal Varma

Sasikala is currently serving a four-year jail term after being found guilty in disproportionate assets case.

Feb 17, 2017, 11:14 AM IST

'Teary-eyed' VK Sasikala watched EK Palaniswami take oath as Tamil Nadu CM from Bengaluru jail

With her conviction in the disproportionate assets case crushing her dream to become the chief minister, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala had to contend herself by watching the swearing-in ceremony of her close confidant EK Palaniswami at Raj Bhavan in Chennai from the Bengaluru Central Jail on television.

Feb 17, 2017, 09:42 AM IST

As Edappadi K Palaniswami gears up for trust vote, AIADMK asks O Panneerselvam to back off

Despite Edappadi K Palaniswami's swearing-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu yesterday it appears that the crisis has not yet ended in the state's ruling party AIADMK.

Feb 17, 2017, 09:16 AM IST

New Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami - All you need to know

E Palaniswamy on Thursday took oath as the new CM of Tamil Nadu.

Feb 16, 2017, 17:58 PM IST

Tamil Nadu's new CM Edapadi K Palaniswami is staunch Jayalalithaa loyalist

Edapadi K Palaniswami, who will be the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is a staunch loyalist of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Feb 16, 2017, 14:02 PM IST

Sasikala in Bengaluru jail: From 'meditation to having tamarind rice', here's how she spent her first night in prison cell

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, who was lodged in Bengaluru Jail following her conviction in the disproportionate assets case by the Supreme Court, spent her first night as an ordinary prisoner in her prison cell.

Feb 16, 2017, 10:42 AM IST