Case against Kanimozhi; DMK denies charge
5 years, 9 months ago

Case against Kanimozhi; DMK denies charge

Deccan Chronicle  

Thoothukudi: A case against the DMK candidate Kanimozhi for Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency was filed under three sections of the Representation of People act by the Tiruchendur Taluk police. Based on a video of Thoothukudi South district secretary, Anitha Radhakrishnan distributing cash to women who performed ‘aarati’ at Tiruchendur to Kanimozhi during an election campaign in Tiruchendur, the election flying squad tahsildar, Muthuramalingam preferred formal complaint based on which the Tiruchendur taluk police registered case against eight persons including Kanimozhi and Anitha R Radhakrishnan under section 123, 171 and 171 of Representation of the People act. Anitha Radhakrishnan, however, denied that neither he nor Kanimozhi bribed the voters and added that the video went viral on social media was shot before the election schedule was declared and hence it does not amount to violation of Model Code of conduct. The DMK district secretary, along with leaders of his alliance parties too submitted a petition to the Thoothukudi district election officer.

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Case registered over attempted attack on BJP MLC in Belagavi
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Case registered over attempted attack on BJP MLC in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

An FIR has been registered against unidentified individuals after an alleged attempt to attack BJP MLC CT Ravi at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, police said on Monday. Police personnel detained BJP activists during their protest against the state government over the arrest of CT Ravi over his alleged remarks on minister Laxmi Hebbalkar. BJP MLCs DS Arun and …

DMK slams actor-politician Vijay for comparing Manipur with Tamil Nadu: Unfair
1 month ago

DMK slams actor-politician Vijay for comparing Manipur with Tamil Nadu: Unfair

India Today  

Senior DMK leader and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi on Sunday slammed actor-politician Vijay after the latter drew a comparison between the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu and that of Manipur, which is under the grip of ethnic violence. The row started when the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay, while speaking at a book launch on December 6, criticised …

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
2 months ago

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

The Hindu  

Edappadi Palaniswami wins Kodanad defamation case The Madras High Court ordered the payment of ₹1.1 crore of defamation damages to the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on a suit filed by him against S. Dhanapal, the brother of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s driver Kanagaraj, for having linked his name to the 2017 Kodanad estate heist-cum-murder case. …

AIADMK Ministers' Assault on CSI Presbyter in Thoothukudi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AIADMK Ministers' Assault on CSI Presbyter in Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

Road rage incident involving AIADMK cadre members in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, has resulted in a case being filed against two former Ministers. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a convoy of former AIADMK Ministers assaulted a CSI Presbyter, N. Jegan, 35, at Muthiahpuram. The injured party claimed that he was sandwiched by SUVs of the AIADMK cadre and was subjected …

DGP suspends two cops for ‘harassing’ Bollywood actress
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DGP suspends two cops for ‘harassing’ Bollywood actress

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: In a major development in the alleged police harassment against Bollywood actress and model Kadambari Jethwani, Director General of Police Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao suspended two police officers on Saturday. The suspension of former West Assistant Commissioner of Police K Hanumantha Rao and former Ibrahimpatnam inspector M Satyanarayana comes after an internal inquiry revealed that the Ibrahimpatnam police violated …

Edappadi Palaniswami appears before special court in a defamation case filed by Dayanidhi Maran
4 months, 1 week ago

Edappadi Palaniswami appears before special court in a defamation case filed by Dayanidhi Maran

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday appeared before the special court for exclusive trial of cases related to elected representatives, in connection with a defamation case filed by DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. Mr. Maran filed the complaint seeking punishment for Mr. Palaniswami, for defaming his service to the people of the Central Chennai constituency by stating that he …

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence

The Hindu  

Amidst incidents of electoral violence continuing in West Bengal, almost ten days after the last elections, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court on the issue of post-poll violence. Last week, a single judge Bench of Justice Kaushik Chanda expressed concern over post-poll violence and …

TD Candidate Somireddy Booked for Distributing Cash to Voters
7 months, 1 week ago

TD Candidate Somireddy Booked for Distributing Cash to Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Podalakuru police have registered a case against Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Telugu Desam Party's candidate from Sarvepalli assembly constituency, for allegedly distributing cash to women during his election campaign, which is in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. Videos had surfaced on social media that allegedly showed Somireddy and his son Rajagopal Reddy distributing cash to tribal women in …

Potaloorani agitation: Thoothukudi district police register two FIRs against 50 persons
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Potaloorani agitation: Thoothukudi district police register two FIRs against 50 persons

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: A day after tense events unfolded in Pottaloorani village over the residents decision to boycott the Lok Sabha polls, the Thoothukudi district police on Saturday registered two FIRs against 50 persons, including a government school teacher, for allegedly protesting against the erring companies and boycotting the election. Additionally, FIRs were also registered against the goons, who entered the village …

NTK candidate of Chennai Central constituency held for protesting inside booth
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NTK candidate of Chennai Central constituency held for protesting inside booth

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate of Chennai Central constituency was detained and released with a warning after he staged a protest inside one of the polling booths in Pallavan House claiming the light sensor in the EVM did not work when the button the corresponds to the NTK candidate was pressed. At Alwarpet, a tussle broke out between DMK …

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

The Hindu  

Ten years after its creation, following a delimitation, the politically nondescript Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency achieved a high-profile status in 2019 when DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi entered the fray against BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Now Ms. Soundararajan’s decision to opt for the Chennai South constituency has left Thoothukudi with not-so prominent names, apart from Ms. Kanimozhi, …

Lok Sabha polls | Two more cases against T.N. BJP president Annamalai in Coimbatore, third in a week
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Two more cases against T.N. BJP president Annamalai in Coimbatore, third in a week

The Hindu  

The police registered two cases against Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai, party functionaries and cadre for various offences, including unlawful assembly, for their alleged election campaigning at Ondipudur in Coimbatore post 10 p.m. on Sunday. The Singanallur police registered a case against Mr. Annamalai, party functionaries R. Doraisamy alias ‘Challenger’ Durai, Vijayakumar, Chidambaram and BJP cadre, based on the …

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police have issued summons to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran of the Bharatiya Janata Party in connection with an alleged cash-for-vote scam. A week after ₹3.98 crore was seized from three passengers — S. Satish and S. Naveen of Agaram in Chennai and S. Perumal of Srivaikundam in Thoothukudi district — travelling in the Chennai-Tirunelveli …

DMK files complaints with ECI alleging model code violation by BJP
8 months, 4 weeks ago

DMK files complaints with ECI alleging model code violation by BJP

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has submitted two complaints to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu and Election Commission of India against Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging electoral malpractice and violation of model code of conduct. In his complaint to CEO Satyabrata Sahoo, DMK’s organisation secretary, R.S.Bharathi said BJP’s campaign poster was published in a leading English daily newspaper without precertification details …

AIADMK, BJP Hurl Charges Against DMK
8 months, 4 weeks ago

AIADMK, BJP Hurl Charges Against DMK

Deccan Chronicle  

The lawyers wing state secretary of the AIADMK, I S Inbadurai, told media persons at the Secretariat after submitting a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer on Friday that detaining voters in the ‘pattis’ would facilitate the bribing of voters as they would be gathered in particular places. Though the setting up of the ‘pattis’ was against election rules, the …

Lies about Kani: DMK files plaint against NTK
9 months ago

Lies about Kani: DMK files plaint against NTK

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Alleging that lies are being spread about Thoothukudi DMK candidate and incumbent MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other senior party leaders, the DMK’s women’s wing lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu against YouTube channel ‘Raavanaa’ and NTK’s Mayiladuthurai candidate P Kaliyammal. As per the complaint of state social media coordinator of DMK women’s wing Dr …

Lok Sabha polls | Edappadi Palaniswami slams A. Raja, DMK top brass for corruption and drug trade in T.N.
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | Edappadi Palaniswami slams A. Raja, DMK top brass for corruption and drug trade in T.N.

The Hindu  

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and general secretary of the AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, trained his guns at DMK’s A. Raja, T.N. Speaking at an election rally in Udhagamandalam, Mr. Palaniswami said that Nilgiris Lok Sabha M.P., A. Raja, who is contesting again in the upcoming elections, had been accused in the ₹1.72 lakh crore …

Case registered against former minister KTR in Hanamkonda
9 months, 1 week ago

Case registered against former minister KTR in Hanamkonda

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The Congress party leaders under the leadership of the PCC member Bathini Srinivas Rao lodged a complaint with the Hanamkonda police station against the former minister and the BRS party MLA K.T.Rama Rao for making derogatory comments against the Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy and urged the police officials to take stringent actions along with the arresting him here in …

Verbal duel during DMK Lok Sabha poll work meet, minister leaves in huff
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Verbal duel during DMK Lok Sabha poll work meet, minister leaves in huff

New Indian Express  

CUDDALORE: A meeting which the DMK called for to discuss Lok Sabha election work ended in chaos with functionaries belonging to two intra-party groups getting into a heated discussion and Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development CV Ganesan walking out in a huff. According to sources, differences had been simmering between the two groups in Nellikuppam municipality and it …

Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Polls: DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi files nomination
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Polls: DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi files nomination

The Hindu  

Incumbent Member of Parliament of the Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi of the DMK, filed her nomination with Returning Officer G. Lakshmipathy, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, to contest from Thoothukudi for the second time. Ms. Kanimozhi, who won during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections contesting against BJP’s Tamilisai Soundararajan and others, was accompanied by Ministers Anitha R. Radhakrishnan …

Lok Sabha polls | BJP, AIADMK cadres face-off in Udhagamandalam, police use force to disperse cadres
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP, AIADMK cadres face-off in Udhagamandalam, police use force to disperse cadres

The Hindu  

There was high drama in Udhagamandalam on Monday, March 25, 2024, after police resorted to the use of force to disperse both AIADMK and BJP cadres as tension flared over the filing of nominations. While Mr. Murugan was filing his nomination, top AIADMK party functionaries, including district secretary ‘Kappachi’ D. Vinoth, former Rajya Sabha MP and current Mettupalayam MLA, A. …

NDA Seeks Action Against Police for Security Lapse at Public Meeting Addressed by PM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NDA Seeks Action Against Police for Security Lapse at Public Meeting Addressed by PM

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Leaders of the Telugu Desam, Jana Sena and BJP called on Chief Election Officer Mukesh Meena here on Monday and sought action against four senior police officers for their “failure” to ensure proper security at the public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Palnadu district on Sunday. The leaders demanded that these officials be kept away from …

Kanimozhi to contest again from Thoothukudi, submits application to DMK top brass
10 months ago

Kanimozhi to contest again from Thoothukudi, submits application to DMK top brass

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Expressing her intent to contest again from Thoothukudi parliamentary constituency, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi filed an application with the DMK’s top brass at the party headquarters in Chennai, putting an end to speculations about her candidature. Kanimozhi, a two time Rajya Sabha MP, won the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from Thoothukudi constituency, defeating the BJP’s Tamilisai Soundarajan by …

Case against journalist Nikhil Wagle for ‘defaming’ PM Modi, L.K. Advani
11 months ago

Case against journalist Nikhil Wagle for ‘defaming’ PM Modi, L.K. Advani

The Hindu  

A case has been registered in Pune against senior journalist Nikhil Wagle for allegedly making offensive remarks against PM Modi and BJP veteran L. K. Advani after the latter was awarded the Bharat Ratna, authorities said on Friday. The FIR was filed at Pune’s Vishrambaug police station after a local BJP leader, Sunil Deodhar, lodged a complaint against Mr. Wagle …

Tamil Nadu Police disperses protestors staging demonstration against govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Police disperses protestors staging demonstration against govt

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday dispersed a group of protestors who were demonstrating against a state project which involves land acquisition. Farmers federation leader P R Pandian raised slogans against the DMK regime and was attempting to lead the participants and stage a protest at downtown Valluvar Kottam. Unconditional withdrawal of police cases against all 20 farmers who protested against …

Attack on SC men in Tirunelveli | Palaniswami deplores incident, blames DMK government
1 year, 2 months ago

Attack on SC men in Tirunelveli | Palaniswami deplores incident, blames DMK government

The Hindu  

The AIADMK’s general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Thursday, November 2, 2023 deplored the attack, robbery and urination upon two young men of the Scheduled Caste community near Thachanallur in Tirunelveli district. Describing the incident as an attack on humanity, the AIADMK leader said the police, instead of viewing it as a mere case of robbery, should take stringent action …

26 TD activists booked for abusing, threatening CI in Srikalahasti
1 year, 2 months ago

26 TD activists booked for abusing, threatening CI in Srikalahasti

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: A recent clash between the Telugu Desam activists and the police resulted in the registration of cases against 26 party workers, including the constituency in-charge Bojjala Sudheer Reddy in Srikalahasti of Tirupati district. Accusing the CI of high-handedness and offensive language against them, Reddy, along with party workers staged a protest in front of the Srikalahasti Rural police station, …

'Evil Force DMK Has To Be Uprooted From Tamil Soil': Annamalai After Police Arrests BJP Functionaries Over Flag Post Row
1 year, 2 months ago

'Evil Force DMK Has To Be Uprooted From Tamil Soil': Annamalai After Police Arrests BJP Functionaries Over Flag Post Row

ABP News  

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday slammed DMK's 'signature campaign' against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, saying that the party thinks 'Tamil Nadu politics is cinema.' #WATCH | On DMK's 'signature campaign' against NEET examination, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai says, "They still think Tamil Nadu politics is cinema. Now these are the people who talk …

Sanatana Dharma row | SC tags plea against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin with earlier one
1 year, 3 months ago

Sanatana Dharma row | SC tags plea against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin with earlier one

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday tagged a petition seeking criminal prosecution of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks on Sanatana Dharma with a similar plea filed earlier by another party. Tamil Nadu Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari said these were “publicity interest” petitions filed in the guise of public interest. A few days ago, the same Bench had …

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks More Details on TTD Members
1 year, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks More Details on TTD Members

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the endowments commissioner and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams executive officer to submit more details on members of the newly constituted TTD trust board. A division bench comprising Justices Akula Venkata Sesha Sai and R. Raghunandan Rao held a hearing on a petition here on Wednesday filed by a former railway employee, Chintha Venkateswaralu, with …

Tamil Nadu BJP submits 'DMK Files-II' memorandum to Governor, seeks action on 'benami' links
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP submits 'DMK Files-II' memorandum to Governor, seeks action on 'benami' links

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu BJP on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Governor R N Ravi seeking action over what it claimed "benami" links to ruling DMK Ministers, legislators and MPs and "three scams" to the tune of about Rs 5,600 crore. Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai, on his Twitter handle, said his party sought the Governor's intervention and suitable action …

Defamation case filed against Pawan Kalyan
1 year, 5 months ago

Defamation case filed against Pawan Kalyan

The Hindu  

A defamation case has been filed against Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan after the leader made ‘objectionable’ comments against the ward and village volunteers at Eluru on July 9. A woman volunteer stated in her petition that Mr. Kalyan’s allegation that the volunteers were involved in the “disappearance of women, girls and human trafficking” caused her mental agony and …

Pawan Files Complaint with SP Against Inspector for Assaulting Party Worker
1 year, 5 months ago

Pawan Files Complaint with SP Against Inspector for Assaulting Party Worker

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Monday lodged a formal complaint with Tirupati district superintendent of police P. Parameswara Reddy, seeking justice for JSP worker assaulted by Srikalahasti circle inspector Anju Yadav on July 12. The Jana Sena chief arrived in Tirupati on Monday morning and led a massive procession to the SP's office to submit a complaint to …

Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari
1 year, 6 months ago

Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari

The Hindu  

Condemning the M. K. Stalin-led DMK government’s failure to control inflation, check law and order breakdown in the State and demanding the sacking of Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Cabinet, the AIADMK functionaries staged a demonstration at Vannnarpet here on Wednesday. Ambasamudram MLA Esakki Subaya, organizing secretaries of the party V. Karuppasamy Pandian and Sudha K. Paramasivan, former MP Soundararajan, …

AIADMK seeks removal of arrested Minister Senthilbalaji, stages demonstration in Erode
1 year, 6 months ago

AIADMK seeks removal of arrested Minister Senthilbalaji, stages demonstration in Erode

The Hindu  

Urging the Tamil Nadu government to sack Minister V. Senthilbalaji who was recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam, the AIADMK staged a demonstration near Veerappanchatiram bus stand here on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Speakers said Mr. Senthilbalaji was arrested for the offence he had committed and blamed the ruling DMK …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaints against ‘Savukku’ Shankar
1 year, 7 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaints against ‘Savukku’ Shankar

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Excise, and Prohibition, V. Senthilbalaji, on Monday, May 15, 2023, filed four private defamation complaints against YouTuber A. Shankar known as Savukku Shankar. On Monday, Mr. Balaji accompanied by senior counsel and Rajya Sabha MP P.Wilson filed four complaints at Saidapet Court, pertaining to four different references to him by Mr. Shankar. In one of …

‘DMK Files’ | Party treasurer T.R. Baalu files defamation complaint against T.N. BJP leader Annamalai
1 year, 7 months ago

‘DMK Files’ | Party treasurer T.R. Baalu files defamation complaint against T.N. BJP leader Annamalai

The Hindu  

The DMK’s treasurer and Member of Parliament T.R.Baalu has filed a defamation complaint at a city court in Chennai against BJP’s Tamil Nadu state president K. Annamalai, for allegedly defaming him at a recent press conference. In an affidavit, Mr. Baalu said that he had been aggrieved by the press conference given by Mr. Annamalai on April 14, at the …

Chennai City Public Prosecutor files criminal defamation complaint against Annamalai for allegations against CM
1 year, 7 months ago

Chennai City Public Prosecutor files criminal defamation complaint against Annamalai for allegations against CM

The Hindu  

The Chennai City Public Prosecutor has filed a criminal defamation complaint against BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai before the Principal District and Sessions Court here for having made defamatory allegations against Chief Minister M.K. In his petition, the City Public Prosecutor said he went through the video clippings of the press conference and perused the address by Mr. Annamalai …

Big Relief To Kanimozhi; SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP In 2019 LS Polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Big Relief To Kanimozhi; SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of DMK MP In 2019 LS Polls

News 18  

In a big relief to Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam MP Kanimozhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the election petition which has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging her election in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi allowed the DMK leaders’ appeal challenging the Madras High Court’s refusal to dismiss election …

Tamil Nadu leader booked for threatening Hindi speakers after Prashant Kishor sought action
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu leader booked for threatening Hindi speakers after Prashant Kishor sought action

India Today  

The Erode Police have booked Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Senthamizan Seeman after a video of him, where he said that he would beat Hindi speakers, was flagged by poll strategist Prashant Kishor. Political analyst Prashant Kishor lashed out at Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Senthamizhan Seeman for "openly calling for violence against Hindi speaking people" in Tamil Nadu and asked why …

Why no action on those speaking against Hindi speakers in Tamil Nadu?: Prashant Kishor
1 year, 10 months ago

Why no action on those speaking against Hindi speakers in Tamil Nadu?: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Political analyst Prashant Kishor lashed out at Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Senthamizhan Seeman for "openly calling for violence against Hindi speaking people" in Tamil Nadu and asked why there was no action taken against people like him. pic.twitter.com/vyu2EkjBQu — Prashant Kishor March 10, 2023 Prashant Kishor said those who use fake videos to "incite hate and violence must be dealt …

'Murder of democracy,' says Palaniswami on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode East seat
1 year, 10 months ago

'Murder of democracy,' says Palaniswami on alleged violation of poll code by DMK in Erode East seat

India Today  

AIADMK interim general secretary K Palaniswami on Friday accused the ruling DMK of 'murdering democracy' by 'violating' the model code of conduct in the Erode East Assembly segment ahead of the by-election on February 27. He further alleged that voters were confined by DMK workers and provided food, which is a violation of the poll code. Congress leader E V …

Erode (East) bypoll | Naam Tamilar Katchi condemns detention of 40 cadre by police
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Naam Tamilar Katchi condemns detention of 40 cadre by police

The Hindu  

Claiming that the Erode police arrested 40 Naam Tamilar Katchi cadre who were campaigning at road junctions, party candidate Menaka Navaneethan and cadre lodged a complaint in this regard with the Returning Officer for the Erode Assembly constituency and Corporation Commissioner K. Sivakumar, on Friday. Cadre were found standing on roads with placards garnering support for their symbol, ‘sugarcane farmer’, …

Case registered against TD\'s Atchannaidu for \'foul\' word
1 year, 11 months ago

Case registered against TD\'s Atchannaidu for \'foul\' word

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Kuppam police have registered a case against TD state president Atchannaidu for his abusive comment against police while addressing a public meeting during the launch of Nara Lokesh’s Yuva Galam padayatra on Friday from Kuppam. Kuppam circle inspector Sridhar said the case has been registered against Atchannaidu based on a complaint by Kuppam sub-inspector B. Shiva Kumar who was …

Tamil Nadu: Complaint filed against DMK’s Shivaji Krishnamoorthy for threatening Governor
1 year, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Complaint filed against DMK’s Shivaji Krishnamoorthy for threatening Governor

Op India  

Tamil Nadu Governor’s office lodged a complaint with Chennai Police seeking action against ruling DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy for his controversial remarks against Governor RN Ravi. DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy on Friday sparked a controversy with his remark against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. Addressing an event on Thursday, Krishnamoorthy said, “If the Governor refuses to utter the name of …

Thoothukudi police firing | Charges framed against 3 revenue officials
2 years, 2 months ago

Thoothukudi police firing | Charges framed against 3 revenue officials

The Hindu  

Charges have been framed against three revenue officials following the recommendation of the report of Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry in connection with the police firing at anti-Sterlite protestors in Thoothukudi in May 2018. The Commission, which probed the firing incident, asked the government to initiate action against a few police and revenue officials. Charges have been framed under …

Breaking: Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Challenging Udhayanidhi Stalin's Victory
2 years, 8 months ago

Breaking: Madras High Court Rejects Election Petition Challenging Udhayanidhi Stalin's Victory

Live Law  

Madras High Court on Thursday allowed a petition filed by Actor and Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni MLA Udayanidhi Stalin to reject an election petition filed by one R. Premalatha challenging his victory in the 2021 elections. Justice V Bharatidasan while passing the orders observed that Udayanidhi Stalin had given details regarding the 22 criminal cases pending against him and that there was no …

When Political Party Is Defamed, Members Not At Helm Of Affairs Can't File Complaint : Madras HC Quashes Complaint Against Maridhas Over Remarks Against DMK
2 years, 10 months ago

When Political Party Is Defamed, Members Not At Helm Of Affairs Can't File Complaint : Madras HC Quashes Complaint Against Maridhas Over Remarks Against DMK

Live Law  

The Madurai bench of Madras High Court has quashed a defamation case pending against YouTuber M. Maridhas for targeting Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over the announcement urging its cadre to draw 'Kolams' as a form of Anti-CAA Protest.Justice G.R Swaminathan quashed the case pending in the file of the Thootukudi Judicial Magistrate after observing that the complainant, S.R.S Umari Shankar,. Justice …

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges
3 years, 6 months ago

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges

News 18  

A court here on Wednesday directed the police to register a case against BJP Kerala chief K Surendran on charges of bribing tribal leader and Janathipathya Rashtreeya Party president C K Janu to contest as an NDA candidate in the Mananathavady Assembly constituency in the April 6 elections. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by the MSF State …

Naidu, Lokesh booked for ‘malicious’ posts against YSRCP nominee
3 years, 8 months ago

Naidu, Lokesh booked for ‘malicious’ posts against YSRCP nominee

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu and his son and former Minister Nara Lokesh have been booked for allegedly posting comments and photographs against the YSRCP candidate for the Tirupati byelection M. Gurumurthy. Bapatla MP Nandigam Suresh, Vemuru MLA Meruga Nagarjuna and Pamarru MLA Kaile Anil Kumar met Director General of Police D. Gautam Sawang …

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