Will Jayalalithaa stage a comeback again?
10 years, 6 months ago

Will Jayalalithaa stage a comeback again?

India TV News  

Chennai: From a regional satrap to a convict sentenced to four years in prison in disproportionate assets case, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa's political future looks bleak amidst speculation of political realignment in Tamil Nadu, set to go for Assembly polls in less than two years. The political juggernaut called Jayalalithaa, unrivaled in elections held in the state since AIADMK's landslide victory in 2011 polls, came to an abrupt halt on Saturday as the special court in Bangalore convicted her in the Rs 66.65 crore assets case and sentenced her to four years imprisonment that immediately disqualified her from being an MLA. However, the three-time Chief Minister may not be able to contest elections for ten years -- four in prison and six thereafter -- unless she gets the special court verdict overturned by a higher court swiftly. A known fighter since the days of humiliation at the hands of supporters of AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran's wife VN Janaki during his funeral to the ugly incident in the Assembly involving the DMK in 1989 that pushed her limits of fightback, Jayalalithaa is sure not to take the conviction lying down.

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Rajinikanth pays tribute to Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary: ‘Her memories will live on’
1 month, 1 week ago

Rajinikanth pays tribute to Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary: ‘Her memories will live on’

Hindustan Times  

On the occasion of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's 77th birth anniversary, veteran actor Rajinikanth paid tribute to the iconic leader at her Poes Garden, Chennai residence. Veteran actor Rajinikanth pays tribute to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary at Poes Garden in Chennai. Rajinikanth pays floral tribute to Jayalalithaa The actor paid floral tribute …

Jayalalithaa's Niece Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Return Of Her Properties Confiscated In Disproportionate Assets Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jayalalithaa's Niece Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Return Of Her Properties Confiscated In Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

The niece of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has approached the Supreme Court seeking the return of the properties confiscated in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa. J Deepa has filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's order refusing to release Jayalalithaa's assets to her. While the State's petition challenging the High Court's acquittal was …

Sri Lanka’s senior Tamil politician and ITAK veteran Mavai Senathirajah no more
2 months ago

Sri Lanka’s senior Tamil politician and ITAK veteran Mavai Senathirajah no more

The Hindu  

COLOMBO Senior Tamil politician Mavai Senathirajah, a key figure in the long political struggle for the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka’s north and east, passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. An Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi veteran and former Jaffna Parliamentarian, Senathirajah led the party from 2014 to 2024. In a message on social media platform ‘X’, Sri …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-15 10:24 A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
5 months, 3 weeks ago

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat  

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever
7 months, 2 weeks ago

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis. Unsustainable debt, a severe balance of payments crisis, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government’s insistence on …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

'Time is ripe': Jayalalithaa's aide VK Sasikala announces comeback after AIADMK's poor show in polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Time is ripe': Jayalalithaa's aide VK Sasikala announces comeback after AIADMK's poor show in polls

India TV News  

V K Sasikala, confidante of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, declared on Sunday that the AIADMK is not finished despite recent electoral losses. Renewed efforts to lead AIADMK Following unsuccessful attempts to regain control of AIADMK, Sasikala addressed supporters, stating the time is ripe for her return. She reassured them of her commitment to unifying the party and regaining …

Debate continues over Annamalai’s attempt to portray Jayalalithaa as ‘Hindutva leader’
10 months ago

Debate continues over Annamalai’s attempt to portray Jayalalithaa as ‘Hindutva leader’

The Hindu  

BJP State president K. Annamalai’s reiteration of his description of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa as a “Hindutva leader” has kept alive the debate over her ideological credentials. At the Council’s meeting, held two weeks prior to the demolition, Jayalalithaa wanted the NIC to take a decision on creating a congenial atmosphere for the conduct of “kar seva” in Ayodhya. Ten …

BJP's Annamalai calls Jayalalithaa 'far superior Hindutva leader', Sasikala refutes claim
10 months ago

BJP's Annamalai calls Jayalalithaa 'far superior Hindutva leader', Sasikala refutes claim

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has called former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo late J Jayalalitha "a far superior Hindutva leader" and claimed that she was the first politician in the country, other than BJP leaders, to support the cause of a Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. BJP leader K Annamalai and Tamil Nadu ex-CM J Jayalalitha …

Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin's DMK insulted J Jayalalithaa, says PM Narendra Modi
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu: MK Stalin's DMK insulted J Jayalalithaa, says PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed that the workers of the ruling DMK had behaved with former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. Addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, he accused the MK Stalin-led party and the Congress of "cheating and insulting women". The people of Tamil Nadu know how the workers of the DMK behaved with …

Fathima Beevi had sworn in a disqualified Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Fathima Beevi had sworn in a disqualified Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister

The Hindu  

The tenure of Justice Fathima Beevi, who died in Kerala on November 23, as Governor of Tamil Nadu during 1997-2001 was mired in controversies. Her most controversial decision as Governor was to administer the oath of office and secrecy to former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa within hours of the AIADMK securing a majority in the Assembly elections in May 2001. However, …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s U-turn over Jayalalithaa remark ‘I didn’t…’
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai’s U-turn over Jayalalithaa remark ‘I didn’t…’

Live Mint  

Day after making “corruption” remarks allegedly against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai took a U-turn on his comment, asserting it was a clear case of “misinterpretation”. To this, Annamalai said several administrations in Tamil Nadu were corrupt, resulting in the conviction of former chief ministers in courts of law, making it one …

From soul sisters to frenemies: The highs and lows of the Jayalalithaa-Sasikala relationship
2 years, 5 months ago

From soul sisters to frenemies: The highs and lows of the Jayalalithaa-Sasikala relationship

Firstpost  

The Arumughaswamy report has recommended action against VK Sasikala and three others in the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. This latest development is a new twist in the friendship between the two politicians that lasted for nearly three decades There’s trouble brewing for Sasikala, courtesy the Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry’s report, which investigated the circumstances surrounding …

DC Edit | Lopsided power struggle in ADMK will end soon
2 years, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Lopsided power struggle in ADMK will end soon

Deccan Chronicle  

The impasse at the general council of Tamil Nadu’s prime Opposition party, the AIADMK, on Thursday may, at its worst, lead to a split in the organisation but is unlikely to hamper its political activities. But his bete noire, Mr Palaniswami, through his tactical moves, could not ease Mr Panneerselvam out of the top position that day since a Madras …

Jayalalithaa death probe panel exposes OPS' change of heart; Sasikala becomes 'Chinnamma' again
3 years ago

Jayalalithaa death probe panel exposes OPS' change of heart; Sasikala becomes 'Chinnamma' again

India Today  

AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam appeared before the Arumugasamy Commission, which was constituted to probe the death of former Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK supremo, J Jayalalithaa. After a long meditation in front of ‘Amma’ memorial, OPS said that the spirit of Jayalalitha spoke with him and urged him to make sure that the party didn’t come under the grasp of …

Sasikala did not conspire against Jayalalithaa: AIADMK leader Panneerselvam tells inquiry panel
3 years ago

Sasikala did not conspire against Jayalalithaa: AIADMK leader Panneerselvam tells inquiry panel

India Today  

AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Tuesday told the Arumugasamy Commission that Sasikala, the expelled party leader, did not conspire against former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa. Appearing before the Jayalalithaa death inquiry panel, OPS said neither Sasikala nor her family conspired against Jayalalithaa, who died on December 5, 2016, due to cardiac arrest. OPS said he was grieved following a Bengaluru …

OPS to Jaya death probe panel: Sasikala told me a few times that Jayalalithaa was doing fine
3 years ago

OPS to Jaya death probe panel: Sasikala told me a few times that Jayalalithaa was doing fine

India Today  

AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O Panneerselvam, while appearing before the Arumugasamy Commission for the second day, said that Sasikala had told him a few times that Jayalalithaa was doing fine. While appearing on the second consecutive day, OPS said, “When Jayalalitha was admitted to Apollo hospital, Sasikala told me a few times that Jayalalitha was doing …

Jayalalithaa's 5th death anniversary event marred by wrangling over AIADMK leadership
3 years, 3 months ago

Jayalalithaa's 5th death anniversary event marred by wrangling over AIADMK leadership

India Today  

The fifth death anniversary event of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Sunday was marred by the wrangling over the party leadership. Meanwhile, V K Sasikala's supporters hailed her as the 'political heir' of Jayalalithaa and 'AIADMK's general secretary,' and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam vowed to 'democratically' retrieve the AIADMK. …

Apprehensions in AIADMK over VK Sasikala's Grand Comeback Plan
3 years, 5 months ago

Apprehensions in AIADMK over VK Sasikala's Grand Comeback Plan

News 18  

The Opposition AIADMK, which was battered in the recent rural local body polls winning just two seats in the district panchayat unions, is now facing another major problem with the ousted general secretary of the party V. K. Sasikala trying to make a grandiose comeback. However, Sasikala after being released from the Bangalore central prison on January 27, 2021, was …

With VK Sasikala Set for Political Comeback, Here's a Look at Her Journey Since Her Release from Prison
3 years, 5 months ago

With VK Sasikala Set for Political Comeback, Here's a Look at Her Journey Since Her Release from Prison

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu political arena may witness a significant metamorphosis with the political comeback of VK Sasikala, the close aid of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. As the expelled AIADMK general secretary Sasikala is all set to re-establish her footing in the party, she is likely to visit Jayalalithaa’s memorial on October 16, ahead of AIADMK’s 50th anniversary on October …

Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala planning political comeback
3 years, 5 months ago

Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala planning political comeback

India Today  

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's close aide and AIADMK's ousted general secretary, Sasikala, is planning to enter politics again by making plans to 'revive' the party due to internal differences. READ: IT Department attaches ousted AIADMK leader VK Sasikala's properties under Benami Act As per sources, AIADMK Deputy Coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami is said to have made plans …

How Sasikala is Tamil Nadu politics' constant disruptor
3 years, 9 months ago

How Sasikala is Tamil Nadu politics' constant disruptor

India Today  

Four months after her release from Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara prison after serving a four-year sentence for her ill-gotten wealth, Vivekanandan Krishnaveni Sasikala, 66, seems eager to clamber back onto Tamil Nadu’s political stage. Sasikala’s grand return to Chennai on January 31—in a car bearing an AIADMK flag—created a stir about her emerging as a significant player in the state’s politics …

Sasikala's name 'deleted' from voters list, says her counsel
3 years, 11 months ago

Sasikala's name 'deleted' from voters list, says her counsel

India TV News  

The name of V K Sasikala, a confidante of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, has been 'removed' from the voters list and it is an 'injustice,' her legal counsel said in Chennai on Monday. As Tamil Nadu goes to the polls on Tuesday, the name of Sasikala, which figured in the Thousand Lights Assembly constituency in Chennai, was deleted, N …

TN Assembly polls | Back AMMK to revive Jayalalithaa’s rule, says Dhinakaran
3 years, 11 months ago

TN Assembly polls | Back AMMK to revive Jayalalithaa’s rule, says Dhinakaran

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu voters should back the candidates of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam to revive the rule of Jayalalithaa in the State, party general secretary T.T.V. Concluding his electioneering in Kovilpatti Assembly seat, where is contesting, Mr. Dhinakaran said revival of Jayalalithaa’s rule, which was the prime objective of AMMK, could be realised only if the party candidates were elected …

Tamil Nadu polls: What Sasikala’s Announcement to Quit Politics Means for AIADMK
4 years ago

Tamil Nadu polls: What Sasikala’s Announcement to Quit Politics Means for AIADMK

News 18  

“This is a crucial election for all of us… if we win this election, no power can shake the AIADMK,” thundered Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palanisamy on Thursday morning, about 12 hours after ‘Chinnamma’ VK Sasikala announced that she would retire from politics. In the 2017 civil suit, they claimed that chief minister Palanisamy, or EPS, and his deputy …

Sasikala Quits Politics: Who is 'Chinnamma', Close Aide of Jayalalithaa Who Wanted to be CM?
4 years ago

Sasikala Quits Politics: Who is 'Chinnamma', Close Aide of Jayalalithaa Who Wanted to be CM?

News 18  

On Wednesday night, a veteran politician and former AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala reportedly quit politics, days ahead of the Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu. The announcement comes a week after Sasikala, who recently returned to Tamil Nadu in February after her stint in prison, asked the “true” loyalists of former AIADMK leader and former chief minister Jayalalithaa to …

Sasikala quits politics: Decoding Chinnamma's big political gambit for the long haul
4 years ago

Sasikala quits politics: Decoding Chinnamma's big political gambit for the long haul

India Today  

Four years ago, after dusk on a February evening, O Panneerselvam drove to the samadhi of J Jayalalithaa at the Marina, to launch a revolt against VK Sasikala. It painted Sasikala as a power-hungry political operator, out to grab Jayalalithaa's political legacy within weeks of her demise. Ever since she returned to Chennai last month, speculation has mounted over Sasikala's …

VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, says she will pray for Jayalalithaa’s ‘gold rule’
4 years ago

VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, says she will pray for Jayalalithaa’s ‘gold rule’

Firstpost  

Chennai: Weeks ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, VK Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and close aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, on Wednesday announced: “she will stay away from politics,” but would pray for the “golden rule” of the late party supremo. In an announcement that came as a bolt out of the blue, she urged “true supporters of …

Sasikala announces retirement from politics ahead of Tamil Nadu polls
4 years ago

Sasikala announces retirement from politics ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

India TV News  

In a big development in Tamil Nadu politics ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections in the state, expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala — a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa — on Wednesday announced "she will stay away from politics," but would pray for the "golden rule" of the late party supremo. Sasikala asked all true supporters …

Never aimed for power or position: Ex-AIADMK chief Sasikala says will "stay away" from politics
4 years ago

Never aimed for power or position: Ex-AIADMK chief Sasikala says will "stay away" from politics

India Today  

In what is likely to bring huge relief for the AIADMK cadre, former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's confidante and expelled party chief VK Sasikala has announced she is retiring from active politics. Releasing a statement, Sasikala on Wednesday said she will "she will stay away from politics," but would pray for the "golden rule" of Amma. "Amma's true supporters should …

AIADMK, Sasikala stake claim to Jaya’s legacy ahead of polls
4 years, 1 month ago

AIADMK, Sasikala stake claim to Jaya’s legacy ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu’s ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, its expelled leader VK Sasikala and breakaway faction Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam staked their claims to the legacy of J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday, the 73rd birth anniversary of the late chief minister, ahead of crucial assembly elections. Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala after paying floral tribute to former Tamil Nadu Chief …

AIADMK Gasping For Heir: Sasikala or Palaniswami, Who Can Claim Jayalalithaa’s Legacy?
4 years, 1 month ago

AIADMK Gasping For Heir: Sasikala or Palaniswami, Who Can Claim Jayalalithaa’s Legacy?

News 18  

Today, when the next Tamil Nadu assembly election is just two months away, the birth anniversary of former state chief minister J Jayalalithaa, should be a war cry event for the two AIADMK factions competing to claim her legacy: one led by current CM Edappadi Palaniswami and his deputy Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam, and the other by VK Sasikala, once Jayalalithaa’s confidant. …

On Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary, Sasikala asks Amma's followers to unite against 'common enemy' DMK
4 years, 1 month ago

On Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary, Sasikala asks Amma's followers to unite against 'common enemy' DMK

India Today  

VK Sasikala, a close confidante of late J Jayalalithaa, paid floral tributes to late Jayalalithaa on her 73rd birth anniversary at her Chennai residence on Wednesday. Urging followers of Jayalalithaa to come together, the expelled AIADMK leader said they should unite against ‘common enemy’ DMK in the upcoming assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Chennai: Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala pays …

Sasikala Factor: AIADMK Asks Cadres to Take Vow in 'Amma's Name' to Guard Party
4 years, 1 month ago

Sasikala Factor: AIADMK Asks Cadres to Take Vow in 'Amma's Name' to Guard Party

News 18  

Wary of the V K Sasikala factor, the AIADMK on Monday asked its cadres to take a pledge, in the name of J Jayalalithaa on the former chief minister's birth anniversary on February 24 by lighting a lamp in their houses, to guard the party. Their call to cadres assumes significance against the background of the recent return of expelled …

How Sasikala has spiced up Tamil Nadu election that she can't contest
4 years, 1 month ago

How Sasikala has spiced up Tamil Nadu election that she can't contest

India Today  

Considering a request from VK Sasikala, a Chennai court has agreed to hear her petition challenging her expulsion from the AIADMK on March 15. Her camp has dismissed EPS’s claim saying the EPS-OPS combine did not have the power to expel Sasikala after she had been elected as the AIADMK general secretary by the vote of all party functionaries. The …

Sasikala announces return to Tamil Nadu politics
4 years, 1 month ago

Sasikala announces return to Tamil Nadu politics

Hindustan Times  

Spelling more trouble for the already jittery All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, expelled general secretary V K Sasikala, a close aide to the late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, returned to Chennai with fanfare on Monday, announced her return to politics and urged the party cadre to unite to take on common foe M.K. Sasikala’s release from prison and her …

Sasikala announces return to TN politics
4 years, 1 month ago

Sasikala announces return to TN politics

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: Spelling more trouble for the already jittery All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, expelled general secretary V K Sasaikla, a close aide to the late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, returned to Chennai with fanfare on Monday, announced her return to politics and urged the party cadre to unite to take on common foe M.K. Sasikala’s release from prison and …

Will meet you all soon, enter full-fledged politics, says Sasikala in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 1 month ago

Will meet you all soon, enter full-fledged politics, says Sasikala in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has set the ball rolling for a tumultuous poll year for her former party. Released from jail months before the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, former CM J Jayalalithaa’s close aid, Sasikala, has announced that she will return to ‘full-fledged’ politics soon. Talking to the media in Tamil Nadu on Monday, Sasikala said, “Will meet you …

Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and Jayalalithaa's close aide, released after 4 years in prison
4 years, 2 months ago

Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and Jayalalithaa's close aide, released after 4 years in prison

India Today  

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has been released after serving four years imprisonment in a corruption case at a prison in Bengaluru. Independent legislator T T V Dhinakaran, Sasikala''s nephew and founder of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam visited the hospital after she was released by jail officials. A large number of supporters of the 66-year-old close aide of former Tamil …

How fight to claim Jayalalithaa's legacy has intensified ahead of Tamil Nadu election
4 years, 2 months ago

How fight to claim Jayalalithaa's legacy has intensified ahead of Tamil Nadu election

India Today  

The tussle over the ownership of AIADMK and J Jayalalithaa's legacy is intensifying in Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami unveiled Jayalalithaa's memorial in Chennai just as her close aide VK Sasikala signed the prison release documents in Bengaluru. Sasikala's nephew and general secretary of AMMK party, TTV Dhinakaran said, "I see it in a positive way …

What awaits Sasikala in Tamil Nadu political landscape - backroom politics again?
4 years, 3 months ago

What awaits Sasikala in Tamil Nadu political landscape - backroom politics again?

India Today  

Four years ago, the AIADMK supremo and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, died of a prolonged illness at a hospital in Chennai, leaving a leadership vacuum in her party. SC VERDICT: UPSETTING POLITICAL AMBITIONS Political observers claimed that they could unmistakably see, though not visibly, the BJP's role behind those simultaneous developments in the post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK. Political …

Jayalalithaa death anniversary: Edappadi K Palaniswami pays tribute to ex-Tamil Nadu CM at her memorial
4 years, 3 months ago

Jayalalithaa death anniversary: Edappadi K Palaniswami pays tribute to ex-Tamil Nadu CM at her memorial

Firstpost  

The AIADMK members observed two minutes’ silence as a mark of respect to Jayalalithaa who passed away in 2016 Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was remembered on Saturday on her fourth death anniversary, with top AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami leading supporters in paying tributes to her. The party’s national general secretary and in-charge …

Sasikala May Be Released from Jail by End of Sept on Grounds of Good Behaviour, Says Her Lawyer
4 years, 6 months ago

Sasikala May Be Released from Jail by End of Sept on Grounds of Good Behaviour, Says Her Lawyer

News 18  

Sasikala, personal aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, may be released from jail by September end, provided the Parappana Agrahara prison officials grant an ordinary remission on grounds of her good behaviour during her term, her lawyer Raja Senthoor Pandian said on Friday. Just ahead of her imprisonment in the turbulent times around February 2017, she had …

"In Democracy Fair Criticism of Govt. Functioning is A Catalyst for Better Administration": Madras HC Quashes Case Against Congress MLA For Allegedly Defaming Then-CM J. Jayalalitha [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

"In Democracy Fair Criticism of Govt. Functioning is A Catalyst for Better Administration": Madras HC Quashes Case Against Congress MLA For Allegedly Defaming Then-CM J. Jayalalitha [Read Order]

Live Law  

"The careless king whom none reproves ruins himself sans harmful foes", the Madras High Court recently quoted Saint Thiruvalluvar, in quashing defamation proceedings against Congress MLA, S. Vijayadharani. It was alleged that she has defamed the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in a public meeting held on September 27, 2015. "In democracy a fair criticism of the government functioning is …

Former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa cannot be termed convict in disproportionate assets case: Madras HC
6 years, 2 months ago

Former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa cannot be termed convict in disproportionate assets case: Madras HC

India TV News  

Dismissing a petition challenging the construction of a memorial to J Jayalalithaa on the ground that she accrued money outside her known sources of income, the Madras High Court on Wednesday held that former Tamil Nadu chief minister cannot be termed a convict in a disproportionate assets case. A division bench of justices M Sathyanarayanan and P Rajamanickam made the …

Jayalalithaa not a convict, rules Madras HC
6 years, 2 months ago

Jayalalithaa not a convict, rules Madras HC

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed against use of public money to construct a mausoleum for former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa after holding that she cannot be described as a convict since the Supreme Court had not set aside her acquittal from a disproportionate assets case by Karnataka High Court. A Division Bench of Justices …

Jayalalithaa death anniversary: AIADMK leaders, EPS, OPS lead silent march from Anna Salai to Marina Beach in Chennai
6 years, 3 months ago

Jayalalithaa death anniversary: AIADMK leaders, EPS, OPS lead silent march from Anna Salai to Marina Beach in Chennai

Firstpost  

On Jayalalithaa’s second death anniversary, the ruling AIADMK took a pledge to secure a ‘grand victory’ in the forthcoming bypolls to 20 Assembly segments and next year’s Lok Sabha elections and dedicate it to the late leader. Chennai: Late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was remembered on her second death anniversary Wednesday with top AIADMK leaders, with Tamil Nadu …

Dreams of those who wanted to break AIADMK shattered, says Tamil Nadu CM
6 years, 5 months ago

Dreams of those who wanted to break AIADMK shattered, says Tamil Nadu CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr Edappadi K Palaniswami has said the dreams of those who tried to break the AIADMK and come to power have been shattered following the Madras High Court verdict upholding the disqualification of 18 MLAs. Both party founder late M G Ramachandran and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa had launched various welfare schemes for the …

One who set the agenda for half a century
6 years, 7 months ago

One who set the agenda for half a century

The Hindu  

After the results were announced formally in the 1967 elections, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam captured power in Tamil Nadu, senior DMK leaders, including C.N. The DMK then joined the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and the alliance swept the 2004 Lok Sabha elections by winning all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry. In the 2009 …

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