AIADMK cadre stage statewide stir seeking justice for Anna University rape survivor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AIADMK cadre stage statewide stir seeking justice for Anna University rape survivor

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Several AIADMK leaders and cadre were arrested on Monday across the state during demonstrations demanding justice for the survivor in the sexual assault incident at Anna University. On behalf of the Chengalpattu district AIADMK unit, around 800 party cadre gathered under the leadership of district secretary Chitlapakkam Rajendran near Chengalpattu's old bus stand and raised slogans against the state government. Here, police arrested around 500 AIADMK cadre for unlawful assembly and they were detained in a nearby government community hall. Around 1,000 cadre gathered near the Kancheepuram district collector’s office under the leadership of former minister V Somasundaram.

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People will defeat AIADMK for false propaganda, says Law Minister
1 month ago

People will defeat AIADMK for false propaganda, says Law Minister

The Hindu  

Law Minister S. Regupathy on Wednesday said the people of Tamil Nadu would defeat the AIADMK and its leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami for suppressing the DMK government’s prompt action on crimes against women and for politicising these issues. In a statement, he said sexual assault against women is a social issue and it is difficult to monitor the offenders as …

AIADMK students’ wing protest
1 month, 1 week ago

AIADMK students’ wing protest

The Hindu  

The AIADMK’s student wing staged a protest on Tuesday against the ruling DMK government’s alleged failure to prevent recent incidents of sexual offences against women and children in Tamil Nadu. At Valluvarkottam, Former Minister B. Valarmathi and the party’s student wing leader Singai G. Ramachandran led the protest of the partymen who wore black dress and blindfolded. They said the …

AIADMK students wing stage blindfold protests over law and order in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 1 week ago

AIADMK students wing stage blindfold protests over law and order in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam students wing staged a “blindfold” protest in Chennai, alleging that law and order in Tamil Nadu had worsened, particularly regarding crimes against women and children. AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, in a statement, highlighted multiple sexual assault cases reported across the state, many involving school-going minors. AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan claimed that …

7 Tamil Nadu students arrested for minor's sexual assault, Opposition slams DMK
1 month, 1 week ago

7 Tamil Nadu students arrested for minor's sexual assault, Opposition slams DMK

India Today  

Seven college students were arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act charges for the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. The DMK government has not moved a single finger to prevent drug trafficking or ensure the safety of women.” கàï‹à®µàïˆà®ïிலàï, 17 வà®ïà®äàï à®šà®¿à®ñàïà®®à®¿, 7 மாணவரàïà®•à®³à®¾à®²àï à®•àï‚டàïà®Ÿàïà®ªàï à®ªà®¾à®²à®¿à®ïலàï à®µà®éàïà®®àïà®ñàïˆà®•àïà®•àï à®Æளாகàïà®•à®ªàïà®ªà®Ÿàïà®Ÿàïà®³àïà®³ சàïÆà®ïàïà®äி மிகàïà®èàïà®ä à® …

Crimes against women in T.N.: AIADMK to stage protest in Chennai on February 18
1 month, 1 week ago

Crimes against women in T.N.: AIADMK to stage protest in Chennai on February 18

The Hindu  

The AIADMK’s student wing will stage a protest in Chennai on February 18 against the DMK government’s alleged failure to prevent recent incidents of sexual offences against women and children in Tamil Nadu, party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced on Wednesday. Former Minister B. Valarmathi and the party’s student wing leader Singai G. Ramachandran would lead the protest near …

K.P. Munusamy leads AIADMK protest against sexual assault in Krishnagiri
1 month, 2 weeks ago

K.P. Munusamy leads AIADMK protest against sexual assault in Krishnagiri

The Hindu  

AIADMK cadres staged a protest over the sexual assault of a school girl by three school teachers here in Krishnagiri on Saturday. Leading the protests that were called by the party’s general secretary and Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami earlier, Mr. Munusamy alleged a lack of intervention for the affected child and slammed the poor law and order situation in …

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK Protests Rock Assembly Over Anna University Sexual Assault Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK Protests Rock Assembly Over Anna University Sexual Assault Case

Deccan Chronicle  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly winter session witnessed high drama with AIADMK MLAs donning black shirts in protest over the alleged Anna University sexual assault case. The opposition has accused the DMK government of inaction and demanded swift justice, as various political parties continue to corner the ruling government on the issue.The case involves a second-year Anna University student who was …

AIADMK expels functionary after SIT arrests him in Chennai child assault case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

AIADMK expels functionary after SIT arrests him in Chennai child assault case

India Today  

The AIADMK on Wednesday expelled a party functionary after his arrest by the Special Investigation Team probing the case of sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Chennai. The decision comes amid mounting public outrage over Sudhakar’s alleged role in aiding the primary accused and attempting to obstruct justice in the high-profile case The party issued a statement condemning his …

Police stop rally taken out by BJP women wing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Police stop rally taken out by BJP women wing

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai:The Madurai police on Friday detained BJP Mahalir Morcha functionaries and cadres for attempting to take out a rally without police permission, protesting against the sexual assault of a student on Anna University campus. Tamil Nadu BJP's women's wing had called for a mass rally from Madurai to Chennai seeking justice for the victim of the sexual harrassment on the …

Anna University Sexual Assault Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha Members Khushbu Sundar Arrested During Protest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University Sexual Assault Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha Members Khushbu Sundar Arrested During Protest

ABP News  

The police detained Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha members including actor-turned-politician Khusbhu Sundar for staging a protest against Tamil Nadu government demanding justice over alleged sexual assault in Anna University on Friday. #WATCH | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Police detain members of BJP Mahila Morcha protesting against the state govt over alleged sexual assault in Anna University pic.twitter.com/v3QPfpA5aH — ANI …

Tamil Nadu BJP women leaders held over rally for Anna University assault victim
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu BJP women leaders held over rally for Anna University assault victim

India Today  

Several Tamil Nadu BJP Mahila Morcha leaders were detained or placed under “house arrest” by police on Friday as they attempted a rally from Madurai to Chennai seeking justice for a student sexually assaulted on the Anna University campus. Prominent leaders, including Khushbu Sundar, Tamil Nadu Mahila Morcha president Umarathi Rajan, and BJP MLA Dr C Saraswathi, were detained in …

Anna University sexual assault case: DMK ally VCK urges govt to ensure fair probe
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault case: DMK ally VCK urges govt to ensure fair probe

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Amid ‘strong doubts’ that there might be more persons involved in the Anna University sexual assault case apart from the accused arrested, the state government and the police should ensure a transparent investigation, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan told reporters on Thursday. This statement comes in the wake of protests by opposition parties, especially AIADMK, which have adopted the slogan …

Anna University sexual assault: Anbumani Ramadoss condemns arrest of women cadre during PMK protest
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault: Anbumani Ramadoss condemns arrest of women cadre during PMK protest

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday condemned the arrest of Pasumai Thaayagam president Sowmiya Anbumani and the cadre of the party’s women wing for attempting to stage a protest demanding justice for the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case and seeking women safety in Tamil Nadu. In a statement, Mr. Anbumani said there was no justification …

DMK Government Faces Political Pressure Over Anna University Assault Investigation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK Government Faces Political Pressure Over Anna University Assault Investigation

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 01, 2025 13:58 IST - 5 MINS READ An incident of sexual assault on a 19-year-old girl on December 23 in Tamil Nadu’s Anna University has snowballed into an all-out political slugfest over women’s safety between the main opposition party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Instead of doing this, …

'Protest unnecessary': DMK hits back at AIADMK over Anna University assault case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Protest unnecessary': DMK hits back at AIADMK over Anna University assault case

India Today  

Tamil Nadu’s ruling party DMK on Monday countered opposition AIADMK’s “Who is that sir?” campaign related to the Anna University sexual assault case, asserting that the state remains safe for women under its governance. Responding to AIADMK's campaign, state law minister S Regupathy dismissed the protests led by the opposition party as unnecessary and politically motivated, saying that appropriate action …

Anna University sexual assault case: EPS seeks CBI probe to get justice for survivor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna University sexual assault case: EPS seeks CBI probe to get justice for survivor

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Thursday, demanded a CBI inquiry into the sexual assault of a female student on Anna University campus, saying the police department under the DMK government has no locus standi to investigate the case. “Though law minister S Regupathy has denied that the accused, Gnanasekaran, is not a member of the DMK, evidence …

Sexual assault on Anna University campus: Opposition parties stage protests in Chennai; Jayakumar, Tamilisai detained
3 months ago

Sexual assault on Anna University campus: Opposition parties stage protests in Chennai; Jayakumar, Tamilisai detained

The Hindu  

Members of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday staged demonstrations in Chennai condemning the ruling DMK government over the alleged sexual assault on a girl student on the Anna University campus. In a social media post, he alleged that the sexual assault on a student on the Anna University campus was proof that …

Anna University Student Sexual Assault: AIADMK, BJP Workers Detained Over Protest In Chennai
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3 months ago

Anna University Student Sexual Assault: AIADMK, BJP Workers Detained Over Protest In Chennai

ABP News  

A day after the sexual assault of a woman student on Anna University campus in Chennai came to light, AIADMK and BJP workers staged a protest demanding justice on Thursday. Earlier, Student Federation of India, a wing of CPM, staged a protest in front of Anna University. They want to crush our voice," says BJP leader Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan as …

Anna University student gang rape case: One accused arrested by Chennai police amid political outrage
3 months ago

Anna University student gang rape case: One accused arrested by Chennai police amid political outrage

India TV News  

One person has been arrested in the gang rape incident at Anna University, in Chennai yesterday, said the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner office in a statement on Wednesday. BJP attacks Stalin government BJP state president K Annamalai slammed MK Stalin-led DMK government, saying Tamil Nadu has become a breeding ground of unlawful activities and a haven for criminals. "It is …

AIADMK MP C.Ve. Shanmugam Arrested for Allegedly Staging Dharna
5 months ago

AIADMK MP C.Ve. Shanmugam Arrested for Allegedly Staging Dharna

The Hindu  

AIADMK MP C.Ve. Shanmugam was arrested for staging a dharna in front of the Collectorate complex in Villupuram. He sat on a dharna for nearly 22 complaints he had lodged against the police, alleging inaction on his complaints. The police attempted to pacify him, but he continued his dharna until he was arrested.

AIADMK stages protest against government over hooch tragedy
9 months ago

AIADMK stages protest against government over hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Condemning the DMK government for the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, AIADMK leaders and cadre staged a protest near Arapalayam in Madurai on Monday morning. AIADMK leaders, led by former ministers RB Udhayakumar and Sellur K Raju and former mayor VV Rajan, wore black shirts and raised slogans against the DMK government, alleging inaction over the incident. He also stated …

Unprecedented violence on Lloyds Road outside AIADMK headquarters
2 years, 8 months ago

Unprecedented violence on Lloyds Road outside AIADMK headquarters

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The violence that rocked Puratchi Thalivar MGR Maligai on Monday was on an unprecedented scale that it left the people of the busy residential-cum-commercial locality shocked though they had been used to the place getting crowded causing traffic snarls whenever something important happened at the AIADMK headquarters on Avvai Shanmugham Salai. But when the group of men accompanying Panneerselvam's …

DMK leader threatens cop against remanding 3 robbery suspects in Tamil Nadu | Viral video
3 years, 9 months ago

DMK leader threatens cop against remanding 3 robbery suspects in Tamil Nadu | Viral video

India Today  

A video of a local DMK functionary in Tamil Nadu threatening a cop with consequences for arresting three persons in connection with a robbery case is doing rounds on the Internet. As Abhiramapuram police was preparing to remand the three robbery suspects, a local DMK functionary, Rajendran, reached the police station and argued with the police personnel in the station …

Manusmriti Row Escalates into Political Slugfest Between BJP and VCK in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 4 months ago

Manusmriti Row Escalates into Political Slugfest Between BJP and VCK in Tamil Nadu

News 18  

The Manusmriti row, simmering for days now, snowballed into a political slugfest between the BJP and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, with protests and counter-agitations being staged by the respective cadres in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. With BJP workers staging agitations across the state demanding that Thol Thirumavalavan apologise for his remark allegedly denigrating women, the VCK cadres countered it by flash …

200 AIADMK cadres detained, sent to Tamil Nadu
10 years, 5 months ago

200 AIADMK cadres detained, sent to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Over 200 workers of the AIADMK, including advocates, were detained by the Bangalore City Police and sent to Tamil Nadu in three buses. The police action came after they turned violent and raised slogans soon after the verdict was pronounced in the disproportionate asset case involving the party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. A senior police officer said …

DMK cadre heed ‘jail bharo’ call
12 years, 8 months ago

DMK cadre heed ‘jail bharo’ call

The Hindu  

Several Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadre courted arrest in the ‘jail bharo’ agitations organised at different places in the district on Wednesday condemning the ruling AIADMK government for ‘foisting’ cases on DMK senior leaders and functionaries on various charges. Heeding a State-wide ‘jail bharo’ agitation call given by the DMK high command, over 3,000 party workers took part in the agitations …

DMK cadres stage protests in district
12 years, 8 months ago

DMK cadres stage protests in district

The Hindu  

Responding to the call given by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam leader M. Karunanidhi, hundreds of cadres staged protests across the district condemning the AIADMK government for foisting cases against DMK members. The city police said that they had removed around 2,300 from the scene of protest – the Red Cross Junction – and taken them to eight wedding halls across …

3,000 DMK cadres arrested in Tiruchi district
12 years, 8 months ago

3,000 DMK cadres arrested in Tiruchi district

The Hindu  

Hundreds of cadres of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, including women, courted arrested in connection with the jail bharo agitation of the party to condemn the 'foisting' of cases against the DMK leaders and also the hike in the bus fare, power tariff, milk price etc. Over 3,000 partymen were arrested till noon from nine centres in Tiruchi district. While the …

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