Annamalai files defamation case against DMK leader
5 months, 1 week ago

Annamalai files defamation case against DMK leader

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Annamalai on Wednesday filed a criminal defamation case against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s RS Bharathi for alleging his involvement in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy since methanol came from Puducherry, which is led by the NDA government. On June 23, Bharathi during a press meet “wondered” if Annamalai and the BJP were involved in the incident to defame the DMK government. After filing the case in Chennai’s Saidapet court, Annamalai told reporters: “Bharathi said I was responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Since the methanol used has been found to be sourced from neighbouring BJP ruled union territory Puducherry, Bharathi blamed Annamalai for the hooch tragedy.

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DMK replies to EPS on law and order
1 month ago

DMK replies to EPS on law and order

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: DMK Organisation Secretary R S Bharati slammed the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami for urging the State government not to appeal against the Madras High Court order on a CBI investigation into the hooch tragedy at Kallakurichi and for his allegation that Law and Order in the State had collapsed under the present regime. Addressing the media …

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI
1 month ago

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI

India Today  

The Madras High Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to launch a detailed inquiry into the June spurious liquor case in Kallakurichi, where 68 people died. Either there was a corrupt link between those involved in making and selling illicit liquor and the police, or the suspensions were just “knee-jerk reactions in the heat of the moment merely to …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan on Friday, July 5, 2024 asked how the Tamil Nadu Government could give away a huge amount of ₹10 lakh each to the families of 65 persons who died in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Presiding over the first Division Bench along with Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, the ACJ said, the government might …

Onus on hooch tragedy will be on police, district SP: TN CM Stalin
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Onus on hooch tragedy will be on police, district SP: TN CM Stalin

New Indian Express  

"Despite all these efforts, that too within 24 hours, the AIADMK is insisting on a CBI enquiry. We have nothing to hide unlike the Sathankulam custodial death case during the previous AIADMK regime," Stalin said, winding up the debate on the demand for grants to home department, a portfolio he holds. The DMK then sought a probe by the CBI …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Edappadi Palaniswami leads AIADMK MLAs’ hunger strike against DMK government
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Edappadi Palaniswami leads AIADMK MLAs’ hunger strike against DMK government

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislators led by their general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami staged a hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday, June 27, 2024 protesting against the alleged failure of the DMK government in taking appropriate action over the deaths due to illicit liquor in Kallakurichi. Mr. Palaniswami had on June 24 led a protest at Kallakurichi highlighting the …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 59
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 59

The Hindu  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district rose to 59 with one more person losing his life at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem on June 25. So far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 20 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP State president K. Annamalai, along with senior leaders from his party, met Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Monday, June 24, 2024, and submitted a representation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The representation also sought the resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy, alleging that his …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi

The Hindu  

Alleging that the ruling DMK government’s lax attitude has led to the deaths of 58 persons in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, AIADMK general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday, June 24, 2024 demanded that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin take responsibility and step down for his gross failure in preventing the manufacture and supply of spurious …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Dhinakaran demands CBI probe
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Dhinakaran demands CBI probe

The Hindu  

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Sunday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Speaking to reporters after visiting those admitted in the government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital, Mr. Dhinakaran said the incident had taken place behind the Kallakurichi town police station and wanted to know whether the intelligence …

Kamal Haasan blames Hooch tragedy victims, avoids questioning DMK govt
6 months ago

Kamal Haasan blames Hooch tragedy victims, avoids questioning DMK govt

Op India  

A day after 56 people died in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu due to the consumption of spurious alcohol, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan sought to blame the victims instead of seeking accountability from the DMK government. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: After meeting the Hooch tragedy victims, MNM party chief Kamal Haasan says, "…These victims will have to understand they have exceeded their …

‘Where is Rahul Gandhi?’: Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress on hooch tragedy deaths in Tamil Nadu
6 months ago

‘Where is Rahul Gandhi?’: Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress on hooch tragedy deaths in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, wherein more than 50 people have died and nearly 200 hospitalised. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. In a state …

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted the opposition INDIA bloc over its ‘silence’ on the hooch tragedy in DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu in which more than 50 people have died so far. BJP MP Sambit Patra said the ‘silence’ of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the …

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died
6 months ago

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died

Op India  

TTV Dhinakaran, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam General Secretary, termed the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy as the “failure of the DMK government” and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the matter. The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration’s report released on Sunday. As per the information shared by the …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister

The Hindu  

Holding the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party on June 22 demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into it, and the immediate resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy. Terming the deaths a “man-made disaster and State- “At that time, the BJP Tamil Nadu leadership …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: National Commission for Scheduled Castes conducts inquiry at Karunapuram
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: National Commission for Scheduled Castes conducts inquiry at Karunapuram

The Hindu  

Director of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes S. Ravivarman, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, conducted an enquiry into the hooch tragedy at Karunapuram in Kallakurichi town, which has claimed 54 lives so far. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Ravivarman said the condition of six persons admitted at Government Kallakurichi Medical College critical. Though the Tamil Nadu government has taken prompt …

DMK shielding culprits of TN hooch tragedy: BJP
6 months ago

DMK shielding culprits of TN hooch tragedy: BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday demanded the immediate resignation of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Minister S Muthusamy over a recent hooch tragedy in the state and accused the ruling DMK of shielding the culprits.The saffron party also demanded a probe into the incident by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Poonawalla also said the National Commission for Scheduled Castes …

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die
6 months ago

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die

New Indian Express  

KALLAKURICHI/CHENNAI: As the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy toll continues to rise with over 50 deaths reported till Friday evening, there was full-blown war of words between the AIADMK and DMK. While all AIADMK members, including Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, were evicted from the Assembly for staging a protest, Chief Minister M K Stalin dismissed it as ‘drama’ and appealed …

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector
6 months ago

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector

India TV News  

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Fifty-three people belonging to Kallakurichi district have died following consumption of 'methanol mixed arrack,' District Collector MS Prashanth confirmed on Saturday. Also, the CM said the state Home Secretary and Director General of Police will submit a report on the hooch tragedy following inspection. BJP demands CBI probe However, the BJP has attacked the rulling DMK in …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1

The Hindu  

In one of the worst-ever hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu, illicit arrack claimed the lives of 68 persons including women. Editorial:Killer moonshine: On the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The arrested accused include the prime accused Chinnadurai of Sankarapuram who supplied the killer brew, bootlegger Govindaraj alias Kannukutty, his wife Vidya and brother Damodaran. The hooch …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point
6 months ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point

Live Mint  

A political slugfest has begun in Tamil Nadu over the deaths of 47 people in in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. 5) The AIADMK members on Friday tried to raise the issue during the Question Hour in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. 7) Justice Gokuldas, who is heading the one-man commission to probe the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, visited Kallakurichi government hospital to meet …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK members evicted from T.N. Assembly
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK members evicted from T.N. Assembly

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislators were evicted from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, on Friday, June 21, 2024, after they staged a sit-in protest over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi which has so far claimed 48 lives. Stalin, the AIADMK members led by former Chief Minister Edappai K. Palaniswami, raised slogans immediately after the House session met. Though the Speaker said the issue …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy deaths resonate in TN assembly, opposition MLAs demand CM Stalin's resignation; evicted
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy deaths resonate in TN assembly, opposition MLAs demand CM Stalin's resignation; evicted

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: While death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy touched 49 on Friday, the issue resonated in the Tamil Nadu Assembly as the opposition arrived wearing black clothes and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister M K Stalin owning responsibility for the deaths. The AIADMK legislators led by Leader of the Opposition and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami were …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM appoints former judge B. Gokuldas as one-man commission to investigate
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM appoints former judge B. Gokuldas as one-man commission to investigate

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Thursday, June 20, 2024, constituted a one-man commission headed by Justice B. Gokuldas, former High Court judge, to conduct a thorough inquiry into the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi that has claimed the lives of 34 persons so far. In a statement, Mr Stalin said the former judge would submit his recommendations to the …

‘DMK files-3’: Annamalai intensifies attack on govt
11 months, 1 week ago

‘DMK files-3’: Annamalai intensifies attack on govt

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Tamil Nadu unit president K Annamalai on Monday released the third part of “DMK files” with strong allegations against the opposition’s coalition, INDIA bloc in connection with the 2G scam investigation. The BJP leader titled the post as “DMKFiles3”, which is part of the series of corruption allegations he has made against the ruling DMK members, …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai releases DMK Files 3: Says Congress and DMK manipulated 2G probe
11 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai releases DMK Files 3: Says Congress and DMK manipulated 2G probe

Op India  

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday released the third part of ‘DMK files’ with strong allegations against the opposition’s coalition, INDIA bloc in connection with the 2G scam investigation. The post included an audio conversation allegedly between DMK MP and former Minister TR Baalu and a former chief of Tamil Nadu State Intelligence, MS Jaffar Sait. Earlier in …

Tamil Nadu BJP submits 'DMK Files-II' memorandum to Governor, seeks action on 'benami' links
1 year, 4 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 …

DMK government must accept responsibility for attack on I-T officials in Karur: Annamalai
1 year, 6 months ago

DMK government must accept responsibility for attack on I-T officials in Karur: Annamalai

The Hindu  

The DMK government must own responsibility for the attack on four Income Tax officials by the party cadre during raids at Karur, BJP State president K. Annamalai said here on Friday, May 27, 2023. On the sceptre issue, Mr. Annamalai said installing it in the new Parliament building was a matter of pride for 8.5 crore Tamils and that the …

‘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 …

Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin files defamation case against BJP's Annamalai over 'DMK files'
1 year, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin files defamation case against BJP's Annamalai over 'DMK files'

Op India  

On Wednesday, May 10, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo MK Stalin filed a defamation lawsuit against Bhartiya Janata Party leader K Annamalai after the BJP leader released the “DMK Files” alleging corruption by the Tamil Nadu CM, his family members, and several DMK leaders. DMK FILES EXPLODES IN TAMIL NADU#TamilNadu CM #MKStalin files defamation case against …

‘DMK Files’ | Ready for legal battle, will demand ₹500 crore plus ₹1 from DMK for defamation: Annamalai
1 year, 8 months ago

‘DMK Files’ | Ready for legal battle, will demand ₹500 crore plus ₹1 from DMK for defamation: Annamalai

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Monday said he was ready for a legal battle with the DMK over the defamation notice issued by the latter over his allegations of corruption against the party and its leaders. Bharathi demanding a compensation of ₹500 crore, Mr. Annamalai said he would also be sending a legal notice for a compensation of …

DMK issues legal notice to Annamalai seeking ₹500 crore damages and unconditional apology
1 year, 8 months ago

DMK issues legal notice to Annamalai seeking ₹500 crore damages and unconditional apology

The Hindu  

The ruling DMK on Sunday sent a legal notice to BJP state president K. Annamalai asking him to tender an unconditional public apology for his recent speech and corruption allegations against DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. The notice sent by Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson on behalf of the party and Mr. Stalin demanded that the apology should be …

Tamil Nadu: DMK sends legal notice to BJP’s Annamalai over corruption allegations; demands Rs 500 cr in damage
1 year, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu: DMK sends legal notice to BJP’s Annamalai over corruption allegations; demands Rs 500 cr in damage

India TV News  

DMK Files: Terming the Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai’s corruption allegations “baseless and defamatory”, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam sent a legal notice to the BJP chief and demanded an apology as well as Rs 500 crore in damages. The 10-page notice issued by DMK Organisation Secretary R S Bharathi said, “Annamalai's allegations named 'DMK Files' and targeted at …

‘DMK Files’ | Corruption allegations are baseless, being used as diversionary tactic: DMK
1 year, 8 months ago

‘DMK Files’ | Corruption allegations are baseless, being used as diversionary tactic: DMK

The Hindu  

DMK’s organising secretary R.S. Bharathi on Friday said the corruption allegations made by Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai against the DMK were “baseless” and “laughable” and alleged that he was making them to divert from the cheating case being investigated against Aarudhra Gold Trading Private Limited. In reference to the investigation of alleged links of some BJP leaders to …

BJP leader Annamalai booked for ‘false propaganda’ on migrant labourers
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP leader Annamalai booked for ‘false propaganda’ on migrant labourers

The Hindu  

The Chennai City Police’s Central Crime Branch on Sunday filed a case against Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on charges of indulging in “false propaganda” against the State government with regard to the issue of migrant labourers from north India. Confirming this, a senior police officer said, the Cyber Crime division of the CCB has filed a case against …

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