Tamil Nadu
RSS to provide dates after Madras HC directs police to allow route marches in Tamil Nadu
The Madras High court division bench comprising Justices R Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq told the appellants to approach state authorities with three different dates of their choice for holding the route march, and directed the authorities to grant permission for holding the marches on one of these dates.
TN BJP chief insists Tejasvi Surya didn't open emergency exit in IndiGo flight
Surya is being targeted by the opposition Congress in Karnataka over the issue after reports emerged that it was the BJP MP who had allegedly pulled open the emergency exit of an IndiGo flight before take-off at the Chennai airport in December last year.
Thanks to governor, Tamil Nadu turns into battleground for BJP-DMK proxy war
Earlier, in his customary address to the legislative assembly that is drafted by the state government, the governor had omitted references to the Dravidian model of governance, and the law and order situation in the state. Predictably, the governor's 'walkout' was criticised by the ruling party and its allies, who include the Congress party.
DMK suspends leader for remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor
The party announced that it has temporarily suspended Krishnamoorthy for 'unlawful activities'. This came a day after Krishnamoorthy sparked a row with derogatory remarks against the Governor while criticising him for allegedly deviating from the approved text in his speech in the Assembly.
DMK's ex-MP Masthan was murdered, TN Police arrest five
Police initiated a probe after the son of the late leader cast doubts about his death and formally registered a complaint with the Guduvancherry police. The police on investigation found that the former MP was murdered and that it was due to a financial dispute with certain family members. Guduvancherry police later arrested Imran, Thoufeeq, Sulthan, Nasser, and Lokesh.
Udayanidhi will prove his abilities through performance: CM Stalin
Speaking at a function in Tiruchirapalli to distribute welfare assistance to needy people, he noted that Udayanidhi Stalin, when he became a legislator for the first time in May 2021, had asked the people to judge him by his performance, and in due course of time, earned appreciation from people through his commendable performance as a legislator.
Sasikala to meet supporters on Jan 1
The ousted leader, who has not been publicly active in the past few months in public, asked her supporters not to bring flowers when they come to her residence in the city's T-Nagar area at 10 am. In a statement, Sasikala said that she was leading the AIADMK and added that all issues in the party would be settled before the 2024 general elections.
BJP not interfering in AIADMK's internal affairs: EPS
The statement of the AIADMK leader assumes significance as there were reports that the AIADMK is drifting apart from the BJP after internal issues within the party. There were also reports that the BJP is trying to swallow the AIADMK and the statement of EPS in the party office-bearers' meeting is considered an indicator that the AIADMK does not have any issue with the saffron party.
ED attaches 45 acres of land worth Rs 55 cr linked to DMK leader A. Raja
The ED said in a statement said that the land was bought by Raja with the money he got as 'bribe' while serving as Union Minister for Environment and Forest (2004 to 2007). It may be recalled that Raja, the Lok Sabha MP from Nilgiris constituency and Deputy Secretary of DMK, was under the radar of the ED in the 2G spectrum scam.
Kamal Haasan in Bharat Jodo Yatra: A move to join the DMK-Congress alliance?
However, it is seen as a shrewd political move as he and his party have not been performing well in successive elections. Kamal Haasan himself lost from the Coimbatore South constituency in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and several senior leaders of the party resigned and joined other parties.
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