AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday called on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and demanded that he take action against the ruling DMK over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The former chief minister, who led a delegation of his party legislators and advocate-wing members, met Ravi at Raj Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum on the alleged failure… Continue reading "AIADMK meets Governor, seeks CBI probe"
Members of the opposition AIADMK in the Tamil Nadu Assembly were suspended for a day on Tuesday for allegedly creating ruckus after they tried to raise the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy during the Question Hour. Chief Minister M K Stalin recalled the House had already debated the issue in detail, where he had outlined the government steps into the tragedy that… Continue reading "AIADMK MLAs suspended from Tamil Nadu Assembly"
The Opposition AIADMK members were on Friday evicted en masse from the Tamil Nadu Assembly for staging a protest demanding a discussion on the horrendous Kallakurichi hooch tragedy which had claimed close to 50 lives so far. Speaker M Appavu’s assurance to have the discussion after question hour went unheeded as they were adamant on having it by suspending all… Continue reading "TN hooch tragedy: AIADMK members evicted en masse from Assembly"
Asserting that “India is a secular nation”, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “speaking controversially about Muslim people”. “It is not appropriate for political party leaders and the Prime Minister of India, who holds the highest office in the country, to express such controversial views, as it does… Continue reading "EPS says PM’s remarks on Muslims ‘unacceptable’"
Aatral Ashok Kumar, the AIADMK candidate for the Erode Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, has emerged as the wealthiest candidate for the upcoming April 19 general elections in the state. According to the affidavit filed before the Election Commission, Kumar’s net assets are valued at a staggering Rs 583.48 crore. His wife, Karunambika, who is the daughter of BJP… Continue reading "AIADMK’s Erode candidate declares assets worth ₹583 cr"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the AIADMK and the BJP, claiming that both parties are enacting a drama as if they are separated, but continue to be in a “secret relationship”. Addressing a public rally in Pollachi, the DMK chief said, “The BJP and AIADMK are trying to fool people by showing… Continue reading "AIADMK, BJP in ‘secret alliance’, alleges CM Stalin"
The main Opposition party of Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK on Wednesday started distribution of application forms for the Lok Sabha elections. The General Secretary of the AIADMK and Opposition leader of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) in a statement on Wednesday said that the application forms for general and reserved constituencies can be collected by paying Rs 20,000 and… Continue reading "AIADMK commences distribution of application forms for Lok Sabha polls"
The AIADMK on Thursday demanded that the ruling DMK present a white paper on the foreign investment obtained since the last 32 months of its rule. Also, the opposition party sought to know why no detailed statement on the measures initiated to make Tamil Nadu a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 was not furnished yet. Referring to Chief Minister… Continue reading "AIADMK seeks white paper on foreign investment attracted by DMK govt"
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said there is no need to project a Prime Minister candidate to seek votes for his party and its allies for the Lok Sabha polls slated to be held in April-May. In the last Parliamentary polls, “did Naveen Patnaik (Odisha Chief Minister and BJD top leader) project a PM face? No…did Jagan… Continue reading "AIADMK will contest LS polls without a PM candidate, says EPS"
The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on an appeal filed by expelled AIADMK leader O Paneerselvam, challenging an interim order that restrained him from using the party’s name, flag, symbol and letterhead. A division bench comprising Justices R Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq reserved orders without specifying any date, on an appeal filed by Paneerselvam against the order of… Continue reading "Ban on use of AIADMK flag: Order reserved in OPS appeal"