A disturbing video from East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai has gone viral on social media, showing a group of young women being chased by a few men in another car. The video has sparked outrage and triggered a political controversy after it was revealed that the alleged perpetrators’ vehicle had a flag of the ruling DMK. In the video,… Continue reading "EPS demands immediate action against goons who chased women at midnight"
The Madras High Court on Thursday stayed all proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of India on the basis of representations filed by individuals in connection with the AIADMK “two leaves” symbol dispute. The bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice C Kumarappan passed the interim orders on a plea by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami seeking to forbear the… Continue reading "Madras High Court stays Election Commission proceedings against AIADMK"
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"
In a major relief to former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) seeking the court’s nod to initiate a fresh probe against him in the Rs 4,000-crore highway tender scam case. A two-judge bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma passed… Continue reading "SC rejects plea for probe against EPS"
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami received a shot in the arm after the Election Commission of India (ECI) formally recognised him as the party leader and uploaded the list of office-bearers on its website, on Tuesday. In yet another political victory in the bitter battle for the party reins, Palaniswami also received an invitation from senior leader and Union… Continue reading "ECI recgonises EPS as AIADMK general secretary"
State BJP president K Annamalai on Friday said that he has no problem with AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. This statement comes after remarks of reported differences between the two parties. A day ago EPS said his party’s alliance with the BJP will continue and insisted there were no issues with the saffron party’s President. “We had aligned with… Continue reading "Alliance intact, no issues with EPS: Annamalai"
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said the AIADMK will form government in Tamil Nadu as Assembly polls will be held along with Lok Sabha elections under the Centre’s ‘one nation, one election’ system. Addressing cadre on his maiden visit to Salem district after becoming the party’s general secretary, Palaniswami said there is no family politics in AIADMK… Continue reading "Palaniswami says Assembly polls will be held with Lok Sabha elections"
The Madras High Court on Friday rejected the prayer of Alangulam MLA and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam’s confidant PH Manoj Pandian to grant an interim stay on the resolutions passed in the AIADMK general council meeting on July 11, 2022, in which former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami was made as the interim general secretary of AIADMK. Justice Senthilkumar… Continue reading "HC rejects interim stay on resolutions passed in AIADMK general body meeting"
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will remain at the helm of AIADMK party, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a major blow for his rival O Panneerselvam. The top court upheld an order of the Madras High Court after considering a batch of cases concerning changes to the party’s rules during a controversial general council meeting… Continue reading "Supreme Court allows EPS to stay AIADMK chief"
AIADMK ‘interim’ general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami’s camp knocked the doors of the Supreme Court on Friday for a remedy to get the ‘Two-Leaves’ symbol for candidate from his faction. The EPS camp resorted to this after the Election Commission of India (ECI) refused to give the symbol due to the ongoing tussle over the party leadership. “Since the Election… Continue reading "EPS faction approaches SC to get ‘Two-Leaves’ to contest from Erode East constituency bypoll"