Rajinikanth tells protesting farmers he will put Rs 1 crore towards river interlinking projects

On May 15, Rajinikanth had hinted at joining politics and said that if he did, he would take on those who make money.

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· Jun 18, 2017 · 05:00 pm

RK Nagar bye-poll bribery case: EC orders FIR against Tamil Nadu CM Palanswami, TTV Dinakaran

The directive came in response to a Right to Information application.

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· Jun 18, 2017 · 01:37 pm

‘There is no government’: As AIADMK factions fight it out, Jayalalithaa’s constituency faces neglect

RK Nagar constituency in Chennai has been without an MLA for six months now.

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· Jun 15, 2017 · 06:30 am

Tamil Nadu: DMK moves court, wants CBI investigation into allegations that AIADMK MLAs were bribed

Some AIADMK legislators had alleged that they were offered huge sums of money to support VK Sasikala ahead of a trust vote in the Assembly.

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· Jun 13, 2017 · 07:45 pm

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK merger is not going to happen now, says Panneerselvam

The former chief minister demanded Sasikala be sacked from the party, and claimed her nephew Dinakaran was still running her faction of the ADMK.

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· May 19, 2017 · 06:20 pm

Will Rajinikanth finally enter politics?

His failure to live up to the expectations he often builds up has made such speculation a sort of amusement.

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· May 19, 2017 · 05:48 pm

Rajinikanth says system is corrupt, hints at entry into Tamil Nadu politics

While the actor praised politicians MK Stalin, Anbumani Ramadoss among others, he said he had ‘duties’ to fulfil.

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· May 19, 2017 · 11:44 am

Merger talks between AIADMK factions may fail over Sasikala, Dinakaran’s expulsion: Reports

Panneerselvam said the ruling camp had not yet withdrawn the affidavit it had submitted to the EC, naming her as their general secretary.

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· May 02, 2017 · 05:10 pm

Karunanidhi’s health improving, might meet party workers on his birthday, says MK Stalin

The DMK chief has not made a public appearance since he was hospitalised in October last year.

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· May 01, 2017 · 08:03 pm

EC bribery case: Two hawala operators arrested for giving money to Dinakaran’s middleman

The Delhi Police searched the Chennai homes of the party leader and his aide, who were arrested for trying to bribe Election Commission officials.

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· Apr 28, 2017 · 12:14 pm

Chennai: Sasikala posters taken down at AIADMK headquarters

A leader in Panneerselvam’s faction, KP Munusamy, has welcomed the move.

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· Apr 26, 2017 · 01:10 pm

AIADMK’s TTV Dinakaran arrested for attempting to bribe Election Commission official

The party leader’s longtime aide Mallikarjuna has also been taken into custody, though his role in the cash-for-symbol scandal is not clear yet.

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· Apr 26, 2017 · 12:45 am