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Will soon meet Sasikala, Dhinakaran to unite AIADMK: Panneerselvam

AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Saturday said he would soon meet the expelled interim general secretary V K Sasikala and her nephew T T V Dhinakaran, heading the AMMK party, as part of his initiatives to unite the AIADMK now divided over the leadership issue. He said he would also call on all those who worked for the party under the leadership of late Chief Ministers M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, and convince them. "All our thoughts and deeds are oriented towards ensuring a unified AIADMK. This is also the collective view of 1.5 crore party cadres," Panneerselvam told reporters at his residence here after Usilampatti legislator P Ayyappan met him and pledged support to Panneerselvam's faction in the tussle between the latter and another senior leader and former chief minister K Palaniswami. Ayyappan, who had backed Palaniswami on the single leadership issue, sprang a surprise today by calling on former Chief Minister Panneerselvam. He said the change in his stance was in ...

Political vendetta spoilt prospects on TN desalination plant: Palaniswami

AIADMK leader K Palaniswami on Friday accused the ruling DMK of stalling the desalination project in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu due to political vendetta and sought its immediate revival. Though a foundation stone for the Rs 1,502.72-crore project was laid during his tenure as Chief Minister, the plan could not be implemented because of change in regime, he claimed. Preliminary work for the desalination plant to provide 60 MLD (million litres per day) water daily for 692 rural habitations besides urban areas commenced during the AIADMK rule. But, the project could not be implemented due to the regime change last year, he said. He alleged that the ruling DMK had little concern for the drinking water problem in the district and demanded allocation of funds to recommence the project. The DMK government abandoned the project as it was started by the then AIADMK government, Palaniswami claimed. Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts are most backward, agrarian districts. Already

AIADMK demands Stalin's resignation over Thoothukudi firing report leak

The report was submitted to the government in a sealed cover and it was the responsibility of the state government officers to keep it confidential until it was tabled in the house

Supreme Court dismisses plea to freeze AIADMK's 'Two Leaves' symbol

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to freeze the AIADMK's 'Two Leaves' symbol

Palaniswami's appointment as AIADMK General Secretary not valid: Madras HC

O Panneerselvam, the rival AIADMK leader who was 'expelled' from the party at the July 11 GC meet, said the ruling showed nobody can 'usurp' a political party

Setback for Palaniswami, HC rules in favour of OPS in AIADMK power tussle

Party asked to maintain status quo of dual power system that existed before June 23

Movement of illegal drugs rampant under DMK rule, says AIADMK leader

AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister, D Jayakumar said the movement of illegal drugs was rampant during the 14 months of the DMK government

AIADMK tussle leaves BJP in a dilemma as to which side to ally with

EPS consistently maintained that if OPS wanted to have a dialogue with him, his leadership and position as the next general secretary were "non-negotiable"

Tamil Nadu: Modi, Amit Shah images on OPS camp's hoarding throws a surprise

Though the images of Modi and Shah has surprised several people in the political spectrum in Tamil Nadu, political watchers say that OPS camp is trying to regain Panneerselvam's lost importance.

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK protests against hike in power tariff, property tax

The AIADMKparty leaders on Wednesday staged a protest against increase in power tariff and property tax by the state government.

AIADMK stages protests against proposed hike in power tariff, property tax

AIADMK staged protests in several district headquarters across Tamil Nadu on Monday condemning the State government for the proposed hike in power tariff and revising property tax rates.

Sealed AIADMK headquarters reopen after 10 days; Palaniswami gets keys

The headquarters of the opposition AIADMK here-"MGR Maaligai"- was reopened on Thursday, 10 days after it was sealed by Revenue authorities following violence

Madras HC grants possession of AIADMK headquarters to Palaniswami

Madras High Court set aside the proceedings of the Tamil Nadu Revenue department locking and sealing the AIADMK headquarters and directed that key be handed over to party chief K Palaniswami

AIADMK to protest on July 25 against proposed power tariff hike in TN

The opposition AIADMK will conduct protest marches across Tamil Nadu on July 25 against the proposed power tariff hike in the state. The protests will be held at all district headquarters

There's fear of Sri Lanka crisis spillover, says EAM S Jaishankar

To help island nation engage with IMF, other debtors, says Jaishankar after all-party meet

A jaggery trader turned AIADMK supremo: The rise of Edappadi K Palaniswami

On July 11, the AIADMK general council unanimously elected EPS as the party's interim general secretary, with elections to the permanent post to be held in four months

BJP adopts wait-and-watch policy on power tussle within ally AIADMK

A senior BJP functionary maintained that the power tussle between EPS and OPS is an internal matter of AIADMK

AIADMK: Palaniswami appoints 2 former ministers as Deputy Gen Secretaries

AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced the appointment of two senior leaders as deputy general secretaries of the party. Announcing the appointments of various functionaries for the first time after being elected as AIADMK's interim general secretary, he urged the party workers to extend their cooperation to the new functionaries. In a party statement, he announced the appointment of senior leaders and former ministers K P Munusamy and Natham R Viswanathan as deputy general secretaries. Further, senior leader C Ponnaiyan will head a forum named after party founder, the late chief minister M G Ramachandran (MGR). Ex-minister and Coimbatore strongman S P Velumani is the Headquarters Secretary, a post previously held by Palaniswami. A number of other leaders, including former ministers Sellur K Raju, C Ve Shanmugam and R Kamaraj and former Speaker P Dhanapal were made Organisation Secretaries. Palaniswami was elected as the party's interim general secretary by the AIA

EPS' interim General Secy post invalid, I must be made leader: Sasikala

She said that the General Council Meeting of July 11 was invalid as "it was convened arbitrarily by people with selfish motives".

EPS is winner as AIADMK council scraps dual leadership, expels OPS

A meeting of AIADMK's general council, which has more than 2,500 members, in Chennai expelled OPS from its primary membership and as treasurer for allegedly working against the party