Jayaraj & his son Bennix were arrested on 19 Jun 2020 in Sathankulam for allegedly keeping their shop open beyond permitted hours during COVID lockdown. They died 3 days later.
The breakaway faction formalised the name change days after possibility of reunion with EPS camp was ruled out at AIADMK general body meet. Group open to tie-up with even DMK.
Sengottaiyan was expelled last week from party’s primary membership, two months after his 10-day deadline to the leadership to unite all breakaway factions sparked a row.
The veteran MLA had pitched a 10-day deadline, urging party leadership to bring together all estranged leaders to make the party stronger for the 2026 TN polls.
The chief minister will be from the AIADMK, Amit Shah has said in an interview. But, he did not name General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the CM candidate.
BJP, AIADMK have revived alliance ahead of TN polls. Ground realities have forced rethink on strategy for how EPS-led party can convince voters to look beyond opposition to BJP's policies.
EPS has been accused of links with a 2017 heist-murder at Jayalalithaa's estate. Madras HC has now slapped a fine on the main suspect's brother for his statements linking EPS to the case.
As EPS embarks on his first solo general election campaign, AIADMK workers draw parallels between him & Jayalalithaa, from selecting candidates to hitting it out at both DMK & BJP.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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