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Denied meeting with Modi, OPS walks out of NDA, keeps political opponents guessing next move

On whether AIADMK Cadres Rights Retrieval Committee led him would consider teaming up with actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, former CM OPS says, ‘Time will tell, and there is still time for elections.’

Chidambaram-led manifesto panel skips OPS, Priyanka & other Congress leaders want it as poll promise

Updated draft of Congress manifesto is with Mallikarjun Kharge for approval. Some functionaries like Praveen Chakravarty have earlier questioned scheme’s effectiveness in poll battles.

Question of survival for Amma’s ‘chosen one’ — why OPS is pinning hopes on BJP

Former Tamil Nadu CM has faced several setbacks, including in courts, after his expulsion from party in 2022. AIADMK's K. Swaminathan says OPS has exhausted all his options.

HC nullifies election of OPS’s son from Theni LS in 2019 — ‘Suppressed assets, given false information’

OP Ravindranath Kumar, who won the Theni LS seat in 2019, was granted a 30-day stay on the verdict to appeal to the SC. He was the lone NDA MP from Tamil Nadu.

New AIADMK general secretary EPS on party building spree: ‘Enrolling new cadres, infusing fresh blood’

Edappadi K. Palaniswami was Tuesday announced 6th general secretary of AIADMK after Madras HC rejected rival O. Panneerselvam's petitions challenging his own expulsion & EPS's elevation.

Speculation rife after warring AIADMK factions avoid bypoll face-off — ‘BJP the binding factor’

O. Paneerselvam pulled out his candidate, Senthil Murugan, from the upcoming Erode East bypolls, for which Edappadi K Palanisamy-led AIADMK had announced the name of K.S. Thennarasu.

Erode East bypoll in TN — AIADMK factions face off, BJP mulls stand & ‘upper hand with Congress’

The Erode East bypoll was necessitated by sudden death of sitting MLA Thirumahan Everaa. Congress has decided to field Everaa's father EVKS Elangovan.

‘CAPFs are armed forces of Union’ — Delhi HC approves Old Pension Scheme for paramilitary

Court says scheme benefits applicable to all Central Armed Forces personnel, and Union govt must issue orders to ensure this within 8 weeks.

OPS sons among 18 AIADMK members expelled by EPS, next move in power tussle at MLA meet Sunday

EPS says in statement that the 18 members are 'being removed from their primary memberships of AIADMK for acting in contradiction with goals and policies of party'.

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