BJP woos AIADMK ahead of Presidential battle
Politics | May 14, 2017 20:27 ISTAccording to AIADMK sources, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to get the Chief Minister's support for its candidate in the Presidential election.
According to AIADMK sources, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to get the Chief Minister's support for its candidate in the Presidential election.
Late Tamil Nadu chief minister late J Jayalalithaa was also an accused in the case.
The Panneerselvam camp wants Sasikala, her nephew and party’s deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and their family members ousted from the party and a CBI probe into Jayalalithaa's death before the merger talks begin.
Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjuna were sent to the Tihar Jail till May 15 by a court here on Monday after the police said that the accused were not needed for custodial interrogation.
AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dhinakaran was today sent to judicial custody for a fortnight by a special court here.
Delhi Police's Crime Branch team returned to the national capital in the evening along with AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dhinakaran.
Jailed AIADMK leader CK Sasikala has joined the ranks of ‘ordinary’ prisoners at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Jail.
According to the police, a car hit Kanakaraj who was riding a two-wheeler. He was taken to the hospital where he died.
Police said that Dinakaran was planning to become the CM of the state if he wins the election and was of the belief that this was his best time to clinch power.
T T V Dhinakaran, who was arrested last night by Delhi Police for alleged attempts to bribe an EC official, was today sent to 5-day police custody by a Delhi court.
The Panneerselvam camp welcomed the move, saying it was a ‘positive step’. The banners were removed this morning.
AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, accused of trying to bribe an EC official in a bid to retain the 'two-leaves' symbol, was on Tuesday night arrested after four days of questioning by the Delhi Police.
The AIADMK faction headed by former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today demanded that VK Sasikala's portraits be removed from the party headquarters in Chennai.
Dinakaran made this disclosure before the Delhi Police during interrogation yesterday, the third day in a row. Personnel grilled him for almost seven hours.
Days after the two factions of AIADMK announced panels for the merger talk, both sides today blamed each other for the delay in taking the proposal forward.
Sidelined AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran was today questioned by Delhi Police for allegedly attempting to bribe Election Commission officials in a case related to the party's poll symbol.
Rajya Sabha MP R Vaithilingam will head the panel set up by the Palaniswami group while the Panneerselvam camp on Friday named senior leader and former minister K P Munusamy as the head of a seven-member committee.
Earlier this week, O Panneerselvam had set a formal removal of party General Secretary VK Sasikala and Dinakaran as pre-conditions for merger talks.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar on Tuesday night announced that AIADMK ministers had decided to keep Sasikala, Dinakaran and their family members out of the party.
When asked about last night’s revolt, Dinakaran replied: “Revolt against me could have been due to some fears.”
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