Releasing the manifesto for the general election at a press conference here, AIADMK coordinator and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the party would "vigorously pursue" the Amma National Poverty Eradication Initiative.
The Chief Election Commissioner said the model code of conduct would come into immediate effect from Sunday. Among other restrictions, the model code bars the government from announcing any policy move that may impact voters' decision.
The public meeting will serve as a platform for PM Modi and other leaders of NDA's constituents to launch the coalition's poll campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Asserting that there were no uncertainties regarding a tie-up with actor Vijayakanth-led DMDK for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK on Saturday said there would be good news soon.
PT leader K. Krishnasamy made it clear that his party will not contest under the AIADMK's two leaves symbol.
AIADMK Lok Sabha MP S Rajendran died on Saturday after a car in which he was travelling rammed into a road median at Tindivanam near here, police said.
Goyal also said that the BJP will contest on five seats in Tamil Nadu during the 2019 general elections. The two parties will fight the polls together in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Ending weeks of speculation and tottering on the brink, ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday announced seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, resolving to contest both together.
All 40 constituencies (39 Tamil Nadu and 1 Puducherry) are listed.
Congress, TMC, AIADMK and RJD staged walkout soon after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad concluded his reply.
The actor refused to give his personal opinion on whether the saffron party is a "dangerous party" as he still not entered politics.
Despite the upheaval, Sarkar is continuing to mint money at the box office. It is gearing near to the coveted Rs 100 crore mark at the box office. The film released on November 6 and in a matter of few days, its ready to enter the 100-crore club.
Several party cadres on Wednesday protested outside various theatres in Tamil Nadu and indulged in damaging the banners of the film and cut-outs of Vijay. They also demanded certain scenes to be removed from the film.
Thanga Tamilselvan, one of the disqualified MLAs and a staunch supporter of sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, said the decision was "unanimous" and accepted with "joy" by all the 18 MLAs.
Kamal Haasan said that he would be contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections though he ruled out any truck with DMK and AIDMK, saying both these parties needed to be isolated.
No party had backed Tamil Nadu on the Cauvery issue when AIADMK lawmakers had stalled the Lok Sabha for nearly three weeks seeking the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee (CWRC), he said.
The three-member delegation, led by TDP MPCM Ramesh, met Kanimozhi, DMK's Rajya Sabha member and party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, and sought support to the motion to be moved during the coming monsoon session of Parliament.
A division bench of the Madras High Court, on June 14, had given split verdict on petitions challenging the disqualification of these legislators
While the Chief Justice of Madras High Court upheld the decision of Assembly Speaker to disqualify 18 lawmakers belonging to AIADMK last year ahead of trust vote, other judge disagreed with him.
Responding to reporters’ queries on Dhinakaran’s reported statement that Sasikala could be given a leadership role in AMMK, Jeyanandh said the RK Nagar MLA was “trying to change the identity” of Sasikala.
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