AIADMK two-leaves symbol: Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been accused of acting as a middleman for AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran and trying to bribe an Election Commission official to secure the party's two leaves symbol for the faction led by VK Sasikala.
Candidates previously announced by AMMK for segments now earmarked for DMDK would be withdrawn, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam top leader TTV Dhinakaran said.
TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AAMK) on Thursday released its second list of 50 candidates. According to the list, AMMK general secretary Dinakaran will contest from Kovilpatti assembly constituency. Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be conducted in single phase on April 6.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on March 08 said that his party will contest elections on three seats in alliance with TTV Dhinakaran-led AMMK in Vaniyambadi, Sankarapuram and Krishnagiri.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala, who was shifted from the Central Jail in Bengaluru to the Lady Curzon Hospital after complaining of fever, is in a stable condition, as informed by her nephew in Bengaluru.
Dhinakaran, who floated the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party after being expelled from the AIADMK, was arrested in April last year and was later granted bail.
Dinakaran had floated Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party after being expelled from the AIADMK. He was arrested in April 2017 in Delhi and was later granted bail.
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.
In his brief address at a venue near this Tamil Nadu town, Dhinakaran recalled the difficulties faced by party workers in carrying forward their organisational work without a name.
The Delhi High Court, on March 9, allowed Dhinakarans plea for allotment of a common symbol, preferably pressure cooker, and a name of his choice for the AIADMK faction led by him.
Special judge Arvind Kumar granted bail to Chennai-based B Kumar and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount.
The Delhi High Court, on March 9, allowed Dinakaran's plea for allotment of a common symbol, preferably 'pressure cooker', and a name of his choice for the AIADMK faction led by him.
Justice Rekha Palli asked the poll panel to pass an appropriate order allotting the symbol and name, as chosen by the Dhinakaran-V K Sasikala faction, within three weeks after giving them a hearing.
The ruling AIADMK today alleged there was a 'tacit understanding' between TTV Dinakaran and the opposition DMK to defeat it in the RK Nagar bypoll, in which the sidelined party leader emerged victorious.
Sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran's remarks came as he established a considerable lead in the by-election for R.K.Nagar seat.
Besides Dhinakaran, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, alleged middleman, Mallikarjuna, a long-time friend of Dhinakaran, and six others have been named as accused.
Dhinakaran, who had contested the April 12 bypoll to the constituency as then AIADMK (Amma) candidate backed by Chief Minister K Palaniswami, had at that time declared assets valued at Rs 68 lakh.
TTV Dhinakaran said that the rituals have to be performed for three days and the priests went there yesterday but were denied permission by police.
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