Heavy turnout in TN bypoll; AIADMK boycott adds political twist
Record voter-turnout of 77.73 per cent by 5 pm
Record voter-turnout of 77.73 per cent by 5 pm
Led by party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), the hunger strike was aimed at pressurising Chief Minister Stalin to resign owning moral responsibility for the deaths due to the killer brew.
A political slugfest has erupted between the opposition parties and the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over the horrendous hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi town, 244 km south of the capital Chennai, which has claimed 58 lives so far.
Palaniswami in a statement said that most of the students, who will be attending the camp which will begin from April 29 and conclude on May 13, will not be able to pay the camp fee.
In a scathing attack on BJP Tamil Nadu Chief K Annamalai, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sellur Raju on Sunday said the former should be removed from politics as he was not necessary for the country.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhakam president TTV Dinakran has categorically a merger could be possible only without 12 of the ruling faction leaders, including Edappadi K Palaniswamy and O Panneerselvam
Speaking to reporters here, Palaniswami said a memorandum detailing the devastation left by cyclone Gaja has been submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Opposition leaders have criticized what they say was the government's apathy in reaching out relief materials like food, drinking water and other material to the cyclone-affected areas.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister, Edappadi Palaniswami, has a lot to answer for not merely in terms of the in-house…
Tamil actor Vijay's latest release, Sarkar, has shaken the box office as well as AIADMK ministers.