Sasikala

The panel has named three others too, to be investigated. The commission submitted its report to Chief Minister MK Stalin on August 27 stating the circumstances surrounding the former AIADMK supremo’s hospitalisation

OPS, EPS, AIADMK: Making sense of Tamil Nadu's political alphabet soup

The proposal to move away from the two-person leadership concept toward a single-leader system has become a serious bone of contention now.

Tamil Nadu Politics | Trouble brewing in AIADMK as Sasikala hints at comeback

Sasikala is planning to return to active politics at a time when both Palaniswami and Panneerselvam have started pulling the AIADMK in opposite directions 

Tamil Nadu Polls | TTV Dhinakaran is caught between a rock and a hard place

TTV Dhinakaran’s efforts to ‘recapture’ the AIADMK from ‘traitors’ took a severe beating with VK Sasikala stepping aside from active politics and tacitly asking her supporters to back the AIADMK in the upcoming elections 

What VK Sasikala's move to 'step aside' from public life means for poll-bound Tamil Nadu

Political equations seem to have changed overnight with the AIADMK-BJP alliance on a stronger wicket than the rival Congress-DMK combine, which is struggling to sew up a seat arrangement for the elections

Sasikala says she will be stepping aside from politics ahead of elections

She also asked her fellow AIADMK cadres to stand united and ensure DMK is defeated in forthcoming elections.

Former AIADMK leader Sasikala discharged from Bengaluru hospital

VK Sasikala was admitted to the Victoria Hospital after she tested positive for COVID-19 recently while under judicial custody.

What does Sasikala’s impending release from jail mean for AIADMK leadership in Tamil Nadu?

Both Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam want to become the AIADMK’s CM candidate in the assembly elections next year. V K Sasikala’s entry further complicates the brewing tension within the party

I-T department attaches Rs 1,600cr 'benami' assets of Sasikala

Nine properties, located in Chennai, Puducherry and Coimbatore, were procured soon after demonetisation in November 2016 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the two high-value notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 are not legal tenders, they said.

Sasikala's husband M Natarajan dies, party leaders pay tributes

The 74 year-old Natarajan, admitted to the hospital on Saturday with chest infection, breathed his last in the early hours today. "It is with profound grief and sorrow that we announce the sad demise of Natarajan Maruthappa at 1.35 am today," Shanmuga Priyan, chief operating officer of Gleneagles Global Health City, said.

Sasikala seeks 15-day parole to attend husband's funeral

The 74-year old Natarajan died at a hospital in Chennai early this morning. "Sasikala has applied for parole for 15 days and it is under consideration," the sources told PTI.

Dhinkaran takes oath as MLA; supporters give rousing reception

Sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran took oath as a member of the Tamil Nadu assembly, days after he won the by-election to the RK Nagar constituency represented by late chief minister Jayalalithaa.

Sasikala on a 'vow of silence' in prison, says Dhinakaran

Sasikala is serving a four year jail term in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case after the Supreme Court convicted her and two others in February this year.

HC reserves order on Sasikala-Dhinakaran plea for 'hat' symbol

Justice Indermeet Kaur heard arguments on behalf of the Sasikala-Dhinakaran group, the poll panel and the faction of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam and said it will pass an order at 4pm today.

Can Sasikala faction use 'hat' symbol to file nomination: HC asks ECI

Justice S P Garg asked the poll panel's lawyer to take instructions and inform the court on this aspect at 2.30 pm today.

IPS officer Roopa who submitted report on Sasikala in jail slapped with Rs 20 cr defamation case

The officer who slapped the case, Former Director General of Prisons HN Satyanarayana Rao, who also happens to be Roopa’s former boss

Sasikala likely to be questioned after I-T sleuths recover Rs 1,430 cr from her premises

Sources said on Wednesday, that after raiding 187 premises in connection with Sasikala and her relatives, including the now disqualified TTV Dinakaran.

Amid AIADMK drama, Sasikala gets 5-day parole to meet ailing husband

Sasikala had sought parole for 15 days to meet her 74-year-old estranged husband who was a bureaucrat in the Tamil Nadu government during Jayalalithaa's earlier tenures.

SC dismisses review plea of jailed AIADMK leader Sasikala

The apex court also rejected Sasikala's plea for an open court hearing of the review petitions.

Sasikala files review petition against acquittal in graft case

The review petition filed by Sasikala and two others-- V N Sudhakaran, Jayalalithaa's foster son, and Elavarasi, widow of Sasikala's elder brother--has challenged the setting aside of Karnataka High Court verdict acquiting her and restoring the trial court verdict in toto.

All you need to know about the continuing political drama in Tamil Nadu

Since Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha passed away late last year, the fate of the party she headed has been in a shambles. But now, a merger of rival factions seems to be on the cards.

Revolt in AIADMK against Sasikala, some loyalists back her

"There was a consensus to delink the government and the party from TTV Dhinakaran and the family he belongs to. This is the view of the basic partymen, district secretaries, MLAs and Ministers," Finance Minister D Jayakumar told reporters after a "consultative" meeting chaired by Palaniswami and attended by several ministers.

Dhinkaran calls MLAs' meeting

The rival O Panneerselvam camp is also meeting separately here to discuss the future course of action, sources in the faction said.

AIADMK to keep Sasikala and family out of party, merger on cards

In a dramatic turn of events, the EK Palaniswami cabinet on Tuesday revolted against AIADMK (Amma) Deputy General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran and decided to keep him and his family, including aunt Sasikala, out of the party and the government.

Ruling AIADMK forms team for talks with Panneerselvam group

Senior leader in the VK Sasikala faction and Cooperation Minister, Sellur K Raju, said Chief Minister K Palaniswami has constituted a team of "senior ministers" for the purpose.