Sasikala, who took over the AIADMK’s reins after former chief minister Jayalalithaa’s death in 2016, was sacked from the party six months after she was convicted of corruption and jailed for four years in February 2017. In December 2017, Dhinakaran,... read more

The deadly storm, which claimed 45 lives, had damaged over one lakh houses and uprooted lakhs of trees and thousands of electric poles in Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai among other districts in the region. With power supply yet to be... read more

CM Palaniswami and his party AIADMK have come under attack from locals in villages and towns of cyclone-affected areas for the government’s delay in restoring normal life and extending relief measures. read more

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday remitted the sentences of three AIADMK functionaries who were serving life terms for torching a bus in Dharmapuri in February 2000. Three girl students of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) had... read more

Special Judge Ajay Bharadwaj ordered to put former AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran in on trial for the offence punishable under criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act. read more

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam launched the mouthpiece of AIADMK in Chennai, two months after the logo, website and app for News J were unveiled. read more

Both seats fell vacant in August this year due to the death of sitting MLAs, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) patriarch M Karunanidhi (Tiruvarur) and ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham’s (AIADMK) AK Bose (Thirparankunmdram). read more

A senior police official on Wednesday said that five security personnel, including four BSF jawans, and a civilian were injured when Maoists blew up a truck with an IED in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. The incident took place around 9 am at Bijapur Ghati, located around 7 km from Bijapur town, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations), Sundarraj P told PTI.

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Slamming Tamil superstar Rajinikanth for his remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to be a “strong” man electorally, the ruling AIADMK on Wednesday said people would decide who is “strong” and “weak” during elections as they were the “reviewing... read more

The ruling AIADMK unveiled a new statue of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa at its headquarters in Chennai on Wednesday, months after the earlier one was criticised for not resembling the former party supremo. read more

Vijay’s Sarkar collects Rs 200 crore in its first extended weekend despite heavy protests by members of AIADMK. read more

The allegations, made at a party function at Nilakkottai in Dindigul district Saturday, only spread Sunday when a video of the event emerged. The minister accused both Sasikala and her nephew, TTV Dhinakaran who is now leading a rebel faction of AIA... read more

Rajinikanth had on Friday condemned the protests carried out by AIADMK activists. “Even though the censor board has certified and allowed to screen a movie, it is highly condemnable and illegal to hold protests against screening that,” he said in his... read more

Earlier, AIADMK workers had staged protests across Tamil Nadu outside theatres screening the film, and had even damaged the banners of the movie. read more

Vijay-starrer ‘Sarkar’ has irked All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leaders in Tamil Nadu. Banners and posters of the movie have been removed in Coimbatore. Several protests have erupted demanding cuts in the movie. The movie is in the eye of the storm for scenes criticizing the government’s schemes. The AIADMK has been protesting since the Diwali release of the movie with senior ministers demanding deletion of the objectionable scenes, besides threatening to initiate legal action if the film crew failed to comply. In the film, Vijay plays an NRI who returns to India to vote, only to realise his vote has been cast illegally. He then digs deep into the matter, stirring up a political turmoil. (Hindustan Times)read more