Law makers evicted from Tamil Nadu assemblyJune 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - Members of the opposition AIADMK, MDMK and PMK were evicted from the Tamil Nadu assembly Tuesday when they sought to raise the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils. Trouble started when AIADMK members wanted the house to pass a resolution asking the Indian government to bring Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to the International Court of Justice.
Congress-DMK alliance ahead in 27 seats in Tamil NaduMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - Many of the Congress' top leaders were trailing in Tamil Nadu though its alliance with the DMK and the VCK alliance was leading in 27 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties, MDMK and PMK was ahead in 12 seats.
DMK-led alliance leading in Tamil NaduMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - The DMK-Congress-VCK alliance is leading in 14 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu while the rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties is leading in five seats. Krishnaswamy, AKS Vijayan, TKS Elangovan, TR Baalu and V Tamizharasi are leading in their respective constituencies, while those trailing are Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Mani Shankar Iyer, KV Thankabalu and EVKS Elangovan.
DMK-Congress front leads in Tamil Nadu, PuducherryMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - An hour into counting of votes for the 15th Lok Sabha elections, the DMK-Congress-VCK alliance was leading in 14 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu while the rival AIADMK front that includes the Left parties was leading in five seats. Notable contestants who are leading are M.
DMK-led front bags 28 seats in Tamil Nadu, PuducherryMay 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - The DMK-Congress-VCK alliance won 27 of the 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry's sole Lok Sabha seat, Election Commission officials announced Saturday. The AIADMK-led front comprising the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the MDMK bagged 12 seats.
Other parties are approaching me, says JayalalithaMay 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalitha, whose AIADMK is widely expected to bag most of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha seats, said Wednesday that several political parties were wooing her.
No post-poll alliance between AIADMK, Congress: AzadMay 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday reiterated there is no talk of an alliance between the party and AIADMK after elections. 'It has been nowhere said that the Congress is going to have a post-poll alliance with the AIADMK,' Azad, the AICC general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu, told a news channel here.
AIADMK spreading rumours on Tamils for political gain: CongressApril 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - All India Congress Committee general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday charged the AIADMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu with 'spreading rumours' about the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils for 'purely petty political reasons'. Addressing reporters after a meeting with DMK strongman and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
AIADMK spreading rumours on Tamils for political gain: CongressApril 30th, 2009 CHENNAI - All India Congress Committee general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday charged the AIADMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu with 'spreading rumours' about the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils for 'purely petty political reasons'. Addressing reporters after a meeting with DMK strongman and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
No violence during Karunanidhi's fast: policeApril 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Police in Tamil Nadu Monday said no violence had taken place in the state during Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's fast in support of a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.
BJP forms new front in Tamil NaduApril 18th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formed a front in Tamil Nadu with the Janata Party, Nadalum Makkal Katchi (NMK) and All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) headed by film stars Karthick and Sarath Kumar for Lok Sabha polls. Disclosing this at a press conference here, senior BJP leader M.
Jayalalithaa to hop on and off helicopter during her campaignApril 16th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa will be setting a trend in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by flying to all the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in a helicopter.
PMK to contest seven Lok Sabha seatsMarch 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK leader J. Jayalalitha Saturday announced a seat-sharing pact with the PMK for the Lok Sabha election, giving it six seats in Tamil Nadu and one in nearby Puducherry and describing her larger alliance as 'an unbeatable winning combination'.
Ramadoss, Velu to resign todayMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) nominees in the Union Cabinet, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and Minister of State for Railways R Velu, will resign today from their ministerial posts. According to PMK sources, Ramadoss and Velu will hand over their resignations to Prime Minister Dr.
Jaya goes on hunger strike to support Lankan Tamil causeMarch 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - AIADMK Chief and former Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa has decided to go on a hunger strike for the Lankan-Tamil cause. Her huger strike will start in Chennai on Monday from 9 am to 5 pm.
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