Several leading members of the DMDK, including filmmaker Ibrahim Rowther, a friend of its founder A. Vijayakant, on Tuesday quit the party and joined Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK.

The DMDK members jump

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday told the Assembly that the government was taking several steps to set right the power situation and the crisis would be resolved by mid 2013.

Slamming the D

Though the angry parting of ways between the AIADMK and DMDK was not wholly unexpected, the spite, suddenness and rancour that characterised the separation have jolted political observers.

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The ruling AIADMK and DMDK, which fought the 2011 Assembly election together but drifted apart before the local body polls, parted ways Wednesday. The break-up followed an acrimonious debate in the st

Opposition DMDK members, including their leader Vijayakanth, were on Wednesday evicted from Tamil Nadu Assembly after a fiery verbal exchange between him and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who dubbed

Signalling a possible political realignment at the national level, the Centre is actively considering a demand of the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu to not revive the legislative council in the state

A court here on Saturday recalled a non-bailable warrant issued by a lower court against Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a case relating to her filing nominations for the 2001 Assembly elections.

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Continuing her crackdown on relatives of Sasikala in the party, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday expelled the brother of her estranged aide.

Sasikala's brothe

In the fifth cabinet reshuffle in seven months since returning to power, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday sacked two Ministers and inducted an equal number.

The axe fell on Scho

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday filed defamation complaints against Nakkheeran Gopal for printing a false article alleging that she ate beef and against Mr N. Ram of The Hindu for reproducing